I wrote in my previous review that a television series made me want to read One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Well, it happened again with The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. I watched the Amazon Prime series recently and the visual...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 204: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
by MHill | Sep 13, 2026 | Book Reviews, Hispanic Heritage Month, Magical Realism, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Something happened for the first time in my reading life.... A TV show inspired me to return to a book I had abandoned after losing interest. This was the case for One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Back in late April, I began reading Marquez’s...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 202: Jazz by Toni Morrison
by MHill | Aug 9, 2026 | Rereading Series, Toni Morrison, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
You can come full circle with your reading again. In 1993, when I was in my early twenties, I read Toni Morrison’s “Jazz,” a decision that unexpectedly set me on a course away from becoming a fan of her novels. Re-reading this over thirty years later, I realize I...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 199: Rediscovering Jonah by Tim Keller
by MHill | Jul 4, 2026 | Book Reviews, Books of the Bible, Christianity, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Nonfiction, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
The Book of Jonah has been on my mind for the past several weeks. I don’t know why one of the most popular Old Testament stories has been in my thoughts lately. I decided to embrace those thoughts rather than push them away; my plan was to first revisit the Book of...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 198: The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis
by MHill | Jun 29, 2026 | Book Reviews, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
One gap I have in my reading life is classic fiction. I’ve read David Copperfield & Great Expectations by Dickens, Madame Bovary by Flaubert. I have Mansfield Park by Jane Austen & Don Quixote by Cervantes on my Kindle app to be read. For some reason, I have...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 194: The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings
by MHill | May 18, 2026 | Book Reviews, Magical Realism, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Have you read a novel and you are still not sure what to make of it? I feel this way after reading The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings. I enjoy fantasy books that are unique and don’t have sequels, and I found out about this one recently. I’m glad it did...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 192: Black Betty by Walter Mosley
by MHill | Apr 19, 2026 | Book Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have a reading confession. Here it goes....is there a fictional genre that you treat like a paramour? I do, and its crime fiction. My main fictional genres are fantasy and literary fiction. I have read quite a bit of science fiction as well. However, I’ve always...
Marion’s Indie Book Spotlight Review #1: Unconscious Impulses by Kevin L. Bouyer
by MHill | Apr 11, 2026 | Book Reviews, Marion's Indie Book Spotlight, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Unconscious Impulses by Kevin L. Bouyer is the first book review under my new feature, Marion's Indie Book Spotlight. I explained the goal of this new feature on blog in my previous post. I will not repeat myself here, but the goal is to use this platform to provide...
Marion’s Indie Book Spotlight
by MHill | Mar 28, 2026 | Marion's Indie Book Spotlight
I’ve been reviewing novels on this blog since January 2011. Outside of publishing my Kammbia novels, writing reviews has been one of the most rewarding things I have done professionally. Writing reviews has clarified my thoughts about why I connect or not connect with...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 191: Night Hawks by Charles R. Johnson
by MHill | Mar 28, 2026 | Book Reviews, Short Story Review, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
In recent years, my consumption of short stories has significantly increased. I now appreciate the short story for its own artistic merit, moving past the idea that it’s less significant than a novel. After reading several novels to start my 2026 reading year, I knew...