For reasons I can't fully explain, this book has always held talismanic powers for me. I've walked passed it numerous times in the book store, always intending to read it, but never buying it. Until, one day, I did. But then it sat on my shelf unread, collecting dust, and taking up space in a room … [Read more]
I think I’ve read this book at least four times
The Season of Passage is one of my favorite books from my teen years. I had always loved Christopher Pike as a teen, because he felt a little more sophisticated than R.L.Stine, who was the other "horror" author for my age group. I guess I probably loved this book from the beginning because the … [Read more]
End of CBR10 panic post!!!
So my December has been suuuper crazy. Work is insane, and I've been trying to fit in reading with all the extra working I've been doing. I've been falling asleep at night without reading, which is not normal for me. Anyway, even when I have finished books, I haven't had the time or energy to … [Read more]
Shocking that 19th century men didn’t like this novel!
The Awakening is considered by many to be an American classic and a forerunner of modern feminist literature. Yet when it was published in 1899, it received more negative criticism than positive, leading author Kate Chopin to dedicate her talents to writing short stories exclusively for the … [Read more]