Category: Review of classical fiction

by MMB April 12, 2019 0

Two old people left behind, holding hands – The Fish Can Sing, by Halldór Laxness

A reader should approach with caution any book that has won a whole bunch of awards. A reader should alsoContinue Reading

by MMB August 27, 2018 0

Backstories Discussion of genre Discussion of writing style Review of classical fiction Review of classical novel Review of new non-fiction

Are you pondering what I’m pondering? – The lost, Icelandic version of “Dracula”

This is the Icelandic version of Bram Stoker’s famous Victorian Gothic novel, Dracula. Powers of Darkness, called Makt Myrkranna, “the powerContinue Reading

by MMB August 2, 2016 0

Books for Summer Review of classical fiction Review of historical fiction Review of novel

The Viceroy of Ouidah, by Bruce Chatwin

While I was reading The High Mountains of Portugal, which I reviewed in my previous post, I was also re-reading The Viceroy of OuidahContinue Reading

by MMB September 2, 2014 0

Current events Discussion of genre ebook Review of classical fiction

To Kill a Mockingbird goes digital – other classics to follow – world e-book base grows

Last year I wrote about why old books, long-playing records and other non-digital media are gaining value, and why some unlikelyContinue Reading

by MMB April 23, 2014 0

Comic books Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of lyrics Review of classical fiction

Happy birthday William Shakespeare – 450 years on

It’s the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare, who is traditionally believed to have been born today, 23Continue Reading

Don’t you get sick and tired of people asking dumb ass questions? November 11, 2019
Would you like to ask me a question? NICOLA, WALLASEY, UK [ ] I have come to believe that the right question is what we are really searching for, the answer may reveal itself if only we can find the right question. My question to you, then, is what is your question? GEMMA, HOVE, […] The post Don’t you get sick and tired of people asking dumb ass questions? […]
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Semi-Permanent Sydney 2019 (2019) November 6, 2019
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty" wrote English poet John Keats in 1819. "That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." For creative directors Hazel Baird and Heidi Berg, however, Keats's eternal chiasmus is incomplete; their truth is so much more. In their opening to Semi-Permanent Sydney 2019, Truth is a savior and a shadow […]
Night of the Demons (1988) October 23, 2019
“I've never heard so many disgusting stories in all my life.” — Judy Cassidy In the pantheon of goofy, gory and trashy ’80s horror movies, 1988’s Night of the Demons is one of the best. Directed by Kevin Tenney, the movie chronicles the wacky and violent misadventures of a group of ill-begotten teens invited to a Halloween party at an abandoned house by […]