This fine novel seriously wrinkled my brain. I finished it almost 48 hours ago, yet I kept coming back to it. Sometimes I would listen to a particular passage or chapter as read by the author, Ruth Ozeki. After several frustrating attempts to find things I thought I remembered reading on my kindle version I gave up and bought a print copy. I have a personal code where I never mark up books with my own notes or underlining or highlighting (even e-books. how goofy […]
A silence so fine
Oh yeah, this is what I’m talking about. As I was finishing this gem of a book, I got the wild notion that I should collect all of Simenon’s romans durs that I can get my hands on and finish out my quad Cannonball with nothing but those. The book was that thrilling. Of course I do see the problems with that, but it was a wonderfully exciting thought for a moment there. Like falling in love. And this is primarily a love story, though one […]
until next time, sister!
First off, I went into this with mid to low expectations. I just wanted to spend time with Lisbeth again and was ready for whatever would come my way. It could be pure unadulterated crap, churned out for the sole purpose of squeezing out more cash from Girl fans across the globe, which is pretty much what Larsson’s partner Eva Gabrielson believes it to be. But there was a chance it could also be a decent continuation for some beloved characters (while still making loads of […]
Hey, boy. Who’s dreaming YOU?
Alrighty then. This volume from The Sandman series was loads of fun. I mean first off, some enterprising toy company has got to be making those ‘lil Dream and ‘lil Death dolls, right? Right? Lethal doses of cuteness, true, but I would buy them in a heartbeat. There are so many great stories and some pretty terrific artwork and lettering, too. Such a varied and disparate collection, yet it all flowed with a beautiful cohesion. Retelling various world myths and fables, some of our treasured (and feared) […]