The Girl in the Green Raincoat is a perfect book for someone looking for an enjoyable weekend read. I like those. I like picking a book off my shelf that I know will allow me to sit, relax, snuggle up to the cats and a cup of cocoa and let the story take over. Continue reading
This is a modern and chilling horror story crammed in to a deceptively small package. Just as Shelley did with Frankenstein, it leaves you questioning what point was the author trying to get across. This is not a bad thing. Is this purely for entertainment? Is it a lightly veiled commentary on society? Is it a horror story or social science fiction? Perhaps both. Continue reading
How the evolution of a genderless society occurs along with the corresponding results are what make this a challenging read. It makes you constantly compare and evaluate our reality. On Winter, respect as well as prejudice is based on how you are and behave as a “human”, not a “sex”. Is the fact that there are no judgments made, no roles forced to play, no power plays other than political, a strong argument for a world or society being considered a utopia? Continue reading
The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin Science Fiction, 400 pp (Mass Market) Eos, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers FTC Disclosure: Library Book. The last line: “His hands were empty, as they ahd always been.” In this case, empty is not … Continue reading
The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes ISBN: 978-1-890862-62-6 Fiction, 167 pages Bancroft Press Review copy courtesy of Bancroft Press Interview with author (a must read!) I have to relate how excited I was to learn that … Continue reading
Don’t let the sedateness of the photo fool you. This woman is anything but black and white and shades of gray. Her personality is as I had hoped: Lively, colorful, intelligent, and with a sharp sense of humor that many … Continue reading
Education and talent are two of the strongest themes running through this book. That which is learned, and that which is innate; both coming into conflict constantly. In making a living, in making a life, which is more important? Following your heart understanding you may never achieve the success you think you want, or what others expect of you? Or do you go for the brass ring, never feeling fully satisfied – or happy? Continue reading
“The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence (1926) First published July 1926 in Harper’s Bazaar.Reprinted in The Dark Descent by permission of Laurence Pollinger, Ltd. the Estate of Mrs. Freida Lawrence Ravagli, and Viking Penguin, Inc. Why is it that every … Continue reading
Interpreter of Maladies, Lahiri’s first book, is a collection of short stories depicting the lives of Indians or Indian immigrants. Some may wonder how they could relate to the stories or characters. This should not be a concern as everyone can identify with the themes, which are universal. Continue reading
What if…? by Steve N. Lee, 2007Fiction/Thriller, 350 pagesPublished by Blue Zoo, Huddersfield, England Author’s web site ScenarioWhat if a stranger appeared on the streets of New York claiming to possess the power to heal? And what if people believed … Continue reading
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence (1964)Fiction, 308 pagesMcClelland & Stewart, Inc.The New Canadian Library Edition The branches will wither, the roots they will die,You’ll all be forsaken and you’ll never know why.Hagar Shipley is ninety years old and is … Continue reading
I highly recommend this book with the simple advisement that one take into consideration the language and subject matter and rise above it, for its message is much more important than the words used to convey it.
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