It's a classic, and I just picked it up in the bargain bin - always meant to read it.It's a classic, and I just picked it up in the bargain bin - always meant to read it....more
Just couldn't get into it and didn't like it much. My old hairdresser in L.A. LOOOOOVVVVEEED this book and talked about it constantly to me, the captiJust couldn't get into it and didn't like it much. My old hairdresser in L.A. LOOOOOVVVVEEED this book and talked about it constantly to me, the captive audience, every time I came in. Overhyped and oversaturated. That could've colored my opinion....maybe....just a little bit....more
Wow - interesting themes of self, identity, gender, genetic manipulation - told through the eyes of the narrator, a hermaphrodite, who spent the firstWow - interesting themes of self, identity, gender, genetic manipulation - told through the eyes of the narrator, a hermaphrodite, who spent the first part of life as a girl, but eventually chose to live life as a man. Compelling....more
One gray suburban London morning in 1923, Woolf awakens from a dream that will soon lead to Mrs. Dalloway. In the present, oRead Mrs. Dalloway first.
One gray suburban London morning in 1923, Woolf awakens from a dream that will soon lead to Mrs. Dalloway. In the present, on a beautiful June day in Greenwich Village, 52-year-old Clarissa Vaughan is planning a party for her oldest love, a poet dying of AIDS. And in Los Angeles in 1949, Laura Brown, pregnant and unsettled, does her best to prepare for her husband's birthday, but can't seem to stop reading Woolf. These women's lives are linked both by the 1925 novel and by the few precious moments of possibility each keeps returning to. (from editorial reviews)...more
Beautiful, compelling, lyrical. Themes of love, loss, memory.
A novel about ex-slaves haunted by violent memories. Before the war, Sethe, pregnant, senBeautiful, compelling, lyrical. Themes of love, loss, memory.
A novel about ex-slaves haunted by violent memories. Before the war, Sethe, pregnant, sent her children away to their grandmother in Ohio, whose freedom had been paid for by their father. Sethe runs too, but when her "owners" come to recapture her, she attempts to murder the children to keep them from captivity - she succeeds with one - Beloved. This murder will haunt Sethe for the rest of her life and affect everyone around her....more
I think this is one of Hemingway's most accessible novels. Morality, humanity, man vs. nature.I think this is one of Hemingway's most accessible novels. Morality, humanity, man vs. nature....more
This book has a permanent place on my nightstand. I've read it many times since I was a kid, and it seems new every time I pick it up. It works on manThis book has a permanent place on my nightstand. I've read it many times since I was a kid, and it seems new every time I pick it up. It works on many different levels - as a coming-of-age tale, a "ghost" story, an examination of friendship, racism and justice. It makes you question your beliefs and perceptions and shows you where to find true heroes.
The story centers around the Finch family who live in a small Alabama town during the Depression. It is told from the viewpoint of Scout, the youngest child in the family, who must deal with growing up, making friends, and learning about her father as he represents a young black man accused of raping a white woman. A truly amazing, poignant and important novel. The movie starring Gregory Peck is also outstanding. ...more
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