I saw the movie Practical Magic with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman quite a few years ago. It’s one of those movies that I wanted to be better than it was — it seemed to have so much potential, but it just didn’t work, even with the wonderful Aidan Quinn as Bullock’s love interest. I have been in the mood lately, Halloween coming up I guess, to read some witch-related books, so even though I didn’t love the movie I had heard good things about […]
“It Was A Pleasure To Burn” – Fahrenheit 451
The kid is in high school now, and although her getting older must mean that I, too, must be getting older (yikes!), there are a few perks. One of them is getting to watch her discover things, like some great books that I read when I was around her age. First up is Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, a dystopian masterpiece. The story of a society, perhaps our own, that has decided that the ideas included in books are dangerous, seems eerily prescient. The floor-to-ceiling view […]
Little Women – Revisiting a classic; a comfort read
Little Women – Revisiting a classic; a comfort read Inspired by Emmalita’s post earlier last month, I selected this popular classic as it covers the squares This Old Thing, Throwback Thursday, The Book Was Better, The First of a Series and Birthday! (thank you, Rochelle, this is an excellent choice). I’m using this for the “Birthday!” square. A book I have read at least three-four times in its entirety, revisiting it was a pleasure. A very popular book featuring a heartwarming journey into the lives, […]
Barkonauts are the best!
Greg Van Eekhout is now one of my favorite authors thanks to his Daniel Blackland series, starting with California Bones. In it he created a fascinating magic system called osteomancy, where one gets magical properties through consuming the remains of magical creatures. Magical creatures also being fellow spell casters. Not exactly fit for the tween and under set. However, Greg has just had Voyage of the Dogs come out and it is all ages. If you know a child that loves dogs and thinks outer space […]
Erika Foster – a fabulous leading lady.
This is book two of the Erika Foster series. I don’t feel that I can say that Robert Bryndza is fast becoming my new favourite thriller author, as I believe I have said that at least times this year about other authors I have discovered. So instead I will say that Erika Foster is by far one of my favourite leading female characters. Where to begin with Erika…. As a character, she is great, and as a female character, she is brilliant. I love how […]
Oh hi readers.
If you are like me and loved “The Room” then this is a must read. For anyone not familiar with “The Room” it is by far the best worst movie ever made. It is absolutely horrendous. Every scene has you questioning what is going on, or why certain things are happening, as well as laughing at the horrendous dialogue and appalling acting. This can lead you on a quest to find out more about Tommy Wiseau – the guy who created, wrote, directed, produced, financed […]
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