The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

Question: In Doris Lessing's novel, The Golden Notebook, writer Anna Wulf suffers from writer's block. She claims that world events have overwhelmed her until she feels that her words are an insignificant weapon against the injustices and tyrannies of the present day. How do you feel that this sort of writer's block may have affected writers - and novelists in particular - after the terrorist attacks on 9/11?

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

What is the Dark Passenger? Is it a rationalization or real being?

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http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/dexter/

The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier

What did you like or dislike about the book? Would you recommend this book to a friend? Would you like to read other titles by this author?