blog crack

I wrote my first entry for *KQED's snazzy new arts blog Scene and Unseen today. It's a hybrid of sorts: half book review and half personal essay. It's short and sweet, so please go and read it!

Usually I would have written more about the novel itself, however, as anyone who's actually read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro can attest, the plot is such that even the tiniest hint could give away the story. It was spoiled for me by an over-eager Amazon reviewer who must have decided it would be fun to write about the plot in-depth, thus giving away all the mystery. I wanted to stray away from this cardinal sin of reviewers, so instead I talked about how the book made me feel.

Man, I am in book hell. It's only the 15th and I've already read four books! And I still have five more to go! Ugh.


*KQED is the the fabulous and amazing public radio, tv and web presence in the Bay Area so I'm honored to joined their ranks. If it's good enough for Sesame Street, it's good enough for me. Ahem.