Category Archives: Literature

The school bookstore just went out of business so Chrissy and I picked up a few books on sale. One was a collection of short stories by Tolstoy (think War and Peace). The first story, Family Happiness, was about a … Continue reading →

So, the other day I am talking to a friend about how frustrating it is that I can’t get my hands on the books I want to read.  I’m like, “they should make it as easy to get a book … Continue reading →

So I started reading Dune two weeks ago.  I had to stop… almost immediately.  If there are 5 things I hate about literature this book does them all.  I hate that the main character is supposed to have super intuitive … Continue reading →

If there is anything I hate in literature more than poor writing it is lengthy description. Its not that I’m some action whore and cannot wait for things to get moving, it is more that I have a difficult time … Continue reading →

I am reading again. (For those friends making suggestions I haven’t forgotten you, I just haven’t been to a library lately.) I have a few books left in my house I still need to read and one of them is … Continue reading →

I read this book on the plane coming home from visiting my family in Michigan. It was the first time that I had read it, although I am told I tried once before and I am sure that I should … Continue reading →

The Christmas Carol by Dickens was a surprise in many ways. First off, I was surprised it was a book. I knew that Dickens wrote the Christmas Carol, but after so many movies have been done by anyone from the … Continue reading →

I had no idea when I started reading “Art of Rhetoric” that I would receive a full education in ethics as well. It seems that Aristotle has a hard time talking about any subject without first saying everything he knows … Continue reading →

Over the weekend I finished Crime and Punishment. This book, when compared to something like Eragon, reveals what I feel to be the major difference between literature and popular fiction. It is not that literature is old, where popular fiction … Continue reading →