I once wrote a column about imaginary places that would be interesting choices for summer vacations: Neverland, Treasure Island, Oz, Middle-Earth, Avalon, Wonderland, Narnia. The latter was my favorite because of the thrill of pushing aside stuffy coats in the wardrobe to walk into a snowy world infused with magic. Narnia remains high on my list, [...]
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Magic kingdom
Posted in Fiction, Reviews, Thoughts on Books, Uncategorized, Writing and Reading, tagged Brakebills, fantasy, Fiction, Fillory, Harry Potter, Lev Grossman, Narnia, The Magician King, The Magicians on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Only connect
Posted in Reviews, Thoughts on Books, Uncategorized, Writing and Reading, tagged Alan Banks, Bad Boy, best of 2010, Dennis Lehane, E.M. Forster, Edith Sitwell, Emma Donaghue, Howards End, Howards End is on the Landing, John le Carre, Lev Grossman, Muriel Spark, new books, Obama reading, Peter Robinson, rereading, Susan Hill, Tana French, The Magicians on January 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I’m not ready to close the book on 2010, or any other year for that matter. Perusing others’ year-end best lists, I’m gratified to see many of my own favorites (Tana French’s Faithful Place, Dennis Lehane’s Moonlight Mile, Emma Donoghue’s Room) and that President Obama is reading John le Carre and David Mitchell. But mostly I [...]
Destination imagination
Posted in Fiction, Uncategorized, tagged fantasy, Fillory, Harry Potter, Lev Grossman, magic, Narnia, The Magicians, Wizarding World of Harry Potter on June 2, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I’m going to wait on butterbeer. My Theme Park Ranger pal Dewayne assures me it’s kind of yummy, but I can’t imagine that it’s good enough to make me stand in line when the the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens June 18th at Universal Studios here in Orlando. Snow may be glistening on the turrets of Hogwarts, but it’s [...]
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