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Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson

December 18, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

For the better part of the last twenty years, Andrew Peterson has been one of my favourite songwriters. Yes, his music is Christian by genre, but not the cheeseball, put on a happy face, not based in reality garbage that you’d hear on Christian radio stations when you’re driving thru the middle of nowhere and that’s the only station that comes in. He’s a brilliant lyricist that isn’t afraid to write songs about real life and all the crap that goes with it. In some […]

The scariest book I’ve read this year.

December 5, 2019 by Caesar's Wife Leave a Comment

Do you think genetically engineered invasive parasites are scary? How about child kidnapping and mind control? Prehistoric spider swarms? Nefarious tunnels in near-pitch black darkness? Shape shifting murders? Well, I can safely tell you that none of those terrifying topics compare to the content of the Troll Hunter. The book, written by Australian investigative journalist Ginger Gorman, starts by setting the scene. In 2013, and she’s a reporter doing a lighthearted and feel-good story for her local media outlet about a same-sex couple and their […]

Pelvic floor exercises have now been added to my to-do list

This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

December 4, 2019 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

This is Going to Hurt: The Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor is important reading for any Brit who’s about to vote without bearing the future of the NHS in mind. I’ve worked in that arena for the last 15 years and the last 10 years of that has been under the banner of ‘austerity’. In that time we’ve seen services go from underfunded to seriously critical, with staff breaking more and more regularly thanks to the increased stresses and strains that go hand in […]

What a Wonderful Collection of Essays

The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West

November 22, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Well I don’t know how to talk about this collection of essays by Lindy West. She does a great job of discussing and analyzing key moments over the past couple of years (the election of Donald Trump, the rise of the left, feminism, etc.) She also manages to make you laugh and at times want to throw hands at people because of the things that are going on and how many people seem to be turning a blind eye to things. Since this is an […]

A well-rounded portrait of a rock icon

Janis: Her Life and Music by Holly George-Warren

November 19, 2019 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Janis Joplin has been the subject of a number of biographies. She is an irresistible topic after all. A rising star, a trailblazer for women in rock whose passion and emotion were evident in every song she sang, she lived hard and died young. Janis performed at Monterey and Woodstock, palled around with other musical greats of the ‘60s and died of a heroin overdose while at the height of her artistic powers. Hers is a story of triumph and tragedy combined. In this biography, […]

More ways Wall Street can screw you

Flash Boys by Michael Lewis

November 16, 2019 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

I’ve been procrastinating writing this review because, while Michael Lewis is one of my favorite nonfiction writers, this book proved to be a bit of a struggle for me. Maybe that’s because I’m too jaded to be surprised that banks and stock traders had found yet another way to screw over the little guy. Maybe it’s because everything I know about the stock market I learned from Trading Places, so if it’s not about pork bellies or frozen concentrated orange juice, it doesn’t arouse my […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
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Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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