I had a browse in a used bookstore the other day and came away with three very cheap, old paperbacks of Agatha Christie, ones I either hadn’t read in ages and had forgotten or had somehow missed.They have been perfect reading just before bed; usually I read on my phone/kindle app but have been enjoying not staring into a screen just before I sleep. I will organize them in order of reading, as the first two were about the same in ranking–fairly solid Christie contributions without being […]
I am a little vexed by this book
In which the question is “Why don’t you have kids?” I work in a pretty Democratic-voting but ultimately culturally conservative environment, so nothing about this book rings untrue in the slightest….for the most part. I also think that a lot of these essays, like in the previous book, are fairly good distillations of essential points. But the issue is, that Rebecca Solnit seems to say all the right things. Certainly, for a relatively limited subset of ideas and people who hold opinions on these ideas, […]
People in Romance Novels are Very Athletic
I read Lucy Parker’s Pretty Face because it was recommended by emmalita and Mrs. Julien and I like reading good romances, so I tried this one. It tells the story of Lily Lamprey, a 20 something who just landed her first big play, a production called 1553 in which all the major roles are women and I would watch the heck out of and enjoy. (Someone should make this play, seriously) I disagree with Luc’s assessment that Elizabeth was a pawn at this point in […]
Oh? Friend?
When Harry Potter 7 came out in bookstores, my brother, his wife, and I all went to the midnight release and bought three copies. We each spent the next few days reading it the same room at individual paces. Someone made a joke about a line where Harry and Ron are talking about their wands. And we sort of made out of context jokes like that for the next 3 days. This book had the same effect on me, except I definitely think this time […]