May 06 2006
My Dad saves the Books supplement from Saturday’s Globe and Mail every week; I like to read book reviews, hopeful I may be a reviewer one day. This week he also dropped off books he recently finished, including some I lent him:
Evan’s Gate by Rhys Bowen. I haven’t heard of this novel or [...]
Feb 13 2006
The Memory Of Running by Ron McLarty
Rating: (8/10)
This excellent novel reminded me of The Lovely Bones, although it’s completely different. Both start with death, with the protagonist working through their family and themselves dealing with it, then closure at the end of the story; however, The Lovely Bones’ protagonist is a dead 14 [...]
Jan 13 2006
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Rating: (7/10)
Mr. Harvey killed the narrator of this tale. She’s 14 years old in heaven, first describing how he lured her into “a hiding place”, raped and killed her (one and the same to many), then describing her family’s aftermath of dealing with her death. Soon after [...]
Aug 01 2005
The Apple Store’s Campaign Against Books:
Just in case there are any students who still read books, the Apple Store wants them to know that paper technology is obsolete. After all, if it’s not online, it’s not important. Right?
Any respect I had for Apple is gone out the window. It’s sad that this marketing campaign [...]
Apr 13 2005
I buy most of my new books at Costco because they’re cheap, even though the selection is limited. A couple of months ago I bought Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke for $18.59 (Canadian). It’s about 800 pages, the size of dense homemade loaf of bread, and boring. What a disappointment. [...]
Apr 03 2005
I gave hundreds of books away today, donating them to an annual book sale held by the city’s fire stations and some women’s club. Most of the books I inherited from my Great Aunt Rueith (and she was great - I miss her) that she picked up at used church sales, stuff like What [...]
Oct 18 2004
The Paperback Revolution:
From the 1935 launch of Britain’s Penguin until 1960 – the year in which dollar sales from paperback books first surpassed those of hardcovers – the paperback revolutionized the readership, marketing, distribution, circulation, and reception of books and reading in the United States, Canada, and many other nations. This website begins an investigation [...]
Jul 07 2004
Every bibliophile knows about The Folio Society:
was founded in 1947, has become something of a literary institution. Editorial integrity and high production values combine to produce a unique collection of fine books, distinguished for their literary content, elegant design and handsome bindings.
Folio members are discerning readers and collectors of classic works, whether fiction or non-fiction.
They’re [...]
May 26 2004
Books Made Into Movies:
Here, in alphabetical order, are some good books that have been made into acceptable films (or some good movies made from acceptable books). Lousy books made into lousy films we don’t do here.
