Despite only having two published books, Donald Ray Pollock is one of my favorite authors. For over a year (about two seconds after I heard he was publishing one), I’ve been looking forward to the release of his new novel, The Heavenly Table (with thanks to Doubleday Books for my copy). I was not disappointed,Continue reading “The Heavenly Table by Donald Ray Pollock”
Author Archives: Rory
Literary Mixtape | Revival
As an alternative for a review, synopsis, or anything of the like, I decided to create a soundtrack for the book. Please note that quite a bit of this is intended to be playful and irreverent. I’m rarely serious and this post is no exception. Except this is a serious book with serious themes. It’sContinue reading “Literary Mixtape | Revival”
Ten Things I Hate About You
Or ten things you’ll love about me? Whichever. As bookish as the site tends to be, sometimes it’s more fun to find out more about the person behind the blog…? Is that true? It’s true for me. I love reading about others, but I’m generally somewhat hesitant to share about myself. Weird how that works.Continue reading “Ten Things I Hate About You”
May I Introduce You to the Following?
It may seem easy for an author to amass 2000+ ratings on Goodreads. After all, look at how many these books have (I chose a handful of my favorites): The Stand (412886), Jane Eyre (1,164,015!), Empire Falls (86,492), Deliverance (42,487), even The Girls – which was just released on June 14th – has 5,967. TheContinue reading “May I Introduce You to the Following?”
The Girls by Emma Cline
Being a girl is a tricky business, being a teenage girl even more so. If you got mad, you were crazy, and if you didn’t react, you were a bitch. The only thing you could do was smile from the corner they’d backed you into. Implicate yourself in the joke even if the joke wasContinue reading “The Girls by Emma Cline”
And then I thought “What’s one more?”
And that phrase is how I wound up expecting my third baby. That may not be exactly how it went, but you get the idea. My two sons are my favorite people in the world and the idea of another little person is very appealing. So, to answer all the burning questions that I knowContinue reading “And then I thought “What’s one more?””
Marrow Island by Alexis M. Smith
Twenty years ago, Lucie was a young girl living on an isolated island in the Puget Sound. Twenty years ago, an earthquake devastated that region, sending tidal waves that ranged all the way from the coast of Alaska to the coast of California. Now an unemployed journalist, she returns to her childhood home after receivingContinue reading “Marrow Island by Alexis M. Smith”
The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth J. Church
Meridian Wallace is a brilliant student studying to be an ornithologist when she meets a physics professor and falls in love. Early in their relationship, he moves to the remote southwest to work on a top secret project. Putting her dreams on hold, she follows him and takes on the traditional role of wife, notContinue reading “The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth J. Church”
Childhood Idols
I will take a minute to be thankful that we are not judged on our childhood idols. Right? Right. If we were, I’d clearly be blond, meddlesome, and prone to trouble – but also, I’d be absolutely darling. I don’t know that I’d necessarily want to revisit any of these characters. Some of them IContinue reading “Childhood Idols”
West Texas // Marfa, Big Bend, and Davis Mountains (with Southern New Mexico)
I stole the idea of a holiday show off post from Kate over at BooksAreMyFavouriteAndBest. I find it interesting to learn what fellow readers do in their off time (though I wish I’d taken more scenic photos in addition to family photos). We recently took a trip to West Texas and while I debated aboutContinue reading “West Texas // Marfa, Big Bend, and Davis Mountains (with Southern New Mexico)”
flannel and folklore 