What’s your favorite book that nobody else has heard of? You know, not Little Women or Huckleberry Finn, not the latest best-seller . . . whether they’ve read them or not, everybody “knows” those books. I’m talking about the best book that, when you tell people that you love it, they go, “Huh? Never heard […]

A tag from Ravenous Reader, but originated at A Striped Armchair:
Which book do you irrationally cringe away from reading, despite seeing only positive reviews? I can’t think of one book in particular… but pretty much anything from Oprah’s book club.  *  I’ve thought of one:  Eat, Pray, Love.  All the adoration, I just can’t bring […]

A noir thriller about a straight-edge police officer who becomes obsessed with the sultry married woman who moves in next door.
This novel was my first foray into noir fiction… and although I wasn’t thrilled with the characters, the plot, likely even this book,  I was enthralled with the genre.  From the beginning the narration was […]