My second from the short list of Women's Prize books, this was another excellent novel. A bit more commonplace than the other, but still an excellent page-turner. The titular correspondent is Sybil, a septuagenarian woman living on her own in New England, who busies herself with the habits of reading and writing letters. We learn... Continue Reading →
Art, compiled by Shaun Usher. Pub 2020
I chose this book in order to satisfy the languishing category of "art" for this year's list. This little book of letters was delightful but very light. I think perhaps that artists - especially painters and sculptors - are not especially good writers. The best letters here are those from Oscar Wilde (of course), Martin... Continue Reading →
Letters on film
This year's first cinematic list takes a look at letters in movies (or epistolary film, which I was somewhat surprised to learn is not only a genre, but has subgenres). As my lists must include films I've actually seen, my own experience of examples is somewhat limited. Here are the ones I know and love:... Continue Reading →
The Griffin and Sabine Saga, by Nick Bantock. Book report #18* (2017)
The Griffin and Sabine Saga, by Nick Bantock. Pub 1991-2016 I started on this one when I recently purchased book 7, The Pharos Gate, published in 2016. I've read this entire series since it started, and so thought I should wrap it up, ticking off item 4 from the list (book published in 2016). But... Continue Reading →
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