Now this combination might sound strange. But don’t knock it until you give it a chance. Greater things have come from weirder combinations. Let’s start off with the singer of the punk band Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong. He finds an old vinyl by the Everly Brothers of them covering traditional folk and countries song […]
Well, the next three novels just got darker and darker. I guess it’s fitting being right before Halloween and everything. Anyways, here’s three more of the 100 greatest novels. The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene Set on the West Coast of Africa, this was a great look at England’s colonies in Africa during […]
Well, we keep trucking along. Getting closer to the halfway mark. The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder This book is really small. My copy was 117 pages. With that in mind, you wouldn’t think Wilder could put in so much emotion in to so few pages. In the 1700s, an old Incan […]
Next month has a good bunch of records that I’m very excited about. So. I wanted to tell you about them. So. Let’s go. October 1: B-Room – Dr. Dog Dr. Dog is one of those bands that have a relentless schedule of new music released. I love every record and always look forward to […]
There’s no time. Let’s get right to it. Three more of the 100 greatest novels: A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh Having never heard of this author and not being familiar with the story, I didn’t know what to expect. The novel started out very similar to numerous novels on this list: wealthy British […]
Sorry guys. With the combination of a busy personal life and a boring book, this post is long overdue. Lets get to it anyways. The Golden Bowl by Henry James Yes, another Henry James novel. I was just upset as you are. I truly don’t understand why three of his novels made it this high […]
If you didn’t know, my fiancée and I are getting married in a little over a week (August 5th)!! We’re having a “destination wedding” at Thornbury Castle in England: When I tell people about our wedding, they always have a lot of questions. So I decided to write this blog to explain how we got […]
I’ve had this next novel read for a while but have been too busy to write the blog. I’m currently struggling through another damn Henry James novel so who knows when the next one will be up. I have a few other things planned but for now, here’s the next 100 greatest novel: Animal Farm […]
Don’t have much of an introduction. I’ve been enjoying Houston, reading, and watching through Breaking Bad. Getting closer and getting ready for my wedding in August. But this isn’t a post about me so let’s get to it. The Studs Lonigan Trilogy by James T. Farrell Consisting of Young Lonigan, The Young Manhood of Studs […]
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald Being a fan of Fitzgerald, I was excited about reading this novel for the first time. Tender is the Night was his fourth and final novel, published in 1934. The story arch of the novel follows his life during the writing. When he first started the novel, before […]
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