Category Archives: Adult

Reasonable Doubt, by Marcia Mickelson

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Thistle

Marcia Mickelson is a friend of mine, and I’ve read three of her novels (two that are published and one that I edited and will hopefully get published). Of the three, this is by far my favorite. Marcia is an … Continue reading →

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The Jane Austen Book Club, by Karen Joy Fowler

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Thistle

The last time I picked up a modern fiction book, I assumed I’d like it, and was disappointed. This time, with The Jane Austen Book Club, I assumed I wouldn’t like it, and ended up loving it. Go figure. I … Continue reading →

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Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Thistle

I must say, this book was a very welcome change from Don Quixote. So welcome, that it only took two days to read. Of course, I admit it’s shorter – under 200 pages – but it’s also extremely captivating. The … Continue reading →

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Don Quixote (book 1), by Miguel Cervantes

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. Hem. Well, I’ll make this brief. I didn’t like this book at all. This is supposed to be such a great book, the model for modern times, or whatever such nonsense. To me, it felt like the 1600s version … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Book of Names, by Jill Gregory and Karen Tintori

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Thistle

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Protected: Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Thistle

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The Bookseller of Kabul, by Asne Seierstad

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Thistle

In her introduction, Seierstad states that she met Sultan Khan (the bookseller, whose name has been changed for anonymity) in Kabul, Afghanistan, after spending six months tagging along as a journalist with the military offensive in the country. She was … Continue reading →

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My Antonia, by Willa Cather

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. I got an unusual lesson in “Never judge a book by its cover” while reading My Antonia. My book cover tells me that Antonia Shimerda elopes with a railway conductor after her father’s tragic death, and later comes back … Continue reading →

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The Eye, by Vladimir Nabokov

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. The Eye is Vladimir Nabokov’s fourth novel (more of a novella, really). It is told from the point of view of a tutor, who, towards the beginning of the book, is beaten up and humiliated in front of his … Continue reading →

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The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Thistle

I really thought I wouldn’t like this book. I was very hesitant to begin it, thinking it would just bog me down like so many others I’ve read this year. As it turns out, this is one of the best … Continue reading →

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