And welcome to our first 5BF of November, beloved patrons! And speaking of November, don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour this Sunday, as it’s the end of Daylight Savings Time. Though we all give Benjamin Franklin credit for coming up with the idea of Daylight Savings Time, there is a debate as … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Readers have an extraordinary internal life associated with books. There are so many emotions a reader goes through, during the course of reading a book, talking about books, finding out about books and even the space in between books. We’ve talked about book hangovers, Hermitage Week (or month), what happens when you just can’t and … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Book Slump
“All fiction is a form of madness” – novelist Edward Docx This week The Guardian posted an article that pretty much confirms what I’ve known my reading whole life: experiences in fiction can carry over into a person’s real life. Reading is a multi-sensory experience. Anyone who loves books can tell you that. We see … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Hearing Voices
I had no idea what I was going to write a blog post about this week until I finished reading Forrest Leo’s The Gentleman and cannot stop thinking about it. This book checked all of my boxes and is the first 5-star rating I’ve given on Goodreads in a while. The Gentleman is, at it’s … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: In which a book makes me very happy…
Last week, we chatted a bit about the Alpha Hero: the head of the pride/pack, the domineering, aggressive, demands-first-slice-of-pizza quintessential man’s man of romance novels. …But is that all there is? I mean, Alpha’s are fine. Someone has to be an alpha, right? They all, to a man, apparently look fantastic in suits, so that’s … Continue reading The Unsung (Beta) Hero
Sometimes you just want to keep reading. Do you recognize that feeling? A book ends and you’re just not done with the plot (especially if it’s a bit open-ended), the characters or sometimes the whole kit-and-caboodle. The book has left you so ensconced that you’re not ready to let it go yet. I recently had … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Just keep reading…
If you haven’t been able to tell as yet, we here at the Free For All really enjoy talking about books–books in general, books we love, books we really need to read soon, and books that should exist, but don’t…yet. And while this blog provides a beautiful outlet for those discussions, stories, and experiences, those … Continue reading Some words on Gaslamp Fantasy, Good Friends, and Great Fiction