Month: June 2012

  • SILVER SPARROW by Tayari Jones

    Please note: My “Reading Reflections” are not reviews. They are simply my thoughts in response to certain passages. … SILVER SPARROW was my book club’s most recent selection. I knew nothing about it going in, which sometimes I think is the best way to read a book. This isn’t a feel-good story, so it’s hard…

  • A better way to fill the quiet (Or: Embracing boredom)

    For years, I thought that I was “addicted” to the internet. But then I wondered, If that’s true, why do I feel so liberated and relieved every time I disconnect? Over time I’ve finally realized: I’m not addicted, but I do use the internet as my “filler.” Whenever I’m bored, or I get stuck in…

  • What guys want

    The other day, I read a very interesting post: “A day down the toilet, why boys don’t read fiction anymore, and the how-to of personhood.” Long name for a long post, but I’m glad I gave it the time. Here’s my TL;DR version: In one of his books, author John Barnes writes about a teenage…