Why I Still Read on Paper
I read online every day and love audiobooks, but I still keep coming back to paper books. Here’s why the printed page offers something digital reading can’t quite replace.
Reviews and Writing
Philip Marlowe: The Strange Hope of the Hard-Boiled Detective
I met Philip Marlowe, private eye, some weeks ago when I went to the library and determined that I was going to find a book to read that was perhaps a guilty pleasure, that I would see sitting on the shelf and would pick it up and, clutching it close, sigh and plan my escape.
Literary Movie Review: Odyssey, 2026
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey sent me back to Homer—and to the strange women, monsters, temptations, and homecomings that have kept this story alive for thousands of years.
Book Review: The Last Love Song
Book Review The Last Love Song by Tracy Daugherty Book Review: We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live by Joan Didion This is a book review for the intellectuals who read this blog, such as Sue, my travelling partner on the Japan Trip. My description of this pair of books will be somewhat more
People who wanted to write books
I woke up from a nap on my chaise lounge during an uneventful day off which included reading parts of books by such luminaries as Joan Didion, Steven Kotler, Allissa Wilkinson. I opened my eyes and looked out the plate glass window into the garden. Then I realized, with a strange reflective focus, that my
Book Review: The Man Who Knew Too Much by G.K. Chesterton
“Believe me, you never know the best about men till you know the worst about them.” — Horne Fisher, the sleuth of The Man Who Knew Too Much These are mystery stories, eight of them, deeply immersed in the world of Edwardian England. The stories are atmospheric. They present between the lines a picture
Book Review: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
My copy of How To Stop Worrying and Start Living is quite old now. The printing date is 1984. I can’t remember who gave it to me or if I bought it myself. But when you look at the outlined pages of my copy one thing is clear. As a young woman, I went through
Book Review: Boy George’s Karma
Being Over 60 Being over 60 isn’t easy, even when you’re Boy George. Maybe I should say, especially when you are. But having finished his memoir Karma, I find that Boy George builds up your optimism for living life fully, for being true to your impulses, even the bad ones, and to sticking around to
Self Reflection Using My Bullet Journal
There are many kinds of self-reflection meanings and many self-reflection web pages on the web. There’s ones on work, life, relationships … … there’s a lot of ways you can reflect. This post will show that self-reflections don’t always go the way you hope. Below: Annotated Bibliography On the Meaning of Self Reflection The definition
Are You There God It’s Me Margaret – Review
A Reflection on the Famous “Banned Book” The book, are you there God, it’s me, Margaret, might be said to be an icon to my generation. Published in 1970, the book details the struggles of one 11 year old girl, Margaret Simon, who faces sixth grade and puberty as she moves from New York City