I first read Anne of Green Gables in the summer between third and fourth grade. It was love at first sight. That summer of 1994 was filled with the Anne books, and I re-read the series many, many times over the years. It’s been about six or seven years since my last re-read, and I was in need of something comforting. melanir and the new Anne show on Netflix (which, for the record, I’ve really been liking, even considering its darker tone and some maddening […]
A surprising and interesting story
When my library book club voted on the second half of the year’s selections, Noah Hawley’s Before the Fall was one of the options to read. I was not enthused by the tagline—suspense thriller about two survivors of a plane crash. I’m picky about mystery, and I am even more particular when it comes to suspense. I defer to Ms. Angela Martin of The Office in one and only one question of taste: WORD. Anyway, I was not excited that it was the FIRST book […]
Rob Bell is trying so hard to be the “cool pastor” and it’s not working for me.
Many of my beloved friends at my first book club are huge fans of Rob Bell. My friend C showed Everything is Spiritual at a Friday-night gathering related to our discussion of Flatland, and while I didn’t quite get the fuss, I had to admit that Bell made interesting connections I had never thought of. K chose What is The Bible?, Bell’s newest book, for her book club pick in June (we’re meeting in July to discuss two books, because scheduling conflicts), and I was […]
A masterful short story collection by the master of the short story
If you are or were an English major in college, then chances are that you have read a Flannery O’Connor short story, and double chances are that the short story in question was “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” arguably one of her finest (and I defend that argument, by the way). I’d also read “The River” and “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” (seriously, nobody does titles better than Flannery), but I knew she had a whole collection. I requested it […]
A haunting novel set during and about WWII
Many years ago, during my English Department’s annual Yankee Book Swap, Irene Nèmirovsky’s Suite Française made the rounds as one of the popular books to swap for and steal. I did not end up bringing the book home, but I did write the title down and add it to my enormous To-Be-Read list. I found it at my library in hardcover years later on sale for $1. Of course, as what typically happens, I bought it and then never read it until now. I’m disappointed […]
A beautiful novel about a woman’s writing life
This was another Cannonball read gift from crystalclear, and I’m just now getting around to it. I’m winding down the “read books on my shelf” project slowly but surely, and I’ve been enjoying the process. I had heard of Moon Tiger while working on my doctoral comps, and I’ve been wanting to read it since then. I am sad that I did not read this during my Women’s Literature course, as I think it’s an excellent example of what makes women writers distinctive or even […]
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