Just a reminder to get your butts over to The Estella Society to link up to your Red Dragon/American Psycho posts! The Mr. Linky is up, and if you want to weigh in on who the most horrific psycho is … Continue reading
American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis 1991 416 pages ******************** Ever heard of transgressive fiction? Me, neither. According to wikipedia (hey, it’s convenient), transgressive fiction “focuses on characters who feel confined by the norms and expectations of society and who break … Continue reading
It’s hard to be objective about this one, because it’s my mortal enemy for the month. Because of Dueling Monsters, I’ve sorta brainwashed myself into talking smack about it. But I’ll try my bestest to tell you what I really thought (as … Continue reading
Today is the start of Banned Books Week. A few weeks ago I was wondering what I could read to commerorate the occasion, because… But then I realized I already was reading a banned book. And you can, too! If … Continue reading
Are you still waffling on whether or not to participate in Dueling Monsters? If so, have I got a deal for you! If you live in the US (sorry all you international charlies) and you want to play our who’s … Continue reading
It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here!! Okay, it’s not here here…it’s there. But still! Dueling Monsters is back! That’s right, people, it’s almost October…that time of year when we read to get our pants scared off of us. And … Continue reading
For those of you who are participating in Carl’s most excellent R.I.P. Challenge (which reminds me, I really need to get my shit together and sign up for that. Along with the Stephen King Project.), I’d just like to say … Continue reading
It’s Halloween! That means it’s time for… I bet you thought I was going to say candy. Hah! It’s the end of the month, so it’s time to gather up everyone’s thoughts on our monsters. To refresh everyone’s memories, this … Continue reading
Today you get two (2!) reviews for the low, low price of one. Because honestly? I don’t have much to say about them. Can we just return to last year when I actually loved the book I chose? The Call … Continue reading
Are you reading The Call of Cthulhu for Dueling Monsters? If so, don’t forget to leave a link to your review/thoughts in the comments. You have until October 30th…I’ll be posting links to everyone’s posts in the wrap-up post on … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
