Koontz has taken Mary Shelley’s major characters and come up with the premise that they both survived the ice, each thinking the other perished. Traveling through the centuries, the man and his monster seek to find, and fulfill a destiny they feel has kept them going. Continue reading
There are many things Romania is known for, yet the most enduring is Vlad Tepes, otherwise knows as Vlad III – the man who inspired Romania’s most famous character: Dracula. (If you are wondering about other notable Romanians let’s not forget Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci, tennis player Ilie Nastase, or Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel). But this amazing country has so much more to its history and culture. And this book describes the struggles to overcome this association while on its way to becoming the modern and culturally rich country it is today. Continue reading
Demons do exist. Those we imagine, and those that we struggle against when trying to maintain that sense of normalcy which is expected of us. Some demons come in the form of those who try to help us, telling us that Electric Shock Treatments, drugs, and even lobotomies are the only way to help us be free of what ails us.
But what if it is all a form of control, away to keep us all in line, to keep the status quo? Continue reading
Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (April 2009)Fiction, 449 pagesGrand Central Publishing Review Copy provided by Hachette Book Group “Admissions. Admission. Aren’t there two sides to the word? And two opposing sides…It’s what we let in, but it’s also what we … Continue reading
“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid (1983)Reprinted in 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthologyby permission of Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, LLC Read for:C.B.’s Short Story SundayJohn’s Short Story Monday This is not your typical short story. It is a sentence. A very … Continue reading
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (2003) Contemporary Fiction/Thriller, 446 pages Published by Bantam Dell, a division of Random House The was the first ever Dean Koontz book I’ve read. It will not be my last. I don’t have many serious … Continue reading