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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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Author Archives: Thistle
The City of Brass, by SA Chakraborty
Nahri is a con-woman in 19th century Cairo with a few magical abilities that she uses to survive. Then one night, those magical abilities accidentally call a djinn to her, and suddenly she’s on the run from demons and discovering … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday – Sugar Hangover
I mentioned in my post on Monday that I went to the movies with Jason and Laurence on Saturday night. We saw Darkest Hour – which was excellent, by the way – and had a good night. Perhaps a little … Continue reading
Birthday Fun
Wishing my sweet Jason a happy birthday today! He and my three boys are off to the MLK March right now. I’d be with them except that it’s downtown and my anxiety in traveling to downtown is out of control, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
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Sunday Coffee – Slump…ish?
It’s been quite a long time since I went through any kind of reading slump. I often have periods where I’m reading more or less, or when my brain switches gears and starts spending time with a new kind of … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday – Up and Down and Up Again
The first week of 2018 has been a wild ride. It started off pretty good. My brother came over to hang out on Monday, and my writing group met up on Wednesday evening (including one friend that I haven’t seen … Continue reading
Mind Games, by Kiersten White
Two sisters with psychic powers. A mysterious and dangerous school. Both sisters trying to protect and save each other though one is blind and one is psychologically traumatized by what she’s forced to do. I only found out recently that … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged dream-invader, mini-review, psychology, speculative
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Sirens & Sinners, by Hans Helmut Prinzler
Subtitled: A Visual History of Weimar Film 1918-1933 This book is exactly what the subtitle says. There’s a text introduction, discussing cinematography, photography, and the historical-political-social climate of the time period and location. Then we move on to the movies … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday – Small Changes, Big Results
In December, I experienced a couple remarkable things, both as a result of small changes. Sugar The first of these came in nutritional form. I’ve mentioned a few times over the last month about how calorie-counting was just not going … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 