Blindness – José Saramago
Intro Blindness is one of the book selections for this month in our book group, and I am, unfortunately for most, the moderator. I was trusted…
Read articleGone With The Wind Diaries, II
Day 05: Chapters 10, 11, 12 Gerald O’Hara is supposed to take Scarlett back to Tara, but our Scarlett was able to blackmail him for losing…
Read articleThe Interrogation – J. M. G. Le Clézio
Who bought it: Me. What is it: It is about the philosophical meanderings of a solitary man. If you ask me, it sounds like Albert Camus’s…
Read articleUlysses – James Joyce
Who bought it: My dearest Huhi! Lest you get it wrong, Huhi is an exclusive term of endearment that I share with one of my closest…
Read articleGone With The Wind Diaries, I
Day 01: Chapters 01, 02 Scarlett O’Hara spends an afternoon with the Tarleton twins, who are both interested in our protagonist. Scarlett is quite enjoying the…
Read articleSpartina – John Casey
Who bought it: Me. What is it: It’s a novel about a ship. Yes, Spartina is a ship, although I didn’t instantly get that when I…
Read articleThe Shipping News – Annie Proulx
Who bought it: Me: What is it: It’s about the self-making of a man from a nobody to somebody. It’s a tale of heartbreak and man’s…
Read articleTree Of Smoke – Denis Johnson
Who bought it: Me. What is it: There’s something about the Vietnam war in the blurb. Oh well, I am not a huge fan of war…
Read articleMiddle Passage – Charles Johnson
Who bought it: Me. What is it: A newly freed slave who finds himself in an illegal slave ship. Is this ironic or is this a…
Read articleThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter – Carson McCullers
Intro I gravitate toward some book titles. Such titles are often the ones that could pass off as complete sentences. Type the title of this book…
Read articleLonesome Dove – Larry McMurtry
Who bought it: Me. What is it: Judging from the font face and the cover, it’s about cowboys and outlaws and the Western frontier. When: October…
Read articleThree Junes – Julia Glass
Who bought it: Me. What is it: Hmm, I am not quite sure what to make of the blurb. Is this a family saga? The love…
Read articleA Farewell To Arms – Ernest Hemingway
Date Started: October 10, 2011. 12:30 AM. I picked this book in the hopes of finishing it before I start reading Gone with the Wind next…
Read articleCharming Billy – Alice McDermott
Who bought it: Me. What is it: It is Billy’s funeral. His family and friends gather to weave his past, his story, his life. When: October…
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