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Have some watered down tea and a dry scone

January 2, 2015 by Eva Celeste 1 Comment

Good Lord, am I glad this book is done. It was a complete slog for me. I think a lot of my disappointment comes from how promising it sounded- a Welsh teenager who talks to fairies and some kind of mystery involving black magic. It was nothing like what I expected. To briefly summarize some of things I did not like: It was written in the format of a daily journal kept by the 15 year old protagonist, and it begins after all the real […]

A poet for our times: Adrienne Rich

January 2, 2015 by Valyruh Leave a Comment

My first post of 2015 is also my first of a book of poetry, and I couldn’t have chosen a better one than “Tonight No Poetry Will Serve” by the renowned American poet, social activist and feminist Adrienne Rich. I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve never read any of Rich’s poetry before, and it took my youngest daughter Adrienne to introduce her to me. She is a revelation – her language is exquisite and painful, her anger fierce and authentic, her social conscience omnipresent. As […]

Here We Go… on the Roald Again

January 1, 2015 by Travis_J_Smith 2 Comments

#1-4: The Twits, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl: 4 stars, 3 stars, 4 stars, 4 stars. #5: William Shakespeare’s The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher: 1 star.

Talk to me……..

January 1, 2015 by janniethestrange 8 Comments

This was one of my first audiobook experiences and holy Nightcrawler, Batman this was one for the ages! First off, this book was read by the delightful Mr. Cumming himself. At turns intimate and heartbreaking, then raucous and hilarious, all the way through I was carried along by that distinctive, yet intimate Scottish brogue. I found it added to my enjoyment of the book immeasurably. This book follows not just the harrowing relationship he had with his father Alex——“Soon, my head was propelled forward by […]