Flowers, champagne, family and old friends, old photographs — wasn’t that how people try to organize their deaths, at least when they were not fighting for breath or writhing in pain or du… more →
Ms. Fishfacewrote 11 hours ago: I started this short novel during a trip to Paris and finished it in a couple of days. I can now saf … more →
wrote 2 days ago: In the early 1970’s, Serena Frume is recruited by MI5 on the recommendation of an older lover. She i … more →
wrote 2 days ago: Here we are at the end of the fifth set of books I’ve read for this project. This was an inter … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Through some luck of the draw, I’ve spent a lot of time with pretentious people in my lifetime … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Day Two: Out with the sister in a new spot! Some books I’ve been looking for and others just b … more →
wrote 3 days ago: When I was in middle and high school, I was a real junkie when it came to The Twilight Zone. Is th … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Depois do desastre que foi Solar foi com alguma relutância que peguei no novo livro de Ian McEwan. M … more →
wrote 4 days ago: -Reviewed by Richard T. Watson- The earliest stories were told through word-of-mouth, and passed on … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Reasons why I have not yet posted on book reviewing: 1. I’ve been procrastinating 2. I’v … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Cheering news: Howard Jacobson wins prize for comic fiction Howard Jacobson wins this year’s B … more →
wrote 5 days ago: A bunch of quotes I found cute, inspirational, educational or just downright well-written from some … more →
wrote 5 days ago: Let’s say your dad’s a famous novelist. Let’s say you’re taking a literature class and your professo … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Ian McEwan’s latest book offers readers an enjoyable portrait of a disgraced British female spy in t … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Saturday is the ninth novel by revered British author, Ian McEwan. It is also his attempt at a … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I’d never heard of the Liebster Award until Bookpapercut kindly nominated me. It’s an aw … more →
wrote 1 week ago: A short while back, I watched Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End but aside from the obse … more →
wrote 1 week ago: When I think of the spring of 2010, memories of a gloriously hard-won tennis match; a much-anticipat … more →
wrote 1 week ago: This week’s Top Ten on The Broke and the Bookish blog is “Top Ten Books Dealing with Tou … more →