Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville My rating: 2 of 5 stars This story is very reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Sphinx”, which I also found to be a letdown. The buildup here is great. There’s a little bit of humor, a lot of mystery that grows and grows, and several ways the story […]
Room by Emma Donoghue My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was truly excellent and very well researched. Check out the website for insight into the author’s research: http://roomthebook.com. I would recommend this book to writers because of how well written it was – there’s a lot to learn from every angle. Being written […]
Check out my guest writing prompt on Thoughts on Toast’s blog! She has some really great prompts to get you writing. Let me know if this one gives you any ideas!
Here is my response to Thoughts on Toast‘s writing prompt: “If you could bookmark life”. It took its own turns, as writing prompts are meant to do, and doesn’t actually include any bookmarks. Hope you enjoy it! ~~~ My finger slides from one book to the next in a library of hard and soft covers, […]