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Readers in Peril(R.I.P.) Challenge: A Review of October’s Reading and Watching
When I signed up for the Readers in Peril (R.I.P.) challenge in September, I was bold. I signed up for all three tasks: Peril the First (At least 4 novels of the horror genre), Peril of the Short...
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BOOK REVIEW: A Room with a View
Note on Review: I have struggled with writing this review for days as I simply have so much to comment and write about with this book. After wrestling with the dilemma of what to write and how much, I...
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Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings!
This year, I asked for a whole lot of books for Christmas! Mainly, I’m trying to get books for all of the 2012 reading challenges I’ve signed up for. But, there are a few in here that are just for...
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Top Classics Read in 2011
Please note: This list is compiled in no particular order. It is simply a list of my favorite books for this particular genre in 2011. • Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (20th Century American Literature,...
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Top Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Read in 2011
Please note: This list is compiled in no particular order. It is simply a list of my favorite books for this particular genre read in 2011. Science Fiction • On the Beach by Nevil Shute (Post...
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What Could Be Scarier than Killer Clowns? Going Back to Work.
I return to work this week, dragging my feet, and so my life goes back into hectic mode as I will try to balance all the important parts of my life. Shifting gears between delivering a quality...
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Classic Authors: They’re Just Like Us! Part Two
Classic Authors: They’re Just Like Us! (if we’re best-selling novelists, that is) or What I Learned about Charles Dickens, the Novelist from My Reading of Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin Part...
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Happy Birthday Charles Dickens!
It seems that San Diego is paying tribute to Dickens on his birthday–it is as gray and rainy today as the scenes he described in Bleak House. I can almost see Lady Dedlock, staring out my window at the...
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Checking In!
It's a chilly morning in San Diego... So, February is just flying by! It’s the last Sunday of the month, and I thought I might write a little about what I’m up to/been up to lately. Today: • On the...
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BOOK REVIEW: Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard
• Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard • Hardcover: 279 pages • Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 1984 • ISBN: 0671530518 • Genre: Historical Fiction • Recommended For: Readers interested in World War II,...
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