The Tiring of Popcultureboy
It occurred to me while I was reading this book that I have been trying (and failing) to read the whole Booker Prize long list for a really long time now. The first time I attempted it was back in 2004, and I think the reason I have never succeeded in reading the full Booker’s Dozen of 13 books is … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:5 ·
Genres: Fiction ·
Tags: #CBR6, Booker prize, Eve Harris, Fiction, The Marrying of Chani Kaufman ·
KayKay #CRB6 Review #05 Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
I can not say how much praise I have heard about this book, and how many times I’ve picked up the sample and not finished it. Finally, and with determination, I set out to at least finish the sample. This time I finished the sample and the entire book, and I’m glad I did. The beginning is … [Read more]
“Star Trek: The Motion Picture”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #15
by Gene Roddenberry My self-imposed challenge for Cannonball Read VI is to read all the Star Trek original novels from the first one ever published (in 1970) to the most current. Realizing this is likely to take years (and several Cannonball Reads!), I set up some parameters for myself: only … [Read more]
Wait until she sees my rich golden shaft
I recently saw Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, with Mark Rylance, on Broadway, in an all-male performance. It was sublime. We are seeing it again next week, so I read the play in preparation. I haven't read the play – perhaps any Shakespeare – for at least 15 years. It turns out reading Shakespeare is … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:5 ·
Genres: Fiction ·
Tags: Bawdy, comedy, Play, Shakespeare, theater, Twelfth Night ·
Chunk 2 of 4
#14: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: 2 stars. #15: This Book Is Not Good for You by Pseudonymous Bosch: 1 star. #16: The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey: 2 stars. #17: My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse: 3 stars. #18: This Isn't What It Looks Like: 3 … [Read more]