Book Reviews
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They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – Horace McCoy
For a moment, I saw Gloria again, sitting on that bench on the pier. Continue reading
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The Driver’s Seat – Muriel Spark
She pushes the swing door and goes with it, not looking back. Continue reading
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Wide Sargasso Sea – Jean Rhys
Let’s make the most and best and worst of what we have. Continue reading
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Beasts of England – Adam Biles
“Will you be voting?” he heard a lamb ask a young hen. “Why bother?” the hen said. “Whoever you Chooz, you get a pig.” Continue reading
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American Icon – Bryce G. Hoffman
The sudden change of heart made it clear to Mulally that his competitors were desperate for aid of any kind. If he had any doubts that GM and Chrysler were in real trouble, they were gone now. Continue reading
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Darryl – Jackie Ess
At any given moment in our life, part of ourselves is submerged and part is not. It’s easy to reach for whatever seems deepest, but when we grasp it we find we’ve only turned over, like a boat capsizing again and again. Continue reading
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Here Be Leviathans – Chris Flynn
A reminder that we are only passing through and that everything is part of something larger. Continue reading
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Pig Tales – Marie Darrieussecq
“A craving for life sent shivers through me, engulfed me; it was like wild boars galloping in my brain, lightning streaking through my sinews, something that came from the depths of the wind, from the most ancient of bloodlines.” Continue reading
