Short Notes: The Secret History, The Sisters Brothers, Drinking Midnight Wine

What happens when reviews pile up, the year is drawing to an end, and time is limited? Well, you resort to short reviews especially if you haven't enjoyed the books.I had heard a lot about Donna Tartt's The Secret History. The story revolving around a group of students studying Greek classics seemed unusual, so when …

Book Beginnings and Friday 56

Book Beginnings on Friday is a weekly meme sponsored by Rose City Reader in which one shares the opening of a book. Here's mine from a book recently read:I was sitting outside the Commodore's mansion, waiting for my brother Charlie to come out with news of the job. The Friday 56 is a weekly meme sponsored …