History of Wolves is one of those novels that I couldn't put down but, in the end, I have mixed feelings about. Linda is a socially awkward 14 year old girl living in Minnesota with her family. Her parents, especially her mother, are somewhat strange and detached. When the Gardener family moves in across the lake, Linda begins babysitting for their four year old son,Paul, while Paul's mother, ...
Review of “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” by Iain Reid
I read I'm thinking of Ending Things a few weeks ago while my blog was being redesigned. As you will read below, I had a strong negative reaction to it. I wrote this review for Goodreads and was hoping I might have warmed a little to this book with some time and a few good reads in between. This has not happened and so the review stands as originally written: This was a very quick read and it ...
Review of “Dark Matter” by Blake Crouch
Holy weirdness! This book is as strange and compelling as a book can be! I wasn't sure what to expect when I began Dark Matter. It was much-hyped at BEA and I'd seen all of the rave reviews but still... I'm not even a sci-fi fan. Sure, I love a little Stephen King or Dean Koontz now and then. (Who doesn't??) But it has to be good. Really good. Weird enough to be interesting but not weird enough ...
A New Month, A New Look!
The Blog It's a new month, and I'm so happy to be starting it off by launching my new and improved blog. I'm very excited about the new look and improved features! The decision was made to have my blog professionally redesigned at the end of the summer. I really wanted a site that better reflected my personal style. I had a vague idea of what I was looking for in terms of aesthetics and ...
Lit. Wit. Wine. Dine is Getting a New Look!
IMPORTANT UPDATE 5/29/18 - This was my last post under my old domain name just before changing over to a self hosted WP site. While I maintain this site to redirect to the new site and use Reader to follow several blogs, you may or may not (from what I've heard) receive notifications when I post if you follow me here on Reader. The best way to follow me is via email at Lit·Wit·Wine·Dine. It is ...
