The Catcher in the Rye – J. D. Salinger
Intro I read this way, way back in college, in my freshman years actually. What compelled me to read it is the controversy that this novel…
Read articlePossession – A. S. Byatt
Date Started: January 24, 2011. 12:15 AM. I kept scanning the pages of this book prior to reading. And there are poems, lines from the Victorian…
Read articleThe Helmet Of Horror: The Myth Of Theseus And The Minotaur – Victor Pelevin
Who bought it: Nobody. Well, it’s a contest prize from Jessica Zafra’s blog. What is it: A science fiction by a Russian author. It’s a retelling…
Read articleThe Shipping News – Annie Proulx
Intro The Shipping News has a movie adaptation. When I first saw the movie poster in the early 2000′s, I wanted to watch it so badly.…
Read articleOne Hundred Years Of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez
Date Started: January 18, 2011. Around 2 AM. I was warned of long sentences, unnoticeable shifts in plot, confusing characters, and soporific chapters. The first 80 pages…
Read articleThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain
Intro This is another book report that I did in high school. This one is for the senior year. The weird thing is that all of my…
Read articleFrom Where You Dream: The Process Of Writing Fiction – Robert Olen Butler
Who bought it: Me. My first book for 2011. What is it: A book on fiction writing that said hello while I was aimlessly walking around…
Read articleTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
Intro This is the first novel that I ever read. I read it because of a book report that I did back in those high school years. A lot…
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