Tag Archives: Literature

Book Review: Amsterdam by Ian McEwan

Posted on November 21, 2013 by TBM

I finished reading Amsterdam last night and was tempted to write my review right away. Good thing I was feeling lazy. This is my second book by Ian McEwan. He has eight on my 1001 list. Before I say if … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged Amsterdam, Book Review, Ian McEwan, Literature, Man Booker Prize, Novels | 65 Comments

Book Review: The Grapes of Wrath

Posted on November 5, 2013 by TBM

The Grapes of Wrath is one of my favorite novels. I can’t recall how many times I’ve read it. I know it isn’t all that uplifting and it still brings a tear to my eye and it makes me very … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged American Authors, Books, Cannery Row, Great Depression, Historical Fiction, Joad Family, John Steinbeck, Literature, Nobel Prize, Novels, Reviews, The American West, The Grapes of Wrath | 60 Comments

Review: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Posted on October 23, 2013 by TBM

For some inexplicable reason, I’ve never read a book by Raymond Chandler. I have no idea why, especially since in my teen years I went through a mystery stage. I could not get enough of them. Chandler has one book … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, Literature, Mystery, Novels, Raymond Chandler, Reading Challenges, Review, RIP, Stainless Steel Droppings, The Big Sleep | 15 Comments

Teaser Tuesday (July 30)

Posted on July 30, 2013 by TBM

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaser Tuesday | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, Books, Literature, Madame Bovary, Quotes, Reading, Teaser Tuesday | 28 Comments

Teaser Tuesday (July 23)

Posted on July 23, 2013 by TBM

Posted in Teaser Tuesday | Tagged Books, Books and Reading, French Authors, Gustave Flaubert, Literature, Madame Bovary, Teaser Tuesday | 24 Comments

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

Posted on June 26, 2013 by TBM

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 →

Posted in Book Reviews, Books | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, 50 Year Project, American Writers, Black Humor, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, Dark Humor, Jeffrey Eugenides, Literature, The Virgin Suicides | 60 Comments

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Posted on June 17, 2013 by TBM

For five months I did my best not to enter any bookshops to buy books. My goal was to read more books that I already owned instead of buying new ones that would sit around for years before I opened … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, Haruki Murkami, Japan, Japanese Writers, Kafka on the Shore, Literature, Malaysia, Writers | 73 Comments

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Posted on May 17, 2013 by TBM

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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A Versatile Writer

Posted on April 19, 2013 by TBM

This week I had the pleasure of listening to Murathan Mungan speak at the London Book Fair. He’s from Turkey. And he has to be one of the most versatile writers I’ve encountered. He has written poetry, plays, short stories, novels, songs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 50 Year Project, Authors, Blogging, Book Discussions, Books, Literature, London, London Book Fair, Murathan Mungan, Photography, Photos, Poets, Stories on the Ottomans, Translations, Turkey, Turkish Writers, Writers | 42 Comments

Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee

Posted on April 9, 2013 by TBM

This is the fourth novel I’ve read by Coetzee and the third that I’ve completed for my 50 Year Project. I read this novel a few years ago and found it disturbing. Since I have the rule that I have to read or reread … Continue reading →

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