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By Michael J. Vowles Posted on December 21, 2020

Lockdown Reading Part 2 – Summer & Fall 2020

Forever… Author: Judy Blume  Published: 1975  Country: United States  Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Coming-of-Age  First Sentence: “Sybil Davison has a genius I.Q. and has been laid by at least six different … Continue reading Lockdown Reading Part 2 – Summer & Fall 2020

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Literature, Reading, Review
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on November 20, 2020

Five Guys Read Hemingway: Revisited

If you’ve been around here for a while, you might remember a post I wrote back in 2018 called Five Guys Read Hemingway: My Reading Experiment, in which I gave … Continue reading Five Guys Read Hemingway: Revisited

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Education, Literature, Reading
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on February 11, 2020June 10, 2020

What I’ve Been Reading – January 2020

History of Wolves Author: Emily Fridlund Published: 2017 Country: USA Genre: Coming of Age First Sentence: “It’s not that I never think about Paul.” Review: I both did and didn’t like … Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading – January 2020

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Literature, Reading, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on October 11, 2019June 10, 2020

3 Books Set in Houston!

In my last post I wrote about how the city of Houston, Texas has become a second home to me. Over the past year I’ve been trying to seek out as … Continue reading 3 Books Set in Houston!

Categories: Books, TravelTags: Books, Houston, Literature, Texas, Travel
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on August 3, 2019June 10, 2020

3 Controversial Novels written by 3 Fearless Women

At the start of 2019 I made a commitment to seek out as many banned books as possible and do my best to champion them. During my research, a lot … Continue reading 3 Controversial Novels written by 3 Fearless Women

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Censorship, Feminism, Literature
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on April 10, 2019June 10, 2020

What I’ve Been Reading – March 2019

Of the Farm Author: John Updike Country: United States Review: I’ve always admired Updike’s writing for its ability to render the mundane profound. Updike writes about ordinary, middle class families … Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading – March 2019

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Literature, Reading
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on February 25, 2019June 10, 2020

What I’ve Been Reading – February 2019

Three books I’ve read in the last few weeks. Let’s do this.   Memories of My Melancholy Whores Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Country: Colombia Where I Got It: Quarter Price … Continue reading What I’ve Been Reading – February 2019

Categories: Books, Travel, WritingTags: Books, Literature, Reading, Travel, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on January 30, 2019June 10, 2020

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

I’ve always been profoundly offended by the censorship of artistic expression. It’s the one thing that consistently fires me up and has the power to bring me down on even … Continue reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Censorship, Literature, Native American, Puberty, Teen Fiction
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on January 18, 2019June 10, 2020

My Favorite Titles

When I was ten years old, my schoolteacher gave a lesson on writing stories. I have this distinct memory of her asking us to think about what makes a good … Continue reading My Favorite Titles

Categories: Books, Drama, Games, Movies, Music, WritingTags: Art, Books, Film, Literature, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on December 23, 2018June 10, 2020

The Top 5 Books I Have Read This Year – 2018

As 2018 draws to a close, it’s time for my annual review posts, the first of which being a power ranking of the Top Five Books I’ve Read This Year. … Continue reading The Top 5 Books I Have Read This Year – 2018

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Literature, Reading
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on October 24, 2018June 10, 2020

The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

The next book I read from my “Summer Haul” was The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante. As I stated in my previous post, the novels I picked up in July … Continue reading The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Italy, Literature, Women, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on October 16, 2018June 10, 2020

Pages for You by Sylvia Brownrigg

Before departing for the USA this summer, I decided to head to my local Waterstones and use up a couple gift-cards I had. My purchases really did seem like a … Continue reading Pages for You by Sylvia Brownrigg

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Literature, Love

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