Category Archives: Prose

Monique and the Mango Rains, by Kris Holloway

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Thistle

Kris Holloway was a Peace Corps volunteer in the West African nation of Mali in 1989-1991. Her host in the small town of Nampossela was Monique Dembele, the local midwife and health worker. This book chronicles their experiences over those … Continue reading →

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Virginia Woolf: A Biography, by Quentin Bell

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Thistle

I have long found Virginia Woolf a fascinating woman. After reading A Room of One’s Own last year, which had a brief introduction to her life, I decided I wanted to read a biography of her. This is a big … Continue reading →

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Native Son, by Richard Wright

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Thistle

Bigger Thomas is a twenty-year-old black hoodlum from South Side Chicago in the 1930s. When his petty criminal acts spill over into accidental killing, then to rape and murder, the whole city erupts into chaos in their hatred against him. … Continue reading →

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Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Thistle

I first read Catcher in the Rye in 2001 when I was 22 years old. That year, I read a book every week and 95% of them were classics (that’s what I had access to). Because I read so many … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by JK Rowling

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Thistle

It’s time for my hardback/paperback comparison of the second book in the Harry Potter series. This will be quick. Just like with the first book, there were no differences between the two versions. I kind of wonder when the differences … Continue reading →

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Jonah’s Gourd Vine, by Zora Neale Hurston

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Thistle

Every believer in Christ is considered His friend, and every sin we commit is a wound to Jesus. A few years ago, I read Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. I loved it to pieces and immediately … Continue reading →

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A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Thistle

Mr. Murry, Meg and Charles Wallace’s father and a government physicist, has been missing for years. The whole family misses him tremendously, but that doesn’t prepare them for three strangers showing up one night and whisking Meg, Charles Wallace, and … Continue reading →

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Keeping You a Secret, by Julie Anne Peters

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Thistle

Holland has never really thought about her sexuality before. She lives in an area with small-town mentality and she knows no one who’s gay – until Cece shows up at school for Holland’s last semester of her senior year. Cece … Continue reading →

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The Machine Stops, by EM Forster

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Thistle

Man, the flower of all flesh, the noblest of all creatures visible, man who had once made god in his image, and had mirrored his strength on the constellations, beautiful naked man was dying, strangled in the garments that he … Continue reading →

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Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Thistle

A couple years back, I read A Christmas Carol. It was my first encounter with Charles Dickens, and I was not impressed. In fact, I absolutely hated the book and it took me weeks to get through it. His language … Continue reading →

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