Posted in Reading, tagged Edith Wharton, Ethan Frome, Literature on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
For my May monthly selection for the 1 Percent Well-Read Challenge I decided to read Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. This is my first reading experience with Wharton, and I was very impressed. Ethan Frome was first published in 1911, but is set earlier, in a time before cars, when people lived very differently from [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2008 | No Comments »
I have been a television addict for over a half-century and seen more fantastic visions than Thomas de Quincey ever did as an opium addict. I’ve always planned my schedule around TV viewing and although I think of myself as a bookworm, I spend far more hours watching rather than reading and probably should consider [...]
Posted in Science Fiction, tagged Robert A. Heinlein, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls on May 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Reviewing books is a touchy subject. On one side of the coin, publicly calling someone’s creative baby ugly is just a mean thing to do. Flipping the coin over reveals the whole needy world of authors begging for any kind of press they can get. I’ve always dreamed of writing a book and getting published [...]
Posted in Internet on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m not a kid anymore, and I find myself trying to keep up with the fast-paced world of the Internet that seems built for kids who need Ritalin. I’m doing okay, even though I’m a slow learner. I still don’t understand the value of FaceBook, MySpace or Twitter, and there’s always something new that’s coming [...]
Posted in Reading, tagged Books, reading challenges on May 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Over at 1% Well-Read Challenge they have set up a reading dare that I found very enticing. It is built around the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, which I ran out and bought and highly recommend to anyone who loves to read widely. It’s richly illustrated and gives fascinating tidbits and [...]
