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"That Fond Impossibility"
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Grant me the ability to walk away from a book, but not yet. Published under a Creative Commons License.
#186613 in All , #404 in Literature

Ruby Red

Just done reading Ruby Red By Kerstin Gier. LOVED it. All kinds of kudos to the translator, Anthea Bell, who seems to have quite the knack for a witty turn of phrase and lighthearted fun. The books i...

19 aug 11

On Minor Issues in Historical Romance: The Lord and the Underwear

1. The Wall Street Journal has an article (and video) about historically accurate underwear: How to Undress a Victorian Lady. 2. I have decided that a few things will always put me off a book. Foremo...

13 aug 11

My thoughts on A Song of Ice and Fire

I’m done reading A Dance with Dragons. Heck, I’m even done thinking about it. So now I have theories, ideas and spoilers. That’s right <——-S P O I L E R S—̵...

01 aug 11

I’m back! So’s Westeros!

So sorry I was away. I was on vacation. It was excellent. But now I’m back. And my pre-ordered A Dance with Dragons is not here yet. This makes me really really mad. 1. I know nothing much will...

16 jul 11

Pottermore

So now we know that we’ll find out what it is in OCTOBER. All we know is that it may be free, and it will provide a new reading experience. Eh? I suppose I’m just looking forward to her r...

23 jun 11

“High Fantasy”: Venting my spleen at wordiness. Because I can.

I started reading A Game of Thrones just a months before HBO revealed it would make the books into a series. This was a case of terrible timing. Nothing destroys your coolness cred like people thinki...

23 jun 11

Waiting as interaction

I’ve been forced to think a lot about waiting as a part of the reading experience. My thoughts are rather fragmented for now. But it all began with my last post about Harry Potter. Since then, ...

20 jun 11

Pottermore/ age/ and the years fly by

Is it not fruitless to write about J. K. Rowling’s new project, Pottermore? Yes, yes it is. The owls are gathering, the last film is coming out, the hooplah surrounding this series for the last...

18 jun 11

Rosy Thornton and writing for women, by women

You know how much I liked More Than Love Letters by Rosy Thornton? Well, I did. And you should read it. And now, here she is, in an interview, admitting how hard it is to be an academic who writes fo...

18 jun 11

HTML

Urgh! My last post went on without the links. Foolishly, I didn’t edit after I posted. I expected this handy HTML gadget to work perfectly. So I guess you (reader) had no idea what I was talkin...

12 jun 11

It’s been a while

Readers (I doubt I have any, but I keep hoping), It’s been a while. Let me tell you what I’ve been reading and you’ll know why. “Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy”...

07 jun 11

Why am I here?

Reader, I don’t know what to say any more. Do you know how long it’s been since I read a romance novel? I don’t know either. Yes, it’s been that long. I’m just not inter...

10 jan 11

And the other shoe falls

Yes, I promised to be back, and then it never happened. The thing is that I’m really struggling. Really really struggling. I’ve decided to pare my reading list down to one thing. (Other t...

05 nov 10

Look at me! I’m alive

Readers, I am Lazarus come from the dead. I return with bits of news: 1. Gary Shteyngart (author of Absurdistan and Russian Debutante’s Handbook) has a new book out. It is called Super Sad True...

12 oct 10

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

I’m away keeping my contact with computers to a minimum this month. But I am here to tell you that I just finished the last book in Stieg Larsson’s trilogy and I’m going to say it w...

21 sep 10

The Mockingjay, part 349: The End (aka Last Thoughts)

With every book, there are things you love and those you hate. Here’s what I loved and hated about the final book of The Hunger Games Trilogy, The Mockingjay. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS (Also, Wilfre...

26 aug 10

Looking back at the Mockingjay: Peeta

I’m about to give away a few spoilers. If you’d rather not read them, do NOT continue reading. It’s a little too early for me to come up with any coherent, intelligent commentary on...

25 aug 10

Just done reading The Mockingjay, and I may have cried a little.

Wow. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: The Hunger Games

24 aug 10

More on The Mockingjay

No seriously people, WHY AREN’T YOU RE-READING THE HUNGER GAMES? And in case you have already read The Hunger Games and its sequel Catching Fire, let’s gear up for The Mockingjay with som...

23 aug 10

Almost time.

One of my first entries on this blog was about the upcoming release of The Mockingjay. Well, it’s almost TIME! Only Three days left. THREE. I’m biting my nails away. Does anyone have any ...

22 aug 10

The Girl…

I just started reading the Girl With Who Played With Fire, the second book in Stieg Larsson’s trilogy. So far, I’m about 30-odd pages in and it’s UNPUTDOWNABLE! Anyone else? Filed u...

19 aug 10

Things have happened

It’s been a long time. I will end with a short review of The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. 1. I’ve lost the desire to write. 2. I have only read two books. One was rubbish. The ot...

16 aug 10

Enter the Sexy Beast

Oh Readers, It is a sad day indeed. This week, I have to get rid of a HUUUUGE chunk of my romance novel collection. It’s all going to ebay. But if any of you want a random Regency Romance and y...

26 jul 10

Awards

Readers, I have won TWO awards. Fly High has graciously presented me with the Sunshine and the Versatile Blogger awards. I’m not quite sure what either of them actually stand for. I do know tha...

22 jul 10

The Next Book to Take Over Your Life

House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski (a Guest Review) One of the coolest runners in the whole wide world, DJ (from The Running Log) agreed to post a review of what I think is her favourite book, T...

18 jul 10

I take it allllll back

Readers! 1. The world is topsy turvy! Today–for the first time ever–I spotted someone reading a romance novel in the public bus! Now everything I said in this post is moot. The book was M...

15 jul 10

Bloglovin’

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13 jul 10

In which I think too much

Since the Mate is gone and I believe it is my duty to write him long, loving letters. And I have tried. I promise, I have. But so far, all I’ve achieved is a very zen like state in which I sit ...

10 jul 10

Abstinence and other animals

1) First, I’d like to thank the Russian for making my day. So now I’m going to pay it forward. Readers, here’s the best headline in the world: No, not the Russian agents, look at th...

10 jul 10

Re-read it, darlings. RE-READ IT

Here’s the thing: I like to hit “Publish” before I get a chance to look over my post. And then, afterwards, I edit and re-edit for hours. I’m sure you’ve noticed. Thing ...

09 jul 10

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