A Journal Entry Regarding Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go… ~ Ishiguro’s work haunts me. Most novels I can read and quickly process. His work is different He is methodical.He rations information. He presents that which is unsettling, in a calm, matter of fact manner, which results in a feeling of ever-increasing unease.But heContinue reading “Book Review Time: Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro”
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Book Review Time; Kin, Tayari Jones
It is the American South. The 1960s. Jim Crow segregation is at its height. Vernice and Annie are from a small country town in Louisiana, called Honeysuckle. They’ve known each other their whole lives. Friends from the cradle. And they share a very specific sense of loss. They are motherless children. Vernice, nicknamed Niecy, losesContinue reading “Book Review Time; Kin, Tayari Jones”
Book Review Time: Jazz, Toni Morrison
It starts with a tragedy. A 17 year old girl struck down.Her married older lover holds the gun. At the funeral, the scorned wife arrives.Her focus is singular. With knife in hand, she seeks revenge on the dead. What follows is an exploration of these three characters, inextricably linked… By marital and extramarital vows.By tragicContinue reading “Book Review Time: Jazz, Toni Morrison”
Book Review Time, The Odyssey, Homer
This will be brief. No long dissertation. No wordy observations. My brevity is not due to a lack of fondness for this particular work. But what more can I add to the discussion which hasn’t already been said. Post-Trojan War and the fall of Priam, those warriors that have managed to escape death on theContinue reading “Book Review Time, The Odyssey, Homer”
Book Review Time: Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh
Brideshead Revisited begins with the arrival of a British battalion onto a once grand, but now crumbling, country estate. The second World War is in its waning years. And these particular soldiers are displaying signs of both weariness and ineptitude. The battalion is led by Captain Charles Ryder, a man of 39, who patiently acceptsContinue reading “Book Review Time: Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh”
Book Review Time: Sense And Sensibility, Jane Austen
I love Jane Austen. I really truly do. My first introduction to Miss Austen seems to be a rather predictable one, as I’ve heard similar tales from other Janeites. Here’s a quick summary: It’s my sophomore year of high school and I’m enrolled in AP English Literature. The syllabus contains what you might expect. Shakespeare’sContinue reading “Book Review Time: Sense And Sensibility, Jane Austen”
Book Review Time: If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin
The story of Tish and Fonny is the story of strident enduring love. Tish works at a perfume counter in a department store. Fonny takes odd jobs, in the hope of saving up enough money to marry Tish and get a place of their own. A child is on the way. But Fonny has anContinue reading “Book Review Time: If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin”
Book Review Time: Devil In A Blue Dress
I often claim to be an amateur sleuth, especially when it comes to PBS Masterpiece Mysteries. Yet, surprisingly, detective novels aren’t my preferred genre. After reading a series of selections with heavier themes, I needed something different. Not necessarily a palate cleanser. Just something to awaken those brain centers that often lie dormant. Detective novelsContinue reading “Book Review Time: Devil In A Blue Dress”
Book Review Time: The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese
Water is divine. Within and without, it sustains life. It is revered It is feared. Water is Mother. It heals. It redeems. Water moves. Its reach embraces us all. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, is a beautiful work of art. The story begins with the arranged marriage of a grieving 12 year oldContinue reading “Book Review Time: The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese”
Recap: March Reads
March Reads The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave This novel flies out of the gate pretty quickly with the conflict introducing itself right at the start. Hannah Hall, a furniture maker, recently married, is hand-delivered a message. It’s a cryptic note from her husband, Owen, which reads “Protect her.” The “her” in questionContinue reading “Recap: March Reads”