Blogs about: Clever Dialogue

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Jennifer D. wrote 5 months ago: This is the story of the end of the world, or at least the end of the planet Earth. The Vogons, a ( … more »

Tags: adventure, Books, Humor, Jennifer D.'s Picks, Quirky characters, Science Fiction

Soon I Will Be Invincible, by Austin Grossman2 comments

Neil wrote 5 months ago: There’s a reason nobody recognizes that Clark Kent is Superman, and it’s not the powerf … more »

Tags: adventure, Quirky characters, Humor, Fantasy, Superhero, Fast paced, Neil's Picks, Books

My Desperate Love Diary by Liz Rettig

Morag wrote 6 months ago: If you are looking for a light, very funny Chick Lit read, you may want to give Liz Rettig a try wit … more »

Tags: Books, Chick Lit, Humor, Quick read, Quirky characters, sense of place, Young-Adult

Waking Ned Devine

Janet wrote 6 months ago: Can you imagine a worse twist of fate than winning big on the lottery only to drop dead with the sho … more »

Tags: Quirky characters, Humor, Movies, Janet's picks

The Full Monty5 comments

Janet wrote 6 months ago: A movie about six unemployed steel workers, set in the depressed industrial north of England, doesn … more »

Tags: Humor, Janet's picks, Movies, Quirky characters

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, by Tom Stoppard3 comments

Jennifer D. wrote 7 months ago: If you’ve read Hamlet, you should read Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. It is a play within … more »

Tags: Characters, Quirky characters, Books, Jennifer D.'s Picks

Much Ado about Nothing, by William Shakespeare

Jennifer D. wrote 7 months ago: Well, it was inevitable. Any list of plays must feature something by Shakespeare. Even if the list w … more »

Tags: Classics, Romance, Books, Jennifer D.'s Picks

Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine

Jennifer D. wrote 8 months ago: Did you ever wonder what happened to fairy tale characters after “They lived happily ever after” … more »

Tags: Books, Characters, Fantasy, Jennifer D.'s Picks, Setting

1776: a Musical Play, by Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards3 comments

Jennifer D. wrote 8 months ago: This week I’ll be featuring plays for my blog entries. When possible, I will include not only a l … more »

Tags: Characters, Books, Jennifer D.'s Picks

One Virgin Too Many by Lindsey Davis

Barry wrote 10 months ago: The setting here is Rome in the 1st century CE. Vespasian is emperor, and making his way as best he … more »

Tags: Historical Fiction, Quirky characters, Humor, Barry's Picks, Mysteries, Fast paced, sense of place, Crime Fiction, Books

The Fifth Elephant, by Terry Pratchett1 comment

Jessica wrote 10 months ago: It boggles the mind that no one has yet written on this blog about Discworld, but since none of the … more »

Tags: Jessica's Picks, Quirky characters, Humor, Fantasy, Mysteries, Setting, Books

The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon2 comments

Andrew wrote 12 months ago: Michael Chabon has created an inspired setting for one of the most noir books I’ve read in a long … more »

Tags: Andrew's Picks, Books, Characters, Crime Fiction, Dark Humor, Language focus, Mysteries, Quirky characters, Setting

The Grand Sophy, by Georgette Heyer

Penelope wrote 1 year ago: I do not doubt that Jane Austen would have disapproved excessively of Sophia Stanton-Lacy, who keeps … more »

Tags: Penelope's Picks, Jane, Romance, Books

Peeps, by Scott Westerfeld3 comments

Charlotte wrote 1 year ago: First, forget the yellow marshmallowy creations; those aren’t the Peeps we’re talking about. Wes … more »

Tags: Books, Charlotte's Picks, Fast paced, Science Fiction, Young-Adult

Deal Breaker, by Harlan Coben1 comment

Jessica wrote 1 year ago: Harlan Coben has made a name for himself as one of the hottest thriller-writers around. We’re not … more »

Tags: Jessica's Picks, Quirky characters, Humor, Mysteries, Fast paced, Plot, Books

Stranger Than Fiction

Andrew wrote 1 year ago: For a change of pace, here’s a film review, although the movie in question does revolve around fic … more »

Tags: Characters, Quirky characters, Andrew's Picks, Dark Humor, Romance

Green Grass, Running Water, by Thomas King

Charlotte wrote 1 year ago: In this magical-realist crazy quilt of a novel, four very old Indians, escapees from an institution, … more »

Tags: Quirky characters, Literary Fiction, Fast paced, Charlotte's Picks, Books

Gaudy Night, by Dorothy L. Sayers

jinker wrote 1 year ago: I love those Golden Age mysteries! I particularly love Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey series because sh … more »

Tags: Academic fiction, Audiobook, Books, Characters, Crime Fiction, Jinker's Picks, Literary Fiction, Mysteries, sense of place

Crossing California, by Adam Langer

Neil wrote 1 year ago: Does any time in life compare to the years when one is coming of age? An adolescent’s capacity for … more »

Tags: Books, Coming of Age, Humor, Mainstream fiction, Neil's Picks, Quirky characters, sense of place, Setting


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