I was a fan of the True Blood television series for the first two seasons. The third season has been insanely stupid, but that is another story. Anyways, when searching for books that I can read on my Droid, I … Continue reading →

Next week, September 25-Oct 2, is the annual “Banned Books Week”, created by the American Library Association. I love Banned Books Week. In fact, I love checking in on their lists throughout the year. They keep track of the most … Continue reading →

Last night, I finished Pat Conroy’s epic novel, “The Prince of Tides”. Pat Conroy is now my new favorite author. I loved this book. More precisely, I was moved by this book. Touched by it. There are times that I … Continue reading →

I recently finished “Time Enough for Love” by Robert A. Heinlen. It was the last book in this round of book club books. We decided on it when one of our members described it as his “favorite book”. I was … Continue reading →

Maybe it is just me, but it bothers me that there isn’t a comma after “Brief” in the title. Stupid punctuation. Anyways, I read “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” mostly on planes while traveling about two weeks ago. … Continue reading →

“Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.” Thus begins the classic novel “Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf. I was first aquainted with Virginia Woolf and Mrs. Dalloway through the novel “The Hours” by Michael Cunningham, which is a … Continue reading →

I’m not really sure what to say about “Slapstick” by Kurt Vonnegut. I reread the book last week. I had read it once before. It is a terribly entertaining book and I would recommend it to people. My loss of … Continue reading →

“The Giver” by Lois Lowry is a beautiful book. It has been a favorite of mine since I was a child. I have read it many times, and it is just as wonderful each time I read it. I suppose … Continue reading →

Last night my bookclub met to discuss “Skinny Legs and All” by Tom Robbins. We had chosen to read another book by Tom Robbins after we had all loved “Jitterbug Perfume” so much last year.  Unfortunately, the consensus on this … Continue reading →

Where has the month of May gone? It has “gone with the wind which had swept through Georgia”. Say what? Well, for me a big chunk of it was spent home sick. I had an on again, off again cold … Continue reading →