The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts. - Oliver Wendell Holmes
6.Feb.2010 at 6 | jspeyton
On strangers, haunted houses, and delightfully creepy novels:
Sarah Waters’ The Little Stranger is set in the 1940s rural town of Warwichshire, and is narrated by the county physician, Dr. Faraday. One summers day, Dr. Faraday is called to Hundreds Hall, an old and large estate, to attend to a young maid pretending to be sick. [...]
4.Feb.2010 at 4 | jspeyton
On booking through Thursday and winter reading:
Today’s Booking Through Thursday:
The northern hemisphere, at least, is socked in by winter right now… So, on a cold, wintry day, when you want nothing more than to curl up with a good book on the couch … what kind of reading do you want to do?
There’s something about [...]
21.Jan.2010 at 21 | jspeyton
On difficult questions, complicated answers, being conscious of what you read, and the wonder of stories:
I had plans to write about something completely different today. In fact, I was going to post about my very first Library Loot (!). I picked up a great pile of books and I couldn’t wait to share them with [...]
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