Tag Archives: Female Author

Thoughts: Oublier Palerme, by Edmonde Charles-Roux

Posted on 27 September 2017 by Dove

I thought this book, the last in my little run of French books on my TBR, would be, if not easy, then a nice, gentle comedown after the uncomfortable fascination of Le Roi des Aulnes. It… sort of was? You … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Casual Vacancy, by J. K. Rowling

Posted on 3 September 2017 by Dove

I think this is what the cool kids call “late to the party”. We’ve had this on the shelf for a while and ever since we got it I’ve been meaning to read it. And as Spuggy got to the … Continue reading →

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German Reading Project: Nymphs: Tödliche Liebe, by S. Luhtanen and M. Oikkonen, translated by Alexandra Stang

Posted on 12 August 2017 by Dove

This is the first novel-length German book I’ve read from beginning to end (Der Kleine Prinz being very short) without interrupting it with English reading. I’m pretty proud of myself. And one day maybe I’ll read a German book that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Suite Française, by Irène Némirovsky

Posted on 4 August 2017 by Dove

I wanted to let this one sit a while, because I have some pretty intense feelings about it. That, and I’m lazy. Spoilers for both book and film of the same name.

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German Reading Project: Der Kleine Prinz, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, translated by Grete and Josef Leitgeb

Posted on 16 July 2017 by Dove

A whole book this time, and not just chapters! Der Kleine Prinz is both short enough and simply written enough that I managed it without too much heartache. My general German skills update: I’m improving in some ways and stalling … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Kitty Saves The World, by Carrie Vaughn

Posted on 5 July 2017 by Dove

Oh my goodness, this is the LAST ONE. I can finally rest easy knowing that the werewolves and assorted characters of supernatural Denver aren’t going to get into any more scrapes. I really shouldn’t need to spoiler warn for the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Low Midnight, by Carrie Vaughn

Posted on 11 June 2017 by Dove

So, maybe you thought I’d turned some kind of classy corner in my reading material. Maybe you were wrong. Time to review the penultimate book in the Kitty Norville series! We’re well over halfway there!

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Thoughts: Finding Audrey, by Sophie Kinsella

Posted on 1 June 2017 by Dove

And now for something completely different! Spoiler alert again. I’ve been dreading writing this one even more than Waiting for Godot. Absolutely not the fault of the book or the friend who recommended it to me.

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Thoughts: Dark Places, by Gillian Flynn

Posted on 31 May 2017 by Dove

This was the last book of Flynn’s three famous crime novels (so far) that I had to read. I read Gone Girl on the back of a recommendation from a friend, and inhaled Sharp Objects over the course of a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Kitty in the Underworld, by Carrie Vaughn

Posted on 20 May 2017 by Dove

I’m at peace with the fact that the last three of the Kitty Norville opinion pieces (I don’t think I’m knowledgeable, interesting or authoritative enough to say I “review” books particularly) are probably going to be me trying to analyse … Continue reading →

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