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A Review of William Maxwell’s So Long, See You Tomorrow (by Bethany)
I’ve known for some time that there is really no excuse for the fact that I had not read any of William Maxwell’s novels. I own a couple of them, though I borrowed So Long, See You Tomorrow from a … Continue reading
A Review of Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You (by Bethany)
This is a strange little book – ubiquitous in the circles I walk in (i.e. circles made up of Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Green Apple, and a half a dozen small local bookstores) and appearing often on shelves devoted to … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Celeste Ng, Fiction - general, Reviews by Bethany
Tagged 1970's, American fiction, book review, Everything I Never Told You, novels
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Another PAT CONROY MONTH!!!! Bites the Dust: Final Thoughts on South of Broad (by Bethany)
If it weren’t for this blog and its tradition of celebrating PAT CONROY every September, I would never have reread South of Broad. When I read it for the first time in 2009, I was highly attuned to its flaws. … Continue reading
Yarn Along
I pieced the colorblock rollneck sweater this weekend, and now all I need to do is knit the neck. This photo doesn’t really do the colors justice, but I’ll take some outdoor photos once the sweater is finished. I’m reading … Continue reading
Yarn Along
My little child-size colorblock sweater is coming along nicely. It is always refreshing to take on a small project immediately after finishing (well, almost finishing) an adult item. The light in the photo isn’t the best. The sleeve that’s … Continue reading
Early Thoughts on South of Broad (by Bethany)
Pages read: 131 out of 512 Last year’s PAT CONROY MONTH!!! was not a high point for me as a blogger. I set out to read War and Peace, which is one of the novels Pat Conroy discusses in his … Continue reading
A Review of Jonathan Franzen’s Purity (by Bethany)
This novel is organized into seven long titled chapters. While it’s been years since I’ve thumbed through The Corrections and Freedom, I think this approach is standard for Franzen. I turned the pages of this novel readily from start to … Continue reading
A Review of Anne Rice’s The Wolves of Midwinter (by Jill)
The more I think about The Wolves of Midwinter, Anne Rice’s follow up to 2012’s The Wolf Gift, the less I want to think about it. There are, let’s say, issues with this book. As everyone who has been reading … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Rice, Fiction - Fantasy, Fiction - general, Reviews by Jill
Tagged American fiction, Anne Rice, Werewolves
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Yarn Along
It’s perhaps a stretch to say that this is the last photo you’ll see of the brown sweater before it’s all pieced and finished – but this IS the final sleeve, and I DO have the next five days off … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 