George Eliot is one of those authors that I know I should read because of all the critical acclaim she has received, but have difficulty with because the books themselves are so boring. Besides the very short — and interesting — Silas Marner, most of Eliot’s works are extremely long and drawn out. It took [...]
As I’ve mentioned on numerous occasions, one of my goals as a reader is to tackle every book listed on the Observer’s list of the 100 Greatest Novels of all-time. I’m about 65% of the way towards my goal, and plan to read one or two books from the list each month this year. I [...]
There’s a new No. 1 book in the country, as Jodi Picoult’s latest novel, Handle With Care, was knocked to second place after having spent three weeks at the top. The latest champ is True Detectives by Jonathan Kellerman. I’ve not read any reviews of this novel yet, but plan to get to some during [...]
I have never paid much attention to diet and nutrition, but now that I’m getting older, I’m becoming far more interested in developing a healthier lifestyle. I don’t want to incur greater risks of heart disease or similar problems by continuing to eat like a 20-year-old college student (surviving on pizza and beer), so I [...]
Agatha Christie is of course well known as a prolific writer of clever murder mysteries. Actually, she was just a prolific writer, period. She not only wrote novels, but also a bunch of short stories and even stage plays. With all those plots under her belt, it’s not surprising that she would want to break [...]
I’ve been working out a lot lately, so that means I’ve been going through audiobooks on my iPod at a record pace. A friend of mine loaned me the entire Michael Connelly collection on CD a while ago, and I’ve been plugging away at the novels in chronological order ever since. The most recent title [...]