Posted in General Prattling On on Aug 30th, 2007 2 Comments »
Ok, new goal: Actually pick up a decent book and read it.
It’s not that I haven’t been reading lately. I’ve read two novels in the past couple weeks, but they were both really crappy, and not in a way that’s worth writing up. I even saw a book-based movie that I don’t have any particular […]
Posted in Reviews on Aug 13th, 2007 2 Comments »
Last weekend, I did two literature-related things that despite having absolutely nothing in common will be smooshed together into one quick post.
The first was Saturday night when I saw Bukowsical, a musical about the life and works of Charles Bukowski that was part of the New York International Fringe Festival. Yeah, a musical. […]
Posted in Challenges, Reviews on Aug 8th, 2007 4 Comments »
Murphy’s Law / Rhys Bowen
St. Martin’s, 2002 - 978-0-312-98497-7 (paperback)
I’m not a big mystery fan. Apart from a few Agatha Christie classics, I’ve never felt compelled to explore the genre. In fact, if not for the Book Awards Reading Challenge, I’d probably never even realize there were awards dedicated to the genre, and […]