Blog Posts on contemporary fiction

a good year by peter mayle and the Flips Flipping Pages by Artseblis Reads on Sep 26, 2010During the Flips Flipping Pages book discussion last September 18, the wine flowed. The reason for meeting was Peter Mayle’s bestselling novel, A Good Year. Published in 2004, it was adapted into a movie starring Russell Crowe in 2006.

a good year by peter mayle and the Flips Flipping Pages by Artseblis Reads on Sep 26, 2010During the Flips Flipping Pages book discussion last September 18, the wine flowed. The reason for meeting was Peter Mayle’s bestselling novel, A Good Year. Published in 2004, it was adapted into a movie starring Russell Crowe in 2006.

a good year by peter mayle and the Flips Flipping Pages by Artseblis Reads on Sep 26, 2010During the Flips Flipping Pages book discussion last September 18, the wine flowed. The reason for meeting was Peter Mayle’s bestselling novel, A Good Year. Published in 2004, it was adapted into a movie starring Russell Crowe in 2006.

Feels detached, but in a good way by KyusiReader on Sep 6, 2010I love debut fiction. There's nothing like the thrill you feel when you discover a new author. Whoever said that the novel is dead must be delusional. Life of Pi, The God of Small Things, The White Tiger -- all of these are debut novels; they're all...

What it's like in prep school by KyusiReader on Aug 23, 2010Just looking at the cover of Prep and you'd think that this novel is chick lit. The pink and mint green belt is a giveaway, yes? You couldn't be more wrong. As a novel, Prep works in so many different levels: as an exploration of social class, race,...

One silent novel by KyusiReader on Aug 15, 2010So what makes a novel "silent"? Is it the lack of a plot? Is it the boredom that pervade among the characters in the novel? Is it the total ennui that you feel when you read it, which would make you rush to the nearest bookstore and buy the current b...

The Secret Ingredient by Jo's Bookshelf on Apr 24, 2010From a serious book on ancient warrioresses to a quirky one on a dissatisfied wife with a magic potion…. I figured I needed a light, no-brainer for another sleepless night.  Plus, it is in my challenge lists from  Once Upon A Time IV and Spri...

A whiny SOB by KyusiReader on Mar 21, 2010Forgive me, dear reader, if I haven't been uploading KyusiReader lately. It's been a very busy week, and I've been working 14-hour work days lately. And it was also the week I turned 36 (I'm a St. Paddy's day baby), so I was busy consuming tons of ca...

The perfect book for bibliophiles by KyusiReader on Feb 28, 2010I've been seeing this book in bookstores for over a year now but was so afraid to pick it up. I've always though that it would be cheesy, sappy, and too melodramatic for my taste. Yesterday though, I finally grabbed a copy The Guernsey Literary and P...

The Little Lady Agency by Jo's Bookshelf on Feb 15, 2010Author : Hester Browne Publication Date : September 5, 2006 Publisher : Pocket ISBN-10: 1416527265 ISBN-13: 978-1416527268 No. of pages : 416 The Story : Organized, practical and  self-deprecating Melissa Romney-Jones gets sacked as her company...