This article is about the ends of stories, so of course it contains major spoilers. Almost every narrative follows a three act pattern: beginning, middle and end. Act I sets up the premise and introduces the characters. Moreover, it introduces a problem that created the plot. Act II makes the problem worse. Much worse. A …
J.K. Rowling has come out with her first post-Harry Potter book, The Casual Vacancy. And while it’s not fair to compare The Casual Vacancy to Harry Potter, it’s almost impossible not to do so. Perhaps years from now, when Rowling has written many more books, it’ll be possible to judge The Casual Vacancy by its …
This is a review of the entire Hunger Games trilogy. It contains major spoilers for those who haven’t read all three books. I came late to the Hunger Games franchise. It wasn’t until the movie opened that I finally found out what it was about. I liked the movie, so I quickly moved on to …
I’m a big Ernest Hemingway fan, and while my favorite one of his books is The Sun Also Rises, I’m also a big fan of his posthumous memoir, A Moveable Feast. And in fact, that is one of the reasons I’m in Dallas today. A Moveable Feast is a series of stories from Hem’s days …
For 15 years, Oprah Winfrey ran a “book club” on her show, where she promoted several books a year. In addition, she often had authors on promoting other books. Working at a bookstore back in the mid-2000s, I can tell you that booksellers have a love-hate relationship with Oprah’s Book Club. They love that Oprah’s …
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