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Review: Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
When I think of Jane Austen three books pop into my mind: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma. Granted, I haven’t read Emma yet this year, but I’m familiar with the story thanks to movies. Sometimes I remember … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century Literature, Book Reviews, British Literature, Fanny Price, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Novel
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Review: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
When I read Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee the main character talked some about Emma Bovary. At the time I found his insights interesting. I decided then and there to bump Madame Bovary up my TBR list. After reading Flaubert’s … Continue reading
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and a Thank You
Recently I read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. One of the reviewers said Midnight was as good or maybe better than In Cold Blood. I felt rather silly since I’ve never read Capote’s book. I was surprised that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, Book Reviews, Books, Clutter Family, Holcomb, In Cold Blood, Kansas, Life, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Nelle Harper Lee, Non-Fiction Novel, Perry Edward Smith, Richard “Dick” Hickock, To Kill a Mockingbird, True Crime, Truman Capote
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A Clockwork Orange–the book
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is a dystopian novel published in 1962. Burgess set the novel in the future, but not all that far into the future. He claims that he wrote the novel in three weeks. Wow, three … Continue reading
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
When I read Anne Rice’s novel, The Witching Hour, I wanted to jump on the next flight to New Orleans. Her descriptions of the marvelous city convinced me it was a place I would fall in love with. And I … Continue reading
The Shining by Stephen King
I am not much of a horror fan. Most of the time when I watch a horror flick I cover my face for the majority of the movie. They scare the crap out of me. This means that I don’t … Continue reading
Interview with Karin Cox
Today I’m interviewing Karin Cox, author of Cruxim. Many of you know I loved her novel and reviewed it yesterday on the blog. I’m thrilled that Karin agreed to answer some questions. Here we go: You started out as an … Continue reading
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Tagged Author Interviews, Authors, Book Covers, Book Reviews, Books, Cruxim, Fiction, Horror, Karin Cox, Paranormal Romance, Suspense, Vampires, Writers
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Cruxim by Karin Cox
Today I’m reviewing Cruxim by Karin Cox. I’m super excited about this one. You see, Karin edited my first two novels for me and when I finish the third, I hope she’ll work on that one as well. She’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Reviews, Books, Cruxim, Fiction, Horror, Karin Cox, Paranormal Romance, Suspense, Vampires
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The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
When the better half took me book shopping on my birthday I picked up a copy of The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. The novel is on my 1001 list and I really enjoyed his book, Middlesex. I started reading … Continue reading
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez, is considered by many to be the author’s tour de force. It was published in Spanish in 1967. Since then it has been translated into thirty-seven languages, selling more than 20 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, Book Reviews, Books, Buendía Family, Colombian History, Colombian Writers, Fiction, Gabriel García Márquez, Introduction of the Railway, Latin American Boom, Latin American Writers, Literature, Magic, magical realist, Once Upon A Time, Spanish Fiction, Spanish Writers, Thousand Days War, United Fruit Company
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50 Year Project 