Halloween may be over but the advancing winter weather still makes a perfect backdrop for creepy reading. Last week I wrote about Killing Commendatore, a Japanese novel that was oddly unsettling, but today I have another book that has truly left me ... Read More...
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Everyone knows the old saying that the best things come in small packages. I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to refer to jewelry, but I’m happy to report that it can also be true of books. For any number of reasons recently, a perfect storm on too many ... Read More...
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami
Where to begin about Killing Commendatore? This chunkster of a book is about a portrait artist who breaks with his current life after his wife leaves him. He moves into a remote home that allows him a quiet life away from his work. Until, he ... Read More...
October Reading-Wrap-Up
I realize it's already the first week of November but last week was taken up with family and I could not get myself pulled together until the weekend. Having said that, as much as I'd like you to read on, if you haven't voted...GO ... Read More...
Books: Bits & Pieces
Unless you are the most blessed of readers you have run into slumps, books you could not finish, and those you couldn’t even start. If you’re also a book blogger there is another demoralizing category: books you’ve read that didn’t make enough of an ... Read More...
