Readers, let me explain first that I am not one to contest reviews, whether overly positive, unconstructively negative, or anything in-between. But when a review makes… Read more “To the New York Times Book Review, Domestic Violence is Never Funny: A Response Review of Jill Alexander Essbaum’s Hausfrau”
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Commitment & The Portrayal of a Wife: Reading Rebecca St. James & Nancy Rue’s One Last Thing
I will not lie to you, from one reader to another, this was a difficult book and topic to trudge through. It follows the last few… Read more “Commitment & The Portrayal of a Wife: Reading Rebecca St. James & Nancy Rue’s One Last Thing”
The Two (or More?) Sides of Friendship: Reading Rufi Thorpe’s The Girls from Corona del Mar
We all have to grow up someday. And some of us are dealt a better hand than others—some during our childhood, others later in life, and… Read more “The Two (or More?) Sides of Friendship: Reading Rufi Thorpe’s The Girls from Corona del Mar”
Counting Down to the New Year: Five of My Favorite Books of 2014
Happy New Year, all! I hope you had a wonderful celebration of the upcoming new year and were able to spend some time recounting the good… Read more “Counting Down to the New Year: Five of My Favorite Books of 2014”
The Surrealist and Bodily Nature of Grief: Reading Kristin Bair O’Keeffe’s The Art of Floating
Even when you read regularly, it takes time to find something truly great; but every once in a while, there will be a book, a poem,… Read more “The Surrealist and Bodily Nature of Grief: Reading Kristin Bair O’Keeffe’s The Art of Floating”
A Unique Design of Women and Culture: Reading Desiree Zamorano’s The Amado Women
After reading Désirée Zamorano’s The Amado Women, many readers have claimed to have found a new story with women who are more properly, culturally portrayed, an… Read more “A Unique Design of Women and Culture: Reading Desiree Zamorano’s The Amado Women”
Joseph Conrad’s “Advice on Writing a Novel”
I. “I have not read this author’s books, and if I have read them I have forgotten what they were about.” These words are reported as having… Read more “Joseph Conrad’s “Advice on Writing a Novel””