Little Women by Louisa May Alcott My rating: 2 of 5 stars Apparently wisdom does not have to come with age since young me and adult me are pretty much in agreement that we didn’t and do not care much for this one. I wonder whether I would have appreciated some exposure to this story … Continue reading “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott| books are life
Emma@WordsandPeace and I are back with another buddyread—this month we’re reading Tove Jansson again, after Rushdie last month but this time, a nonfiction work, Notes from an Island which brings together her and her partner Tuulikki Pietila’s experiences living on a small island on their own—both memoir of and tribute to what was a much…| Literary Potpourri
Today I’m back with part III of Emma @WordsandPeace and my discussion of Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990). This magical-realism/fantasy novel is rich with allusions, references, satire and wordplay making every ‘morsel’ very enjoyable. Here’s our discussion of Chapters 7-9. (Find previous parts here: Chapters 1-3 and Chapters 4-6) Chapter 7:…| Literary Potpourri
I’m back today with another buddy-read post with Emma @WordsandPeace. This month, we’ve taken a break from our Tove Jansson reads to explore a different title, author Salman Rushdie’s children’s novel, Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990). As always, we will be posting our discussion in four parts, one and three here on this…| Literary Potpourri
Hello Blogging World! Jonny Howdy folks! I’m Jonny and I want a baby Valderex all my own. Is there a baby Cthulhu I can adopt? It would be sooo cute!… Read more Buddy Reads & Rants: Shadow War (Jonny Pongratz & Misty’s Book Space) →| Jonathan Pongratz
Today’s post is the first part of Emma @WordsandPeace and my buddy read of The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, covering the first six chapters. Opening thoughts MALLIKA: First published in 1972, The S…| Literary Potpourri
