I purchased this book a couple months ago but held onto it until the right time having heard I would likely digest the whole thing in a couple hours. I was feeling particularly tired and depressed today, so I figured it would be a good time to divulge. That was probably the best choice I made all … [Read more]
The review equivalent of a shrug
The Lost Daughter opens with Brooke and Alex as seventeen-year-olds trying to deal with an unwanted pregnancy on their own via a home remedy late-stage abortion. Flashforward fifteen years and Brooke’s husband Sean can’t understand why Brooke doesn’t want to have a second child when they are so … [Read more]
Peace Conference in Paris
As part of my personal goals to read more nonfiction and to read more about World War I, I decided to finally tackle this book which has been catching my eye for months only to be put aside for shiny new fiction. MacMillan has a new book out that is about the events leading up to World War I so … [Read more]
A farm girl walks into a bar. In her defense, it was invisible.
Unlike with Peter Pan, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was one of my first stark realizations of the differences that adaptations of works could bring. When I was wee, though I can't recall if this was during elementary or middle school, there was a program by which one could earn a little extra credit. … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:6 ·
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction ·
Tags: eric shanower, Graphic Novel, L. Frank Baum, skottie young, wizard of oz ·
Another great book about a librarian
My mother reads the ends of books first. To me, this has always seemed like an enormous sin … [Read more]
“Science is truth found out”
This wasn't a perfect book, but it contained some great ideas about health and the future of medicine. … [Read more]