Reading: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Finished: January 21, 2018 Rating: ★★★★       An intricate story about mother and daughter relationships and the tension between following rules or dreams. As the story opens we see the Richardson’s house is burning down. “Every bedroom was empty except for the smell of gasoline and a small crackling fire set directly in the… Continue reading Reading: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Reading: The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson

Rating:★★★★ Finished: January 15, 2018   In early November 2017 I read a New York Times article of a new translation of The Odyssey – the first English translation by a woman.(NY Times “The First Woman to Translate the ‘Odyssey’ into English” November 2) That got my attention – I never really thought about the… Continue reading Reading: The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson