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This is bound to prove to be the best thing I've read in quite a while. Atwood magically writes Penelope's tale (wife of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey) in the first person. I was instantly captivated by the first line: "Now that I'm dead I know everything." Six parts in and I love it! Why haven't I heard of this book before?

This is bound to prove to be the best thing I've read in quite a while. Atwood magically writes Penelope's tale (wife of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey) in the first person. I was instantly captivated by the first line: "Now that I'm dead I know everything." Six parts in and I love it! Why haven't I heard of this book before.

"An intellectual 'safe space' is really the most dangerous place to be because it keeps you from recognizing other outlooks and approaches. It is a breeding ground for prejudice and continued misunderstanding." - Arun Gandhi

"Your mind should be like a room with many open windows. Let the breeze flow in from all, but refuse to be blown away by any one." - Mahatma Gandhi

Gaiman's most recent collection of speeches he's delivered a numerous functions and awards ceremonies, offering food for thought and encouragement to aspiring writers.

This is not at all what I expected. I'm listening to Alan Cumming read his own memoir, one I thought was going to be on his father's inability to cope with Alan's "outing". In fact it is nothing of the sort, but is thus far captivating nonetheless.

Imagine firewalking on a bet, passing out, then waking up in alternate universe. Heinlein has me interested within the first few pages.

A quote from Chapter 2: "Did something happen to me like that which Mr. Wells described in "Men Like Gods?" Did Mr. Wells have the holy gift of prophecy? For example, would men someday actually fly to the moon? Preposterous!"

Image part of the penalty for crime is to undergo "chroming", wherein skin color is biochemically altered as an indicator of one's crime. This book grabbed me from the first line.

"Forget not that modesty is for a shield against the eye of the unclean." - Kahilil Gibran.

"Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.
Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced." - Kahlil Gibran

I admit I picked this up based on solely on the cover and title. I had no idea that Furiously Happy was an Internet phenomenon. Hope the contents are as good as the cover. So far it's not.

Reading this before falling asleep last night may have been the catalyst to a rarely experienced nightmare. Thank you Thorne.

“People are masks, with masks under those masks, and masks under those, and down you go.”

It's keeping its magic.

Instantly magical with the haunting promise of twists and turns, perhaps even terror. I've been intrigued by this book for months, almost as if the book itself was calling to me, pulling me to pick it, open it up, which I did yesterday, and 'am already captivated.

I'll keep you informed.