Category Archives: Book Talk

Fun stuff today! The topic is “books I’d love to see as movies or TV shows.” There are books I’d love to see as movies, and books I’d love to see as TV shows, so I’m splitting into the two … Continue reading →

Today’s topic is about beach reads, but I don’t really have a good concept of “beach read,” because I never go to the beach. Ew, sand. Yeah. However, there are many books over the years that, for one reason or … Continue reading →

It’s a freebie topic this week, and I’ve decided to focus on chunksters. I’ve read quite a few chunksters in my life, and some of them are right up in my favorite books. In no particular order, here are some … Continue reading →

I’ve met a few authors here and there over the years, but there are some I’ve still never met (and some I can’t meet, not without going to the grave first…). In no particular order: 1. Brandon Sanderson – I … Continue reading →

There are a lot of books I doubt that I will ever read, but I think these ten make up the ten I’m least likely to read unless forced to by a class… 1. Finnegan’s Wake, or anything else by … Continue reading →

Flawed characters lead to rounder books, but flawed characters do not necessarily mean lovable characters, not for me anyway. I’m not a fan, for instance, of the Count of Monte Cristo’s vigilante “hero” or the manipulative, controlling love interest in Austen’s … Continue reading →

Favorite authors: for me, defined by my consistent enjoyment across many books, rather than simply authors of my favorite books. For example, Possession by AS Byatt is one of my favorite books, but I’ve never made it through another book … Continue reading →

Way, way back several weeks ago, Trisha from Eclectic/Eccentric listed ten questions and nominated certain bloggers, including me, to answer them. There was a book blogger award associated with this, but I’m not so much worried about that (or coming … Continue reading →