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Bookish: The Believers
About three-quarters of the way through Zoe Heller’s recent novel The Believers I realized that not only did I not like (or believe) any of the book’s characters, but none of them were going to be redeemed by the end either. Indeed, a bitter… Continue Reading “Bookish: The Believers”
Bookish: Nowhere Man, Aleksander Hemon
When I was in university, my intellectual confidence was so low that if I had trouble understanding the point of a particular academic passage or book I always believed it was me, not the author, at fault. Surely, I reasoned, he/she is published and… Continue Reading “Bookish: Nowhere Man, Aleksander Hemon”
A short story worth reading….
Over at the New Yorker, amongst the free fiction offerings (of which there are many) – check out the new Jonathan Franzen short story “Good Neighbors” which I believe is part of a collection coming out in the fall. A sardonic take on gentrification… Continue Reading “A short story worth reading….”
Super-cool library discovery.
On my way to a meeting, so this will be quick… but I just discovered the treasure that is http://downloads.bclibrary.ca and wanted to share. Tons of audiobooks and e-books available for free download through the BC library system website – and all you need… Continue Reading “Super-cool library discovery.”
How Amazon lead me back to the library….
I caught myself doing it again the other day: one more book added to the Amazon wishlist – my ever-growing record of books I have fancied in the last couple of years, not enough to buy them mind you, but enough to record their… Continue Reading “How Amazon lead me back to the library….”
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