I like unreliable narrators, but by the end of this book I actually hated both the main characters. While the plot is tight, there are huge holes generated by the secondary characters, holes that are never filled or explained. The writing is actually interesting and Flynn has created strong characters on the page, but I […]
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Goodreads Reading Challenge
Out of My Mind by Alan Arkin
The Lathe of Heaven
Walk Quietly
The audio version of Walk Quietly is coming soon! I recently approved the audio files and over the past few days have signed the distribution contract and created the audio cover (to the left). It’s different from the book cover–something I haven’t done before–but this feels appealing to me and the words don’t get lost […]
A Place Called Freedom
Just finished Ken Follett’s novel, A Place Called Freedom. I’m a mixed fan of Follett. He creates these amazing, sweeping historic tales that cover a lot of ground. And, yet, there’s so little emotion on the page. It’s difficult to become emotionally invested in his characters (and even for long periods to tell them apart.) […]
The Brothers Karamazov
I’ve once again tried to read The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. The writing is simply amazing, but I just can’t get past Part II. All of the religion preaching that happens is untenable to me. I recoil and cringe. I’ve tried several times to plow through this, thinking and hoping that beyond Part II there will […]
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
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I facilitate a grant funded class at the Gibson Library in Henderson, NV, called Fiction Writing through Prompts. They added the word “Writing.” We spend a bit of time learning about a literary device–today’s device was diacope–and then we spend 20 minutes writing to a prompt from Kitely’s excellent book, The 3 AM Epiphany. Today’s […]