Middle Passage is the story of Rutherford Calhoun, a free black man, living in 1830's New Orleans. Rutherford is a thief, hustler, and womanizer who has lived a nomadic, vagabond life and somehow stayed out being sold into slavery. Well, there's a prim and devout...
Book Review 40: Cold Fire by Dean Koontz
by MHill | Jul 18, 2013 | 2013 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
A little over a decade ago, I went on a Dean Koontz reading binge. I read at least ten or eleven of his novels and I couldn't get enough of them at that time. However, my reading tastes has changed quite a bit over the years and I really didn't have a desire to go...
Quotes 80
by MHill | Jul 12, 2013 | Quotes
"Reading is a collaboration between the writer and reader. Both parties must keep that in mind when dealing with a work of fiction." {Guy Gavriel Kay}
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.26: Is Classic Literature Relegated To The Same Fate As Classical Music?
by MHill | May 19, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
My wife and I went to the Symphony this weekend for our date night. We both wanted to try some different than the usual dinner and a movie for our night together. We thought going to the San Antonio Symphony would be just the thing to take a chance on. Well, I must...
Book Review 37: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
by MHill | Apr 20, 2013 | 2013 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
"For me writing has always felt like praying." "Adulthood is a wonderful thing, and brief. You must be sure to enjoy it while it lasts." Those touching, powerful quotes are from Minister John Ames, the protagonist of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. Gilead tells his...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.23: Who Is The Best Novelist? (Elite 8 Round)
by MHill | Apr 15, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
We have reached the Elite 8 in the Sixty-Four Novelist March Madness Style Tournament to determine whom readers believe is the best novelist or the most beloved novelist. Here are the results from The Sweet 16 round in the Cormac McCarthy bracket: 1 seed Cormac...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.22: Who Is The Best Novelist? (March Madness Style Pt. 4-Sweet 16 Match-ups)
by MHill | Apr 1, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
In my last couple of posts, I revealed the authors who made the Sixty-Four Novelists March Madness Bracket Style Tournament to determine who is the best novelist or most beloved novelist in North America. We had thirty-two novelists in the Stephen King Bracket...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.20: Who Is The Best Novelist? (March Madness Style Pt. 2)
by MHill | Mar 21, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Who is the best novelist? Who is the most beloved novelist? Well in my last post, I attempted to get those questions answered by doing a NCAA March Madness Bracket Style for the best novelists in North America. I got a great response to my last post and I want to...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.19: Who Is The Best Novelist? (March Madness Style)
by MHill | Mar 16, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Who is the best novelist? Who is the most beloved novelist? Well, I wanted to have some fun and see if I can get an answer those two questions. Since it is the month of March and the NCAA College Basketball Tournament is coming in the next few days. I thought of...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.17: Reading Rules
by MHill | Feb 14, 2013 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Do you have reading rules? Are there guidelines that will make you decide on what you are going to read? I've noticed in the last few years that I have developed a certain pattern to my reading habits. 1) I Will Read From Any Genre: I have never understood folks who...