Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist and professor of developmental psychology. His book Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life on Drugs, was the first to blend memoir and science in addiction studies. The Biology of Desire is his second book. After reading and finding myself fascinated with the harrowing account of … Continue reading The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease by Marc Lewis
Literary Wives: The Astronaut Wives Club
Literary Wives is an on-line book club that examines the meaning and role of wife in different books that have the word “wife” in the title. Every other month, we post and discuss a book with these two questions in mind: 1. What does this book say about wives or the experience of being a wife? … Continue reading Literary Wives: The Astronaut Wives Club
Interview with Cinda Gault, author of This Godforsaken Place
A few weeks ago, I read This Godforsaken Place by Cinda Gault. (My review.) I was on a short vacation at the time, and it was the perfect read for it; part adventure, part history, and lots of fun. Happily, Cinda Gault agreed to an interview with me via e-mail. Also, if you are in … Continue reading Interview with Cinda Gault, author of This Godforsaken Place
Green Gables Readalong: Rainbow Valley
Lindsey at Reeder Reads is hosting a Green Gables Readalong, in which we are reading one Anne book a month between January and August. This month we are talking about Rainbow Valley. If you want to catch up, here are my reviews for the first 6 books: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the … Continue reading Green Gables Readalong: Rainbow Valley
Drunk Mom by Jowita Bydlowska
I want something. This is no ordinary wanting. This is the wanting that has no end... And there's fear behind the wanting - the fear that if the wanting gets denied there will only be pain and the fear itself left. So, why did I want to read a book about an alcoholic mother? … Continue reading Drunk Mom by Jowita Bydlowska
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
Why did I take so long to get around to reading this book? I think it was written just for me. I loved every word. There is so much history in this book. It spans more than a century, from the 1770s to the 1880s. It incorporates so much that happens in this time period … Continue reading The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
Gone Campin’!
I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, "This is what it is to be happy." -Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
This Godforsaken Place by Cinda Gault
It is 1885, and Abigail Peacock wishes she had never come to this Godforsaken place (otherwise known as Northwestern Ontario). No matter how much I want to deny it, I had to admit that I was inescapably trapped, bayed in this Godforsaken place, and brought to my knees with the despair of it. After Abigail's … Continue reading This Godforsaken Place by Cinda Gault
Just Beneath My Skin by Darren Greer
Just Beneath My Skin recently won the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. The competitors for the award this year were Sweetland by Michael Crummey and Crimes Against My Brother by David Adams Richards. I haven't read Crimes Against My Brother, but Sweetland was one of my favourite books last year. I had to know what … Continue reading Just Beneath My Skin by Darren Greer
Naomi by Junichiro Tanizaki
When I heard from TJ that there was a Naomi read-along for the Japanese Literature Challenge at Dolce Bellezza, I couldn't resist reading a book with my name on it. Naomi takes place in Japan in the early 1920s. One of the most interesting parts of the book was the Japanese fascination with all things … Continue reading Naomi by Junichiro Tanizaki
Consumed by Ink 