Matilda book review
This classic for children by Roald Dahl is just as delightful for adults. Whimsical, hilarious, and brilliant.
Quote: The first reading
“We do not enjoy a story fully at the first reading.” So says C.S. Lewis in his essay “On Stories”. What about you? Are you a re-reader?
Curve in the Road
Life has a way of sending you curves in the road from time to time. And sometimes they’r on roads you deliberately head down, knowing full well the curves are ahead. As I set off down Route 2017, I find myself on the latter. So strap your seat belts on and lets take a look at what’s ahead on the map for the coming year.
Merry Christmas
What does Christmas have to do with fantasy and science fiction. And why should writers and reader, above all, be celebrating it?
Looking Back: Year Four in the Books
Time for a little end of the year reflection. In many ways it was a trying year, a year of struggle, setbacks, and toil. But some wonderful things happened in the midst of it all. Join me for a little jaunt back through the chronotrace as I look back at the year that was 2016.
Quote: Classic Books
I love classics. Classic music, classic paintings, and of course, classic books. That said, I’ve not read nearly as many of the classic books as I would like. Of those I have gotten the chance to read, Brothers Karamazov, The Count of Monte Cristo, Little Women, A Tale of Two Cities, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The …
Monster in the Hollows review
Monster in the Hollows, book three of Andrew Peterson’s Wingfeather Saga, opens with the end of the journey at sea which began at the end of the last book, North or Be Eaten! The royal Wingfeather family is returning home to the Isle of Anniera. But when that way is shut to them, they sail to the nearby …
Quote: book stores and rainy days
Cinnamon ice cream and pumpkin pie, baseball and summer, Batman and Robin. There are certain combinations that just bring out the best in each other, where the sum is so much greater than the parts. And reading and rainy days are one of those. However, this little quote I found shows that there can be …
