This is a story about Doc Holliday - a man known to be quick at firing his gun back in the old west days. He is most famous for the shootout at the OK Corral with the Earp brothers. This book takes place in the years prior to the OK Corral shootout.Doc was very sick with tuberculosis and spent ...
Some of the best scenes in literature:1. The Idiot - mock execution2. Macbeth - Act 5; Scene 5 - Macbeth's world is crashing aroundhim when he hears of his wife's death. He remarks, laconically, "Sheshould have died hereafter," and then delivers what might be the most perfect lines in literature...
I didn't hate this book, but it was a bit of a letdown after The Sparrow. I really enjoy Russell's writing, so I had high hopes for this one. To be honest, though, it comes off like she was writing fanfiction about her own work. (Spoiler Alert) Like "Author's Note: This is a fic where Sofia actu...
Maybe it was the time of year. Maybe it was because my copy of the book was in an advanced stage of acidification with the pages cracking and the glue failing so I feared taking this book with me on the subway (images of high school moments when a dropped binder in a busy hallway could destroy a...