3. 5 stars Lily Owens grows up isolated, neglected by her father and lonely on a peach farm in Georgia in the 1960s. Her only friend is the woman who acts as her nanny, Rosaleen, a former field hand who’s taken care of her since Lily’s mother died in a tragic accident when Lily was little more than a toddler. When Rosaleen is forced to flee town after accidentally insulting some white men while on her way to registering to vote, Lily insists on coming […]
“I’ll Get You, My Pretty!” ~ Boy, Snow, Bird
This highly acclaimed new novel by Helen Oyeyemi has been called a modern retake on the fairy tale of Snow White. In fact, it is a fairy tale that deals with tropes common to many fairy tales: wicked stepmothers, abandonment, evil forces that prey on innocent young girls, curses. But the overriding theme is female beauty, particularly society’s predilection for whiteness. We imagine beauty as powerful and empowering to those who possess it, but it frequently engenders fear and malevolence in others, resulting in endangerment […]
Possesion or Hot Conflicted Angelic Hero Totally Overshadows Supposed Main Plot
Possession (Fallen Angels #5) by J.R. Ward – Paranormal Romance – Spoilers ahead! The conceit of the Fallen Angels series is that seven souls are at crossroads, heaven and hell are vying for each soul and whoever gets best of seven gets to take over the world. Jim Heron, the hero of the series, has just traded a win in the aforementioned divine contest to get Sissy Barton out of hell. Cait Douglass, the heroine of the book, is trying to get out there and live […]
“The Romulan Way”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #33
by Diane Duane “You have sold honor for power. You have sold what a Rihannsu used to be for what a Klingon thinks a Rihannsu ought to. You have sold your names, you have sold everything that mattered about this world – the nobility, the striving to be something right – for the sake of being feared in nearby spaces. You have sold the open dealing of your noble ancestors for plots and intrigues that cannot stand the light of day, and sold your courage […]
Rosie + Don Forever
There’s been a lot of CBR buzz about The Rosie Project, a fun story about finding love. Don Tillman is a genetics professor somewhere in Australia. He is 39 years old and single. He’s in great shape (he does martial arts, he runs, he bikes, he eats well), and he is a pretty good cook. On paper, he’s a great catch. But. Don is also extraordinarily meticulous. He plans out his daily schedule to the minute. He eats the same dinner on the same night […]
On love, loss, giving. On Beauty.
On Beauty follows the intricacy of love bound up on two more or less rivalling families. Howard Belsey and Monty Kipp are both art professors duelling on the interpretations of Rembrandt paintings. Howards oldest son interns with Monty Kipps and proposes to their daughter Victoria who turns him down. Meanwhile Howard has had an affair and the relationship to his wife Kiki is on the mend. A year later the Kipps family moves to Wellington leaving Howard and Monty at the same university. The lives […]
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