Monthly Archives: February 2009
In Character: Ken Follett’s World Without End and an Analysis of Character in Literature
Last night I said farewell to old friends. I left them where they were and walked down the dirt road that led through town. I passed through the heavy gates that protected the city. I walked over the bridge, the … Continue reading
Review of Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
There’s no denying that Per Petterson is a master storyteller. His spare prose squeezes every ounce of meaning from the chosen words in his novel, Out Stealing Horses. The Norwegian setting lends an other-worldliness to the story of an older … Continue reading
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An Apology of Motherhood–Meg Wolitzer’s The Ten Year Nap
I was in my car when I heard Meg Wolitzer on NPR discussing her new novel, The Ten Year Nap. For a weird second, it seemed like I was talking on the radio, but that was impossible because I was … Continue reading
