Monthly Archives: May 2012

Seven score and nine years ago….

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Roy White

I’ve been reading a couple of books about Lincoln, Ronald White’s pedestrian but informative A. Lincoln: A Biography and Garry Wills’ more ambitious and sophisticated Lincoln at Gettysburg, so the Gettysburg Address seemed a natural choice for a Memorial Day … Continue reading →

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Dr. Tung’s Evil 3-D House of Shrubbery

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Roy White

Terry Brooks’ Magic Kingdom for Sale: Sold begins with an intriguing premise: a depressed lawyer from Chicago sees an ad for a magic kingdom in an upscale Christmas catalogue and decides he has little to lose. The scenario isn’t super-original … Continue reading →

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La Mano de Dios

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Roy White

At one point in the novel Cold Mountain, the young heroine takes time out from trying to survive in Civil War-torn Carolina for some auto-erotic activity. She fantasizes about a certain man she knows, and author Charles Frazier explains that, … Continue reading →

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