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Out of Control? A Review of Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
30 Book Challenge: Book I Liked Least I truly wanted to like this book. From its award winning status to the spiritually tormented and enigmatic characters, it delivers many of the aspects I seek in… more →
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Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey: Poems 1991-1995 (Carruth)
wrote 1 week ago: I couldn’t resist the title. And I’m glad I didn’t. The last line of of Carruth … more →
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson (Ellis)
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wrote 1 week ago: For much of the first part of this book, I regretted not paying more attention to the subtitle when … more →
Maya Angelou Honors Mom, Grandmother in New Book
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Dr. Maya Angelou (Photo by Ken Charnock/Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP) — Writer, actor, dancer. Activis … more →
The End of April and National Poetry Month part 1: Shackamaxon
wrote 3 weeks ago: I begin each April–designated in the U.S. as National Poetry Month–with all kinds of gra … more →
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression (Solomon)
wrote 3 weeks ago: Solomon, who suffers from depression himself, clearly has an agenda. He wants to provide a thorough … more →
Review: Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
wrote 1 month ago: Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin My ratin … more →
Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations (Ferry)
wrote 1 month ago: At first, I was going to go the obvious route and suggest that the title of this collection reflecte … more →
Inside Out And Back Again - by Thanhha Lai
wrote 1 month ago: Interest Level: Grades 5- 7 Reading Level: Grade level Equivalent: 5 Lex … more →
Bookish Review: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
wrote 2 months ago: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Written by Sherman Alexie with art by Ellen Forney M … more →
Day 233: The Moviegoer
wrote 4 months ago: Walker Percy’s classic novel The Moviegoer is a novel about alienation. Binx Bolling is an idl … more →
Book Review: Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
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wrote 7 months ago: Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy My rating: 4 of 5 stars They pa … more →
Chapter 65: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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wrote 7 months ago: The Facts Title: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Author: Sherman Alexie Original Dat … more →
Review: Peak
wrote 7 months ago: Peak by Roland Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars Over the last couple of years I seem to have one male s … more →
Salvage the Bones (Ward)
wrote 10 months ago: Since Eggers wrote the definitive (for now) non-fiction piece on Hurricane Katrina (Zeitoun), I was … more →
Nikky Finney's Split Fish
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wrote 10 months ago: Today, I closed the last crisp page of your book, Nikky Finney. Your out-of-the thread, worn-down, m … more →
Inside Out & Back Again
wrote 11 months ago: Ha’ and her family flee war-torn Vietnam for the American South in the book, Inside Out & … more →
Poetic Treat Tuesdays: The Fish
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wrote 1 year ago: Acclaimed poet, Elizabeth Bishop, class of 1934 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Poet: Born in Worcester, M … more →
Out of Control? A Review of Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
wrote 1 year ago: 30 Book Challenge: Book I Liked Least I truly wanted to like this book. From its award winning stat … more →
Author's Introductory Quotation: The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon
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wrote 1 year ago: “Everything passes away-suffering, pain, blood, hunger, pestilence. The sword will pass away … more →
