Bad Hearts
Where to begin with The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford? For some reason I was surprised by the complexity …
Monthly Archives: May 2007
I’d Like to Understand, But I Don’t
I wanted to read Ultravioleta by Laura Moriarty because the review I read of it in Rain Taxi some months …
Emerson the Writer
After I had my little epiphany on Sunday about what an amazing writer Emerson is, I coincidentally came upon a …
A Monday Buffet
I’m feeling rather lazy this fine holiday Monday. No, I take that back, I’m tired. I’ve been busy this weekend …
Emerson on Courage
Emerson begins his essay Courage by observing that there are three qualities which “conspicuously attract the wonder and reverence of …
The Audio Iliad
My Bookman and I finished listening to The Iliad last night. It was really good. Better than I expected. While …
Reading Like a Writer
Since I had only one chapter left of Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer, I decided to finish last night …
Feeling Lucky
We had some dicy weather this afternoon and I was a bit worried about making it home on my bike, …
Almost Finished
I have so many books in progress right now and so many new books I want to be reading right …
Boys
I haven’t said anything because I hadn’t met them yet, but here are my new kittens: (Charles) Dickens is the …
