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Current read
Ilium by Dan Simmons. I’m a little over a hundred pages into it. So far it is wonderful. Kind of a mix of science fiction and the Iliad with a bunch of other things involved. I’ll post again when I...
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Another Current Read
Just finished the March Literary Libations book, Tim Winton’s Dirt Music, yesterday and soI have chosen another book to start reading (at the same time as Ilium). What was my choice? Why none other...
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
I can’t believe it has taken me this long to find The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. For a free, reliable, online resource it is utterly amazing. Granted you can’t find articles on any little...
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Book Finished and a New Current Read
I meant to write about this yesterday (and earlier today too) but for whatever reason have been delayed till now. I finished Dan Simmons’ novel Ilium on Sunday and yesterday took out the sequal...
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My 10 Most Influential Books I Read in College
I graduated from college with a degree in English Writing almost a year ago (May 2007) and have been living in Greenville, South Carolina since. Being an English major (albeit with a writing option)...
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The Joy of Reading Great Writing
“I Like Books . . . Books Are Good” ~ Yours Truly The above has become my personal mantra and I have probably used it several times on posts throughout this blog. It is only partially true though. I...
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Water for Elephants
I just finished reading Sara Gruen’s circus novel, Water for Elephants. In consideration of my post on great writing yesterday I have to say the Ms. Gruen’s novel does not make the cut in its writing...
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The New York Times is Awesome
I am a big fan of The New York Times (specifically the online version, in fact I cannot remember the last time I picked up a physical newspaper). Interestingly The New York Times is one of the few...
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Contemplation: A World Where Everyone Writes
My friend and yours, Evan, from OrangeCoat, sent me an article yesterday entitled “Nearly universal literacy is a defining characteristic of today’s modern civilization; nearly universal authorship...
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Reading Other People’s Letters and Being Fascinated
I have for a long time been fascinated by letter writing and reading (and personally wish I did a better job at writing more of them myself). I remember finding a number of various letter, written by...
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Book Pairing
Here is an idea that just popped into my head. It goes something like this: Just as you might pair a wine with certain types of foods, could you also, actively and consciously, choose to pair books,...
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In Which John Scalzi Makes a Great Point About Literature Snobbery
Being cranky about a Dan Brown book not being high literature is like yelling at a cupcake for not being a salad; it’s really missing the point. You don’t want the cupcake? Don’t eat the cupcake....
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10 Books That Have Stayed With Me
A friend and co-worker of mine shared the following with me on Facebook recently: “Here’s another game of tag: Rules: In your status line, list 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t...
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