Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: No Excuses
What I’m Reading: Ecclesiastes
There are a few things I try to read on an annual basis. During baseball season, I always try to read a baseball book. Every year, I try to read at least one history book, one work of classic literature, and something by or… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Ecclesiastes”
What I’m Reading: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
I haven’t read Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream since I was a freshman in college, and when my father recently told me he was re-reading it, I decided to follow suit. It’s a short play, but packs a lot of plot and characters into… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
What I’m Reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray
So I read Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest back in high school and found it amusing, but it did nothing to prepare me for this. I mean, I knew the premise of the story, of course–that Dorian Gray has a painting of… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray”
What I’m Reading: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
One might think I would hardly have to describe Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson. It’s been done so often in the movies that pretty much everybody knows the concept. Yet, I think the book itself is probably not read very… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
What I’m Reading: The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the world’s oldest known story. Although our most complete version of it is from Assyria around 700 B.C., fragments of the story have been found from as far back as 2,000-ish B.C. Any writing that we have older than that… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Epic of Gilgamesh”
