I think I’m going to have to conclude that this was a good book, just not the right book for me. The premise is fabulous: most scholars have assumed that William Shakespeare had a terrible relationship with his wife and they completely discount her as an influence on his work. Germaine Greer promises to re-examine [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 20, 2009
Churched, by Matthew Paul Turner
I discovered the existence of Matthew Paul Turner via a link to his blog, Jesus Needs New PR, on someone else’s blog, and immediately knew that churched was a book I had to read. This is a fast-paced, funny, bittersweet look at growing up fundamentalist, and from the moment I picked it up I couldn’t put [...]
February 20, 2009
Figures in Silk, by Vanora Bennett
This was an absolutely captivating historical novel, set in the Wars of the Roses era but featuring behind-the-scenes middle class characters rather than the royalty and nobility whose stories are so familiar from that era (although they do make a appearances as well).
The main character in Figures in Silk is Isabel Shore, sister of Edward [...]
February 10, 2009
Incident at Badamya, by Dorothy Gilman
I love serendipitous books, as I’ve mentioned before — those unexpected discoveries you’d never pick up unless you saw them on a library display or heard someone recommend them. Or were in an online book club where people suggest books they’ve liked, as was the case with Incident at Badamya. I wouldn’t have come across [...]