Thanks for the picks to those who do, and thanks to reading for those who do, and have a nice end of summer all. :D July 2011 - A Look Back - Part 2 - Everything Else byShy_Guy_RedonAugust 4, 2011Comments Welcome to the 2nd part of my July 2011 blog, that looks back on wha...
Her brother, Magnus, is a surly and confused adolescent whose prank has caused the death of a girl in school. Michael, their father, is a randy academic going through mid-life crisis, and his way of coping is philandering with his female students. His wife, Eve, a self-absorbed, ...
Bridge is a confused, lonely woman trapped by the life of leisure her husband has created for her. 246 pp. North Point Press. Paper. [Read|Skim|Toss] [Buy|Borrow] Filed under: American Literature, Books, General Fiction, Literature | Tagged: American Literature, Books, Evan S. Connell, ...
The Days of Abandonment (Il Divorcio) is the raw, ferocious depiction of one woman, Olga, and her descent into disarray after her husband of fifteen years suddenly announces that he is leaving her because he is confused and unhappy. He manipulates Olga to call the shot of their separation....
For the whole duration of reading I constantly shift my idea of the gender of the narrator. The meager hints push me in one direction of thinking or the other. But it dawns on me that the whole idea is not to have imposed any gender stereotype on the narrator. Gender is fluid. The ...
Reading Stunt? I checked in at the Booking Through Thursday blog, which is the host for a weekly book meme or blogging prompt. Here is this week’s prompt: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done while reading? Walked the dog? Brushed your teeth? Cooked supper? Splashed in the wa...