Category Archives: Book Reviews

Marquez and his Melancholy Whores

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Bill Wren

(Review of Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.) When I first read Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Memories of My Melancholy Whores (translated by Edith Grossman), a novella published in English in 2005, I did not like it. I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Dutch Wife and multiple stories – a review

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Bill Wren

I wrote and posted the review below about six years ago when I first read this book. I liked it so much, I’m reading it again. And so, I’m posting this again … I just finished reading one of the … Continue reading →

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Always fascinated by story

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Bill Wren

(This is a repost of something I wrote in 2006. I have long since finished reading the book referred to. In fact, I’ve reread it since. It’s very good. By the way, this is not really a review; it’s a … Continue reading →

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Writing voice and Errol Flynn

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Bill Wren

Voice is a big deal in writing. I recently wrote about it on Thoughtwrestling in a post titled “Imitate and find your authentic voice.” It was a response to, and augmented (to my thinking) an earlier post written by Mark … Continue reading →

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Lost in The Shallows

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Bill Wren

“According to an extensive 2009 study conducted by Ball State University’s Center for Media Design, most Americans, no matter what their age, spend at least eight and a half hours a day looking at a television, a computer monitor, or … Continue reading →

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