Category Archives: Adult

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender (audio)

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Thistle

When Rose is almost nine years old, she bites into a slice of cake and tastes something underneath the lemon and chocolate. Something empty and hollow, as if the cake is sad, longing, desperate. She knows instantly that this is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Adult, Prose | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Rites of Compassion, by Willa Cather and Gustave Flaubert

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Thistle

Rites of Compassion is part of the 2×2 series of books published by The Feminist Press at the City University of New York. According to the back of the book: The 2×2 series pairs literature, usually by men and women, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Adult, Prose | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Things I’ve Been Silent About, by Azar Nafisi (audio)

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Thistle

Years ago, pre-blogging, I read Reading Lolita in Tehran, a sort of combination memoir, history lesson, and literary analysis rolled into one. It was a fascinating, wonderful book for me, especially parts 1 and 4, which dealt more with the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Adult, Prose | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Protected: The Transformation of Things, by Jillian Cantor

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Thistle

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Posted in 2010, Adult, Prose | Tagged | Enter your password to view comments.

The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran (audio)

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Thistle

The Prophet is Lebanese classic poetry. You guys all know how difficult poetry is for me! However, I decided to try it out anyway. My first surprise was realizing that this was originally written in English and not in Arabic … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Adult, Poetry | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Armadale, by Wilkie Collins

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Thistle

A 900-page tome like this is difficult to sum up, but I will try my best. First, we have the story of the Allan Armadales. Four of them – two fathers locked in a bitter rivalry, and their two sons. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Adult, Prose | Tagged | Leave a comment

Proof by Seduction, by Courtney Milan

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Thistle

This is my first ever Harlequin romance novel, and honestly the only one I’ve ever wanted to read. A couple years back, I saw the query pitch for this book on an agent’s blog and loved it so much I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Adult, Prose | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Tapestry of Love, by Rosy Thornton

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Thistle

Divorced and with her children grown and out of the house, 48-year-old Catherine Parkstone leaves England and settles into a mountain home in Southern France, where she plans to set up a business in tapestry. I know that doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Adult, Prose | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (graphic novel), by Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Thistle

While of course this graphic novel version of Jekyll & Hyde can’t quite live up to the original text, which is one of my very favorite books, the illustrator did an excellent job capturing Stevenson’s tone and atmosphere in his … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Adult, Visual | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Readathon: Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (audio)

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Thistle

Good Omens is a humorous look at the apocalypse. It involves an angel, a demon, the Antichrist, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a children’s gang, a fortune-teller/Jezebel, a witch-finder association, a Satanic Order of Chattering Nuns, a Hell-hound, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, Adult, Prose | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments