by Site Owner | Jan 25, 2012 | The Reader's Perspective
The Art of Reading Darcie Riedner As editor of a short story anthology, author Margaret Atwood faced the nearly inconceivable task of choosing a mere twenty short stories from the two thousand eligible for inclusion. Feeling the need to explaining her selection...
by Site Owner | Dec 26, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
By Joseph Arellano In my opinion, this was a good to very good year; not as good as 2010 in terms of its offerings, and hopefully not as good as what’s to come. Let’s look here at some of the highlights and lowlights. The Rise (and Fall?) of the e-reader The e-book...
by Site Owner | Nov 14, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
by Katie Flanagan The other day I came across a relic from my childhood: a picture book version of the Disney movie Cinderella. This was my favorite movie as a preschooler, and I had several picture books retelling it. Since I was a book lover from the day I was born,...
by Site Owner | Oct 22, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
The Connundrum of Context by Joseph Arellano Here’s a question that I struggle with as a book reviewer, “Is it appropriate to make reference to other books when I review a new one?” For the reasons I’ll explain here, my answer tends to be situational. Let’s say that...
by Site Owner | Sep 30, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
Ken Kesey as Pilgrimage By Ryder W. Miller Interested in gaining a better understanding of the 1960s, having hit bottom in San Francisco because of false impressions, I could not think of a better writer than Ken Kesey, except maybe Hunter S. Thompson or Tom Wolfe, to...
by Site Owner | Sep 1, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
Worst Pet Peeves By Jamais Jochim There are many things that I look for in a book, and I’m generally flexible. However, there are a few things that drive me crazy as a reviewer. My personal five worst peeves are pretty specific: Mary Sues: I want to see the main...
