Catch 22 – Great even on the Umpteenth Reread
byThere was only one catch and that was Catch-22, that specified that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers that…
Books
The Lightning Thief
byAnd yet another Young Adult Fantasy novel. I don’t know where I have got this sudden obsession from, but whenever I go to Eloor…
Inkheart
byThe success of the Harry Potter series seems to have created a spurt in the growth of Young Adult (YA) Fantasy literature. Numerous writers…
A Quote from one of my all-time Favorites Beyond the Wild Wood comes the Wide World, ” said the Rat. “And that’s something that…
- A quote from one of my all-time Favorites…
The Last Patriot
byIn my quest for ever more thrilling novels, I came across The Last Patriot by Brad Thor. I had previously read another of his…
About Texas The great John Steinbeck in his book Travels with Charley has a couple of neat descriptions of Texas: Once you are in…
- About Texas
Moscow Rules
byI am a big fan of thrillers, in particular if there is any serialization involved (a single character appearing in multiple novels – and…
World Without End
byWorld without end – a gargantuan novel by Ken Follett can be more appropriately named “Novel without end”. It runs on for 1000 +…
Make up your mind, Girlie!
byOne of the many unintentionally ? hiliarious dialogues from the Twilight series of novels. This one is from Eclipse: Bella – But I’m eighteen…
Austen Heroines ! Which one am I?
byI took this fun quiz at http://www.strangegirl.com/emma/quiz.php and it appears that the person I am most like is Anne Elliott from Persuasion. Take the…