Gritty doesn’t bother me.  Well, I should rephrase that and say gritty doesn’t usually bother me.  I ran across a book this week which, for first time in my recent reading history, was so gritty it bordered on ridiculous. It was too over-the-top with violence and language. Before this book I didn’t really think there…

First, Happy Mother’s Day to all you mother’s out there. Because I have a ton of family stuff planned today,  I’m going to keep this week’s discussion short and sweet.  I don’t generally pay much attention to book awards (Gemmell Award and many others, for example). There really isn’t any specific reason why, but I’ll…

First, forgive me for being a little late posting my weekly discussion. This previous weekend I was celebrating my birthday and I honestly forgot to type a discussion up until right now.  Now, onto the discussion. It’s no secret that I seriously enjoyed Mark Charan Newton’s books (my reviews of them can be found in…

I have a soft spot for antiheros. I will, inevitably, read any book I hear of that has an antihero in it. I may not end up loving the book once it is read, but chances are, you say “antihero,” I will jump to read what it is you are talking about.  One of the…

You’ve probably noticed from the bar toward the top of my page that I tend to collect quotes. I’ve mentioned in a review or two that I once took a creative writing class. In this class one of our semester-long projects was to fill a notebook full of interesting quotes, words and descriptions we found…

I can handle almost anything with literature. I don’t think I’ve found a level of swearing that bothers me. I don’t mind graphic details. In fact, I tend to embrace them. Give me the all the cursing, the blood, guts, sex, and… well, pretty much anything you want to throw my way. I don’t care….

I’m going to start toying with a (potentially) once-a-week “discussion” type post, wherein readers can read and share ideas about certain topics. This is my first post of that nature. This will be fairly experimental while I see how it takes off. If it works, I’ll keep doing it. If it belly flops, I’ll drop it.  So…