Does this ever happen to you? You’re reading a book and it is holding your interest, but nothing too mind shattering. Until you get deeper into it and you feel something in yourself slowly changing. Call it a metamorphosis. Or a door opening. Or a blooming in a hitherto unfruitful garden in the mind. ImagineContinue reading “Post-Book Completion Grieving: A Review of Grossman’s The Magician King”
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A Trio of Books for Youth
Due to the fact that it takes me a couple of weeks to put together the behemoth monthly book posts, I have decided to break it up a little. Since my last post, I’ve read three good books for youth which, conveniently enough, provide me with a modicum of a theme for my first assay.Continue reading “A Trio of Books for Youth”
Manage your Expectations Shmexpectations
We have been avidly going through the TV series Breaking Bad these days, a show about an overqualified, and underpaid high school chem teacher who turns to making crystal meth in order to provide for his family when he is dead. One of the main characters gets shot and affects the nerves in his legs.Continue reading “Manage your Expectations Shmexpectations”
November in Books
Books read Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel I finished it! It only took me 8 months, but I completed this brick of a book. You must be wondering why it took me so long. Why did I not put it down when I couldn’t get into it? Was it that horrible? And am I suchContinue reading “November in Books”
Parent Presence Required: Something has to give
I have come to a hard conclusion in these last couple of months. It has come after banging my head against the wall, lamenting my lack of time to devote to my writing. Predictably, this has only resulted in a large mental bruise (I wasn’t literally banging my head against the wall- I’m no masochist.)Continue reading “Parent Presence Required: Something has to give”
October in Books
Hello! I’m back! Well, sort of. You will remark that the ratio of books actually read to books simply listened to is a little skewed this month. This peculiar percentage is due to the unfortunate circumstance of not having any time to sit down and read. And when I do have time to sit withContinue reading “October in Books”
September was not in books
We interrupt this regular programming due to the very scary and unprecedented fact that I did not finish any books in September. Nope. Nada. Not one. Okay. I did finish an audio book. Does that count? I attribute this appalling state of affairs to the insanity of the first month of school. Oh and JContinue reading “September was not in books”
Books in Summer: Part II
Okay. Now we have crossed the border between July and August. I am looking at some if these titles and am wondering what I am going to say. But sometimes it feels good to just tap the keys on the keyboard and look like I am saying something important like I am doing now. IContinue reading “Books in Summer: Part II”
Books in Summer: part I
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall This book was handed to me on our first night in Victoria by a couple of good friends. The only book about running that I have ever read is Murakami’s What I talk about when I talk about running and although I run pretty much everyday, I have neverContinue reading “Books in Summer: part I”
June in Books
Let us take a pause now between all this vacation talk and look at the books read in June, a motley assortment of mostly lighter fare that reflects the harrowing season. Of the books started in May, I only managed to finish two (by far the fluffiest ones). Sequins, Secrets and Silver Linings by SophiaContinue reading “June in Books”
Lina Branter 