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I had a pretty good reading month. Not too many standouts, but no real stinkers either. Personally, I focused on keeping my routine of eating healthy, getting good rest, and exercising. Oh, and reading as much as I can! The big literary new is that we now have a Little Library in our front yard.... Continue Reading →
The Lie and How We Told It is a graphic novel about the convergence of societal expectations, sexuality, and the person in the mirror. Two high school friends, Tim and Cleary, meet by chance at a grocery store where Cleary works. After she gets off, they go for lunch and then drinks at a bar.... Continue Reading →
I have heard about the 1/2 point rating slide blogger experience after about a year of reviewing, and I think I am in the midst of it right now. As I've waded through genres and sub-genres and endless quests and mysteries, I've found myself picking apart the various nuances of each. I've seen similar characters,... Continue Reading →
Famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted is known mostly for his design of Central Park and other nationally renowned projects, but at one point in his life he was a journalist commissioned by the New York Daily Times, now The New York Times, to report on the slave economy of the South about 10 years... Continue Reading →
As with most hardcore readers, we are skeptical of films being made out of our precious books. I had seen this title around over the years and just saw that a film was made and is currently on Netflix. This was the impetus that brought me to reading Polar: Came From the Cold... The Plot:... Continue Reading →
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