A Suggestion

I have started reading the book for this month. I got a late start on it, but I'm flying through it in the last couple of days. I'm not going to talk about it too much until I finish. But I wanted to suggest that for this one, since it is a collection of short stories, rather than just post our normal general reviews of it everyone should pick a story that they liked the most and do a post about that story in a bit more detail. I think it would be a lot of fun to see what different stories everyone picks out to talk about, and why.

What do y'all think?

Oh Edward!

Alright, here we go...

Really, I constantly had to keep myself motivated to read this book. Nothing really exciting happened and I don't think I really understood where Edward was coming from. I'm all about saving the wildlife, but sometimes he got preachy and extreme about it. He would rather kill a human than a snake? Come on!

He did however make me ever so slightly wish I was sitting next to him. Some of the writing was poetic and I wish I was there to see what he was describing. It was interesting to watch him as a man combine with nature. I think the problem with me though is that I don't feel the same way he does, so it was hard to relate.

So really, other then him being poetic I didn't really like the book. I guess Moab will forever be a mystery to me.

December Book!

Hi All...

Sorry this is so late in coming. It has been a busy couple of days down here, and solidifying a choice is harder than it seems. I have been going back and forth between three different books for a while and have finally picked one. It should be easy to find on Amazon and such.

Without further ado...




I have a deep place in my heart for Raymond Carver. We have yet to tackle a short story collection, and I thought it would be the perfect time to do so with the holiday season upon us.

This collection of short stories was Carver's last published collection. He was one of the few authors who brought the short story back as it were in the 1980's. People often compare him to Kafka, Hemingway, and Chekhov. (Carver refers to the later quite frequently in his poems.)

I can't wait to hear what y'all have to say about it. I hope you enjoy it!