Yesterday an interesting discussion developed in the comments section over my review of Jill Taylor’s book My Stoke of Insight. My review, in a nutshell, was that this book is very poorly written and I didn’t recommend it.
Reader Monica disagreed:
Trying to make sense of this review . . . how is it possible not to [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
Style Versus Substance
Review: H.M.S. Surprise, by Patrick O’Brian
You know, it’s terribly unfashionable to admit this sort of thing, but there is something about the thought of Empire that just thrills me. It’s the words, I think. Fleet. Empire. Armada. The sun never sets, etc. etc. And yes, I know that colonialism is bad, blah de blah de blah, but let me tell [...]
Can I Graduate Now?
What I wrote in my paper proposal:
The answers to these questions will serve to further our knowledge of Jack London and his particular interpretation of Darwinism, as portrayed in The Sea Wolf. They will also enhance our understanding and appreciation of London’s novel as a carefully constructed social statement, as well as an excellent seafaring [...]
Review: The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield
Okay, I know that every other book blogger out there read The Thirteenth Tale before I did — but I stayed up until one o’clock last night to finish it, and it blew my mind, and so I’m going to talk about it anyway. Y’all can just lump it. Or, if you like, you [...]
Book Reorganization: The Saga Continues
I have a very exciting development to share with you in my book-reorganizing ordeal project:
Judge This Cover: Dogeaters
Dudes. This is how you design a book cover (warning: craziness and nekkidness present):
I could stare at this thing for hours. I’m not sure how well you can see all the details — I, of course, have the advantage of the actual book in front of me — so let me list some of the [...]
