“To me the most impressive aspect of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is the astonishing humanity that enables a white writer, for the first time in Southern fiction, to handle African-American characters with as much ease and justice as those of her own race....
Carson McCullers was just twenty-three when The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, her first novel, was published in 1940, but her insights into human nature demonstrated wisdom beyond her years. The book was acclaimed as the work of a prodigy by critics and fellow writers.Through...
Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t a terrible book, it just that, much likeElizabeth Bowen’s The Death of the Heart, it isn’t a particularly good one either. And I had such high hopes for it, as well. Everything I’ve ever read about this book has been overwhelmingly positive. Als...
I had some anxiety about the colors of the step stitch. I tried another color combination, but instead of easing my anxiety, it gave me a stomachache. Nerves are a much more tolerable form of anxiety to manage than stomach pain. As long as my sister is satisfied, I can let my uncerta...
Book Summary: In colonial Malaysia, Li Lan, a daughter of a respectable family facing financial hardship, is forced into becoming a “ghost bride” for a wealthy family’s deceased son. As she delves into the mysteries of this eerie tradition, she becomes entangled in the Chinese afterlife ...
Here, Scarecrows must have brains, courage and heart if they hope to make it home again. Not yet halfway through, it’s been a long season already. While fewer losses occur as consequence of the ravenous flocks, not all predation is seen. Many of those new to the fields see proximity...
Work has been crazy , life is good, Arianna has a Birthday coming up on the 27th, the big 39. I have been working on several blog which lay in the not finished folder. I just wanted to say I really appreciate everyone who stops by. The coolest thing when looking at the stats is ...
I really do understand that the heart is in the right place for this. HOWEVER, being pushy with message books isn’t going to get children excited about reading. Children are, in my experience, pretty adept (and harsh) critics. I remember going to the school’s Carnegie event at my libr...
The wall of stone a bit askew. This is the gap where the deer slip through, when the sky is still more pink than blue… Throughout the course of a beautiful summer day, from sunrise to moonrise, a host of animals find their way through a gap in the hedge, bringing the farm to li...
Now, eternally bound to her enemy and dragged into the dark burlesque show her new husband is bound to, she must fight to keep herself free. And her heart. Especially when she becomes the hunted. Review: Where do I even begin. This book took me for a whirlwind of a ride and I have...