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
The time has come for… It’s said that H.P. Lovecraft found inspiration in his nightmares. Holy moly! Those had to have been quite the nightmares! Can you imagine waking up to the memory of a giant, tentacled, slobbery green EVIL? … Continue reading
En garde! That’s right, y’all…it’s almost time for the third annual Dueling Monsters readalong! If you recall, last year we had a fierce battle between Dorian Gray and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The year before that, it was Frankenstein … Continue reading
Can you believe it’s the end of October?? I can’t. But the end of the month means that our second annual Dueling Monsters is drawing to a close. This year we pitted The Picture of Dorian Gray against Dr. Jekyll … Continue reading
The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wildefirst published in 1891213 pagesI read the Penguin Classics version, even though I think the cover doesn’t do Dorian justice. Despite a certain denseness to Wilde’s writing, I loved this story. I’ve said it before, … Continue reading
Here we are halfway through October, which means we’re halfway through Dueling Monsters! It’s time to check in with our readers. First up…me. I’ve read both books, although I’ve only posted my review of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I … Continue reading
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson First published in 1886 97 pages My copy published by Vintage Classics I feel like a traitor to my man Dorian. Not because I think this is the better … Continue reading
Today is the official start date for Dueling Monsters, Round 2. Here at Fizzy Thoughts I’ll be hosting a read-along of The Picture of Dorian Gray (you can still sign up here). It’ll be a month-long extravaganza, complete with introductory … 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
