Review: The Thin Place by Kathryn Davis (SPOLIERS)

SPOILERS ahead… I started this novel with mixed expectations, but I kept reading. I am fascinated by the concept of a ‘thin place,’ which the author says “is a term from Celtic mythology” and “is a place where the membrane between this world and the other – the world of spirit, that part of life we [...]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? (Oct. 4th)

Read: The Thin Place by Kathryn Davis –I finished this book Sunday afternoon… it took two weeks to get through this very odd novel. And, after all is said and done I can’t say that I enjoyed it. Will discuss further this week. “Lord Kelvin’s Machine” by James P. Blaylock — This was originally published [...]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? (Sept. 27)

Read: Not a thing…. Reading: The Thin Place by Kathryn Davis — I mention that last week and said that I wasn’t sure about it. When I wrote about this week I talked about how our exceptions of a book can alter our experience of reading it. I am further along in my reading and [...]

Reading Expectations

“Daniel wouldn’t hear of any attempt to turn monologue to conversation.” p41 The Thin Place by Kathryn Davis is the kind of book you read with a pen and paper at the ready. It is the kind of book that you read slowly, because the sentences take navigation. And, it is the kind of book [...]

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? (Sept. 20th)

Author Interview: If you haven’t stopped by this week, please check out my very first ever author interview: 5 Minutes with Pamela Ewen Read: The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley — I really enjoyed this middle grade novel, which I picked up from BookMooch.  The publisher says ages 10-14, but I think it has appeals [...]