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By Michael J. Vowles Posted on April 30, 2021

Lockdown Reading Part 3 – December 2020 to April 2021

Territory of Light Author: Yūko Tsushima Published: 1978-1979 (serialized in the literary magazine Gunzō) Country: Japan Genre: Literary Fiction First Sentence: “The apartment had windows on all sides.” Review: Territory … Continue reading Lockdown Reading Part 3 – December 2020 to April 2021

Categories: BooksTags: Book review, Books, Literature, Reading
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 July 5, 2020July 5, 2020

Lockdown Reading – Spring 2020

I was going to title this post “Quarantine Reads” because I thought it sounded more evocative, but then I realized that might give the impression that it was a list … Continue reading Lockdown Reading – Spring 2020

Categories: Books, UncategorizedTags: Book review, Books, Comics, Coronavirus, Geography, Reading
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on May 15, 2020June 10, 2020

Big Little Lies

Despite what my recent posts may have you believe, my life during lockdown has been about more than ripping and tearing my way through all the evil Hell can conjure. … Continue reading Big Little Lies

Categories: Books, TVTags: Big Little Lies, Books, Liane Moriarty, Reading, TV, Writing
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 January 10, 2020January 5, 2021

My Year in Review: 2019

Woof. 2019 has been a surreal year in many ways, and as such I’m not sure how to catalogue it. When I think about 2019 my first thought goes towards … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2019

Categories: Personal, Writing, Years in ReviewTags: Life, Motivation, Personal, Productivity, Reading, Writing
By Michael J. Vowles Posted on October 4, 2019June 10, 2020

Banned Books Week 2k19 – Sadeq Hedayat

Last week (September 22-28) was Banned Books Week, and given that I’ve committed this year to reading more books challenged by brain-dead morons, I feel like I can’t not do … Continue reading Banned Books Week 2k19 – Sadeq Hedayat

Categories: Books, WritingTags: Books, Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Reading
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 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 July 20, 2018June 10, 2020

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Between my job, my novel, my travels, and this here blog, it’s been a chaotic and frustrating year for my reading. As I have stated in some of my recent … Continue reading No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Categories: BooksTags: Books, Cormac McCarthy, Literature, Reading

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