The Lord of the Rings has been used as a template in so many fantasy stories; a young, naïve character must take a trek across many lands, encountering a slew of cultures and creatures along the way. Most of the names can’t be pronounced and the bad guys are usually called Orc. The reason The [...]
Criticism does not inquire whether a work is true to life, but tacitly or explicitly compares it with models, and tests it by them. If literary art traveled by any such road as criticism would have it go, it would travel in a vicious circle, and would arrive only at the point of departure. Literature [...]
The New Year hasn’t brought much good news.
According to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc, the labor market faces persistent weakness in 2009, with more than 1 million job cuts expected due to weak spending among consumers and businesses. Despite a massive economic stimulus package, many don’t expect economic expansion until 2013.
But it’s not [...]
The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that can not read them. - Mark Twain
The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts. [...]
The Hollow is the second book of the Sign of Seven Trilogy by Nora Roberts, featuring childhood friends, Caleb, Fox and Gage. As children, the boys unwittingly released a demon when they performed a blood ceremony to seal their friendship. They are forever linked to the evil that terrorizes their small home town, Hawkins Hollow, [...]
Rage is the 12th novel by Jonathan Kellerman featuring psychologist Alex Delaware and police detective Milo Sturgis. As usual, Kellerman offers a mix of psychological insights and police procedure to create a suspenseful story.
Eight years ago, two teenagers, Troy Turner and Rand Duchay, abducted and murdered two year old Kristal Malley. The [...]
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