“Trouble with mice is you always kill ’em. ” I read this on a plane to Athens and I am sure my fellow passengers thought I’d come unhinged right then and there. I laughed, I cried, I covered my eyes afraid to read on. This is a very well-crafted book.On a warm summer evening, at a little lake in a clearing, George and Lennie come bumbling in. George looks out for Lennie, who has some sort of mental handicap, but he is a strong and […]
Steinbeck, I can’t.
Okay, people. I really tried with this one. My friend F is a huge Steinbeck fan, so huge that she chose East of Eden for her book club pick this July. I won’t rehash how I feel about that, because I reviewed it for CBR7 and greatly disliked it. Before reading The Grapes of Wrath, I theorized that Steinbeck suffers from White Male Writer Syndrome—namely, that he literally has no clue about women. I decided to see if The Grapes of Wrath added any weight […]
So THIS is where Amy Dunne comes from…
Do you remember the female student who was all aghast when I confessed I hadn’t read Beloved? Well, she has several male counterparts who expressed equal indignation that I hadn’t ever started East of Eden. So I decided to do them a favor, as well. I had no idea what I was headed into, but after Of Mice and Men, I held no illusions about the content. I seriously *hated* Of Mice and Men. Still, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. […]
Rabbits are the new Lil’ Sebastian
Apparently, this summer will be spent reading All the Things I Never Read in High School. Because this next book fell into the category. And somehow, I missed it again in college. And graduate school. What? How could I have missed out on such a famous book? Well, gentle bloggers, I picked it up, read it, and have only three letters to add: W.T.F. Seriously, WTF DID I JUST READ. Before I delve into my analysis, I’d like to offer a little confessional about myself: […]