Before I read “The Odyssey,” I thought I was pretty familiar with “The Odyssey.” There was Wishbone’s version, of course, and probably some illustrated kids’ edition, and a live-action movie with campy special effects that I must have been shown in middle school. If I’d been asked to recount the story from memory, the Cyclops …
“The Princess Bride” is one of those books that, by the time I actually got around to reading it, I was pissed that I was only just then getting around to reading it. Surely, someone should have made sure I understood how good this book was. But no. I was forced to discover it for …
This is an unusual choice for a blog post subject, for a blog that purports to about me reading the books on my bookshelf. The book is “Fra Keeler” by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi. I haven’t read it, and it’s not on my bookshelf. I own it, and I fully intend to read it, …
Thanks to Sherlock Hemlock from Sesame Street, I can honestly say that I’ve loved parody detectives longer than I’ve loved detective fiction. If you don’t remember Sherlock Hemlock, probably take a couple minutes on YouTube and get to know him. (Just for your own personal growth and development journey – it’s not remotely relevant for …
