IT book of the Summer: 2017 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman I’m not normally one to read the IT books of the summer. When a book garners too much attention, I get suspicious. When I get suspicious, I reach for something else. The quality of popular books is too unreliable, too … Continue reading Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
I’m still pretty amazed finding six of the longlisted novels for the Women’s Prize for Fiction are debuts. Six of sixteen. That’s a big chunk, nearly half. I can do math! These women are incredible, each one. I may normally quibble and grumble about first-time novelists snagging such a prestigious longlist nomination, but after reading … Continue reading Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2018: the Debut Novelists
“What are you, Daniel?’ ‘I don’t know.’ ‘What are your father and sister?’ ‘I don’t know.’ ‘Well, if you don’t, then how can I? But I do know they’re fanatics. When they care about something, whatever it is, they care about it to the full. They care about it as much as anyone … Continue reading Elmet by Fiona Mozley
Welcome to the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, formerly Baileys Prize, formerly Orange Prize. Quite the crop this year, including six debut novels. Six! I’ve had the Longlist date on my calendar for weeks. I just got very busy and had no time to post before now. I’ve read a grand … Continue reading Women’s Prize for Fiction 2018: It’s Early Yet
“A philosophical question: if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? And if a woman who’s wholly alone occasionally talks to a pot plant, is she certifiable? I think that it is perfectly normal to talk to oneself occasionally. It’s not as though … Continue reading What I’m reading, what I’m writing
2019 The Valedictorian of Being Dead by Heather B. Armstrong 2018 [1] Educated by Tara Westover [] It’s All Relative by A.J. Jacobs [] The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell [] Miss Jane by Brad Watson [] Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor [] The Comforters by Muriel Spark 2017 [] Gorsky by Vesna Goldsworthy [] … Continue reading // Reviews
virago One entry found for virago. Main Entry: vi·ra·go Pronunciation: v&-‘rä-(")gO, -‘rA-; ‘vir-&-"gOFunction: nounInflected Form(s): plural -goes or -gosEtymology: Middle English, from Latin viragin-, virago, from vir man — more at VIRILE1 : a loud overbearing woman : TERMAGANT2 : a woman of great stature, strength, and courage – vi·rag·i·nous /v&-‘ra-j&-n&s/ adjective I love the … Continue reading SQUEEEE!!!! Part Deux: The Viragos
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