Milestones are fun. With my review of Mornings on Horseback, I finally reached my 600th book review, a full 22 months after my 500th Book Review. Perusing my numbers since I first began this adventure in July 2011, I can note … Continue reading
With the publication of my Mosquito Coast review, I’m proud to report that I’ve reached the half-kilo benchmark! When I began this process in July 2011, I wasn’t really sure where it’d take me. I never intended to garner a massive following (Check!) … Continue reading
With my post on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, I’ve finally completed a small personal goal I had for 2016: to complete my 400th book review on Elliot’s Blog. Since beginning to post in July 2010, I’ve learned so much about, … Continue reading
“By Train Through China” I’ve praised Paul Theroux‘s travel writing in the past (though not his fiction), and this book was in fact the first of his that I ever read. My impressions of Riding the Iron Rooster have long … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Recently an adaptation of this fascinating book hit the theaters, a film that revived in me the same sense of suspense and danger that I had felt when I first read the … Continue reading
Steven Pressfield is a novelist akin to Conn Iggulden or Bernard Cornwell, fixated on individuals or events from the distant past and able to bring those experiences and stories to life in a tangible, sense-pleasing way. This short piece of … Continue reading
This gallery contains 1 photo.
Stephen King is easily one of the most recognizable authors from the 1980s and ’90s. Like him or not, he’s a gifted writer and in On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, he shares some very helpful insights into his processes. Continue reading
