Too soon? Well, yeah, but then it’s never the wrong time to talk about books So – what are you reading this Christmas? And do you know other people who…Continue readingSpeaking of Christmas….
I have read thousands of novels, but only a bare handful I can call perfect — books I love with a pure and undying passion, to which I return, over…Continue readingAnatomy of a perfect book
I was there. Oh yes, I was there. I was one of the original “virgins” who walked into a movie theatre in 1977 – in my case, between to life-size…Continue readingThe Last Jedi and Me
Photo by Michael Lomza at Ubsplash: Marianne’s Palace, Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, Poland There was a question posted in LiveJournal a few years back: You find yourself in front of seven identical…Continue readingWhich door would you pick?
My grandfather’s well-loved book that he read nearly every day You trip over many listicles and other interesting things on the web while browsing – like the strictures at Mental…Continue readingThe secret lives of books
Because they’re in love. Because in their best judgment making a certain choice seems to be the right thing to do and they only find out otherwise much later that…Continue readingWhy do protagonists do stupid things?
Protagonists are all very well. You pick a central character, you get into their head, you understand his or her point of view. That protagonist is by very definition the…Continue readingWhy are villains so much fun?
“Dune” did it to incredible effect. Asimov’s Foundation series did it beautifully. There are other books where this was used to enhance and deepen the worldbuilding. I am talking about…Continue readingWhy epigraphs?