So, 8 months since my last posts neglected blog. Anyway:
I'm participating the RIP Challenge over at Stainless Steel Droppings and will post reviews here, linking to Carl.
My books are:
The Fall by Guillermo del Torol, the second of The Strain series. Also watching the TV series. May need to read the first book again.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. It's been awhile but it remains my go-to book when I need a genuinely frightening ghost story. I don't think this book has ever been topped for good old fashioned scares.
Zone One by Colson Whitehead. A Good, literate post-apocalyptic story.
Also: Watching The Strain and anticipating the return of The Walking Dead Season Five in October!
This is a fun challenge and I'm looking forward to reading the books, and getting scared silly watching the TV shows. I might throw in Rosemary's Baby in honor of the new TV series. I haven't seen it, but the description doesn't do anything for me. The original movie is a classic: how can you possibly improve on it? A new improved Ruth Gordon? No, sorry.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
2014 Book Challenge: Margot by Jillian Cantor
Margot by Jillian Cantor
Riverhead, 2013
338 pages
What if Margot Frank, Anne Frank's older sister, had survived the camps?
Examining the post-Holocaust Jewish experience, set in about the same year as Between Friends by Amos Oz, by imagining the life of Margot Frank if she had survived Bergen-Belsen. Margo Frank has recreated her life as Margie Franklin, working as a legal secretary in Philadelphia.
Riverhead, 2013
338 pages
What if Margot Frank, Anne Frank's older sister, had survived the camps?
Examining the post-Holocaust Jewish experience, set in about the same year as Between Friends by Amos Oz, by imagining the life of Margot Frank if she had survived Bergen-Belsen. Margo Frank has recreated her life as Margie Franklin, working as a legal secretary in Philadelphia.
2014 Book Challenge: Between Friends by Amos Oz
Between Friends by Amos Oz
Houghton-Mifflin, 2013
212 p.
A collection of eight inter-related stories about kibbutz life in the late 1950s - and more. The lives of the characters reflect the flaws and inevitable failings of the kibbutz. So beautifully written. I am in awe of writers who can convey so much with such an economy of words. It makes me want to read more by Amos Oz but I am intimidated by his intellect. But, I will try. Also makes me want to learn more about the kibbutz movement and how it evolved and changed.
I stayed at Kibbutz Lavi in Northern Israel a year ago. Quite an elegant place, very beautiful.
Houghton-Mifflin, 2013
212 p.
A collection of eight inter-related stories about kibbutz life in the late 1950s - and more. The lives of the characters reflect the flaws and inevitable failings of the kibbutz. So beautifully written. I am in awe of writers who can convey so much with such an economy of words. It makes me want to read more by Amos Oz but I am intimidated by his intellect. But, I will try. Also makes me want to learn more about the kibbutz movement and how it evolved and changed.
I stayed at Kibbutz Lavi in Northern Israel a year ago. Quite an elegant place, very beautiful.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
2014 Book Challenge: Seven Blessings by Ruchama King Feuerman
My daughter and I have challenged each other to read a number of books this year. She thinks she can toss down 100 books. I'm more realistic: I'm aiming for 50. I think she's already finished four or five. I'm on number two.
Book One: Seven Blessings by Ruchama King Feuerman . Although ostensibly about matchmaking in contemporary Jerusalem, it is much more than that. The characters search for their own soul mate or a match for someone else becomes part of their own search for understanding - of themselves, of G-d, of Torah. Satisfying and thoughtful look at modern Jerusalem and a small slice of religious Jews. Four and one half stars. What does the title mean: Seven Blessings, or shevat brachot are the blessings said for the bride and groom at their wedding.
Book One: Seven Blessings by Ruchama King Feuerman . Although ostensibly about matchmaking in contemporary Jerusalem, it is much more than that. The characters search for their own soul mate or a match for someone else becomes part of their own search for understanding - of themselves, of G-d, of Torah. Satisfying and thoughtful look at modern Jerusalem and a small slice of religious Jews. Four and one half stars. What does the title mean: Seven Blessings, or shevat brachot are the blessings said for the bride and groom at their wedding.
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