At seventeen, Miss Sophie Baker is looking forward to her debut in society. She’s only a few months away from graduating from a prestigious ladies’ academy and her future looks bright. Then her father dies suddenly, destitute after having been swindled by a con man. Sophie’s whole world changes and instead of a season and balls and pretty dresses, she’s left to fend for herself, making a living as a governess. She blames the Earl of Ashby for her change in circumstance, as it was […]
Founded on a tautological proposition that no one challenges.
It’s easy to pick on Richard Nixon. The list of his crimes, aspersions against his character, and embarrassments he forced on this country is long enough that it could take up this entire review. He was a blight on the office he felt so entitled to. He is the avatar for nefarious public officials limited by a base cunning and furtive guile. His promise was ambrosia; his delivery: brinksmanship. Richard Nixon savored attention, but skulked in the darkness of public derision. Every friend was an […]
And they did NOT live happily ever after
I had no clue who Jennifer Wright is (according to her author’s page she is a contributor at The New York Observer and the New York Post) prior to picking up It Ended Badly but I am a fan! She has collected 13 of the worst break ups in history ranging from the well known- Henry VIII – to the relatively unknown- Timothy Dexter. The primary takeaway I got while reading this was that it sucked to be miserable in your marriage in Victorian England. […]
A Thin Line between Batman and Bee-Man
With comic books nearing their centennial, with the sheer volume of characters gracing the panels, there are bound to be a dud idea or a hundred. Morris compiled several into this compact volume, although he more generously refers to them as just “mishandled” or “ahead of their time”. A few of them could possibly be reworked and make it in today’s world, but not many. Possibly Salvageable: Nelvana of the Northern Lights. (In fact, a dedicated few are working on a revival of this first […]
The Hangman’s Daughter Rides Again
The Kuisil family is back, and crankier than ever. This is the fifth book in the series, and one thing hold true: Jakob Kuisil is kind of a dick, his daughter is a bit of a shrew, and the whole family is pretty screwed up. The good news (for them, at least) is that they’re a clever bunch. The bad news is that because Jakob is a hangman, descended from a long line of hangmen, they are considered the dregs of society, live in squalor, […]
Perhaps Vowell isn’t for Me
Go Me! My goal this year was for one and a half Cannonballs so I have been deemed successful in my endeavors for 2015! I read Assassination Vacation a few weeks ago and it took me forever to get into it; once I got rolling I enjoyed it- for the most part. I never go into the Wordy Shipmates. I actually started reading this one around Thanksgiving (how appropriate) and had to put it down because I was going cross-eyed trying to stay focused. As […]
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