Un gioco e un passatempo

First of all, this star system aggrieves me. When I hover my cursor over the stars I learn that 3 stars indicates "I liked it" and 4 stars indicates "I really liked it" etc. "Liking" has nothing to do with my sense of this novel, and in fact, isn't even germane in this instance. I didn't like this n Leggi tutto

How rare is it to find exquisite, naked-as-a-jaybird, hot-as-Hades, life affirming sex scenes in a book of lit-fic? I'll tell you: very rare. It pretty much never happens. It happened here. Although I'm starting to feel like it was all a dream. Like I'm going to wake up after I write this review, ope Leggi tutto

4.5 stars "Certain things I remember exactly as they were. They are merely discolored a bit by time, like coins in the pocket of a forgotten suit. Most of the details, though, have long since been transformed or rearranged to bring others of them forward. Some, in fact, are obviously counterfeit; the Leggi tutto

“ Remember that the life of this world is but a sport and a pastime, and the life of the Hereafter is far better for those who seek to ward off their ruin. ” Quran 6 : 32 (Al-An'am) A phrase from the Islamic holy book is the title of this very secular story. That is one of several unsettling mysteries Leggi tutto

A sport and a pastime is a pretty good definition of how a certain kind of man treats women in relationships. This is a brilliant, probing and very subtle depiction of the relationship between a rich American boy and a poor French girl without prospects. The subtlety with which Salter writes means y Leggi tutto

Well, hell. Give me a minute here, people. Give me a minute while I light my cigarette with my shaky hands, take a load off my mind, too. Wow. For a lady who is determined to find literary smut and is so often disappointed , I've got to tell you . . . I'm spent. I'm exhausted. I'm blowing smoke right. . Leggi tutto

Americans in France. A summer that never ends, a delightful treat for all the senses, a place where eroticism and youth blend naturally with the slow rhythm of a life enjoyed to the core. Paradise redoubled. Or is it? The nameless narrator of this atemporal story arrives at Autun, a bucolic town in t Leggi tutto

Some books I hear about through the loudspeakers of popular opinion (Harry Potter, Twilight, The Book Thief). Others are classics everybody has heard about (A Farewell to Arms, Les Miserables). Genre books I discover in dedicated forums and recently my wishlist is growing exponentially through Goodr Leggi tutto

Exquisite writing, “sophisticated” someone called it, very erotic. The pages fly by; I don’t even remember turning them. In my mind it’s a modern classic.

He hasn't the strength to dream, or rather, his dreams take place while he is awake and they are marvelous for at least one quality: he has the power to prolong them. he has a dream of France. wintry and grey, rain and empty streets. he has a dream of a younger version of himself, handsome and al