Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

This sci-fi novel was apparently the basis for Blade Runner, but I haven’t seen it and therefore can’t make any comparisons on that front. However, this novel kept my interest, and that’s saying a lot for a sci-fi novel.
It gives an apocalyptic view of earth after World War Terminus. The world [...]

Mitch Cullin’s Tideland

This has to be one of the most disturbing books I have ever read. It tells the story about a little girl, Jeliza-Rose, whose parents are heroin addicts. Her mother dies and her father takes her to Texas to his mother’s home. The house has no running water, no electricity, and it [...]

Richard Wright’s Native Son

Have you ever really liked a character in a book but hated their actions and choices? Rooted for them to succeed, but really hoped they didn’t do what you knew they were going to do?
That is exactly how I felt about Bigger Thomas, the protagonist of this novel. I really liked him, wanted [...]

Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain

I saw the movie when it came out on DVD. Loved it. So when I saw that the story anthology I had to buy for a class I’m taking included the original short story by Annie Proulx I was excited to read it. I was not let down in the least. [...]

James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

This has got to be one of the most difficult books I have ever read. I’m having a hard time following the stream of consciousness style of writing Joyce uses to create the inner workings of Stephen Dedalus’s mind. It starts out with Stephen as a young boy, and his thoughts are random [...]

George Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss *updated*

I read the first half of this last week. This week, I have to try to finish it so I can write a literary analysis of it. I’m finding it tedious to read. A lot of the descriptions seem unnecessary and just downright over the top. So far, I’m enjoying the [...]

Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility *updated*

Since I’m working on my Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts, a lot of what I’m currently reading has to do with courses I’m taking.
Currently I’m reading Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility.  I must say, this book puts me to sleep.  I can’t read very much of it at a time.  I’ve never been a fan [...]