Marianne Engel is the main character from The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson. It’s been a while since I read this, so my details might be off, but I’ll definitely be true to the spirit of Marianne. Marianne at first comes across as a crazy lady. Not in any kind of a dangerous way, but in […]
Who did you connect with this week? Link your post on Mr. Linky, then be sure to go check out the other Character Connections! Who do ya love? Or love to hate? You know you’ve got a lot to say about some larger-than-life characters, and this is the place to say it. Write a straightforward […]
Photo Attribution In conjunction with the Southern Literature Challenge I’m hosting, I would like to start a new (hopefully) weekly feature called Saturdays in the South. Here’s what I’m thinking. I would like to spotlight authors of Southern literature, Southern booksellers, and the publishers and publicists who work with them in guest posts and possibly […]
Frankie Bard is one of three main characters in The Postmistress by Sarah Blake, a World War II novel that I loved and which inspired my favorite personal review. Man, I impressed myself with that one! Anyway, this is what I had to say about Frankie then: “I am going to be haunted by Frankie’s story for a long time. I should […]
It’s that time of year again–time to sign up for challenges! I’ve decided to host the 2012 Southern Literature Challenge this year. I personally read more Southern lit this year than I usually do because of this challenge, and I hope it encouraged a few of you to read it as well. The rules will […]
Who do ya love? Or love to hate? You know you’ve got a lot to say about some larger-than-life characters, and this is the place to say it. Write a straightforward post. Draw a picture. Vlog, write poetry, write fiction, cast the role, be as creative as you want! Be sure to post the book’s […]
Moses Froben. A world-famous opera singer. No one would ever guess the story of his life. I just loved Moses when I read his story in The Bells by Richard Harvell. He began life as the only son of a deaf woman whom everyone believed to be the village idiot. Their life was not easy, […]
It’s no secret that I love Stardust by Neil Gaiman. I came to it late, but I especially love the version illustrated by Charles Vess. But then, I love Gaiman and I love Vess, so that should be a no-brainer, right? There are lots of not-very-nice people running throughout Faerie in Gaiman’s version of the […]
I have something a little different this week. I’ve come across references to The Morrigan in three very different books, so I wanted to take a look at the “traditional” Morrigan and the way that these three authors chose to portray her (or them, as the case may be). So, let’s start with the Morrigan […]
Yup, you read that right. We are venturing into microbiology here. Hey, I was a bio major back in the day; gotta get some use out of that degree, right? The Hot Zone by Richard Preston is a non-fiction book, and it is absolutely horrifying. Or, rather, terrifying, as claimed in the subtitle. Preston decided […]
My intention for the month of October is to feature either villains from any genre or heroes from horror/thriller novels. I don’t always follow through with my intentions, so we’ll see how this plays out. Boy, do I have a doozy of a villain this week. William Hamleigh. Words cannot begin to express my deep […]