The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - This one is a chunkster and is so all-encompassing that there is no way I can do it justice. In short, it's about three brothers and their tyrant father, a love triangle, and a lot of philosophizing. I loved it and am pretty sure that I could read it ten more times and never really grasp every single concept in the book … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Announcement! New Lifestyle Blogger!
Note from Allison at The Book Wheel: I am thrilled to announce that my sister is joining The Book Wheel as a lifestyle blogger. I hope you follow along as we branch out a bit. Hi Book Wheel readers! My name is Joy. Some of you may know me as Allison’s (very proud) sister. I’m a pastry chef, a reader, an eater, a sometimes fitness enthusiast, and I once fought a grizzly bear … [Read more...]
My Mountain Getaway (Photos)
A couple of weeks ago I decided that I needed a mountain getaway in order to get some work done. Grad school has been crazy and the weather was going to great, so I spontaneously booked a mountain cabin getaway for three glorious days, grabbed one of my pups, and headed the mountains. I managed to get a lot of work done while my four-legged companion dragged me up and down the … [Read more...]
The Contenders – Books by Presidential Hopefuls
There's been a lot of buzz lately about who might run for president in 2016. It's still early to speculate too much but there are a lot of questions floating around in the media: Will it be a Clinton v. Bush run? Will Elizabeth Warren change her mind and opt to run? Will Rick Santorum give it another go? Will Chris Christie overcome his scandals and run? So, in order to help … [Read more...]
Shotgun Lovesongs – A Must Read!
If you grow up in a small town and head out to the big city, can you ever really come home again? That's the central question wrapped within Shotgun Lovesongs: A Novel by Nickolas Butler. Butler tells a story of dreams, sacrifice, and loss through the eyes and actions of a core group of childhood friends who, for one reason or another, have come home to lick their … [Read more...]