To summarize for those who don’t know, this is an epic poem, part of a greater poem called The Divine Comedy. Dante the Poet travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise at the behest of his dead true love, Beatrice. His guide for his tour of Hell is the great Roman poet, Virgil. This was tough. Continue Reading…
4 Stars. I listened to this ages and ages ago, but I remember that I loved it. I don’t even recall the sisters’ names, but as I listened they each had a distinct personality and I was easily able to differentiate between them. There is no big plot here, it’s just a series of little adventures that these sisters have on their […]
Fermín Romero de Torres is finally getting married. He’s got one problem though–he’s living under an assumed name. He has absolutely no proof that he legally exists. How is he supposed to get married without all the paperwork to prove that he is whom he says he is? As he explains this to Daniel Sempere, Continue Reading…
Morgan McClain and his brother are shipping out to Europe in the last year of WWII. They spend their last night in the States at a USO dance where they meet Liz Stephens. Liz and Morgan immediately feel a connection, despite the fact that Liz is practically engaged to someone else. Complicated circumstances arise, as Continue Reading…
Welcome to my weekly update for November 26, 2012! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, read by Jayne Entwistle Read: Most recently, Letters From Home by Kristina […]
4 Stars. I have waited entirely too long to write this review– over a year. But. I absolutely loved this story of brilliant little Flavia de Luce. She is going to be intimidating when she grows up. Wait. What am I talking about? She already is intimidating at the tender age of 11 or so. She’s a brilliant scientist with an […]
Rebekkah Barrow has left the town of Claysville behind. She keeps in touch with a few people, including her “adopted” grandmother, but otherwise she’s a free spirit roaming the earth. One day she gets a phone call that her grandmother has passed away. She heads back to Claysville for the funeral and learns that her Continue Reading…
I promise I have not fallen off the face of the earth, although you wouldn’t know it from the look of things around here. My last post was on October 9, so let me think about what I’ve done since then… That was my wedding anniversary (8 years!), so I was out that night. I Continue Reading…
In this memoir, Lithgow writes of how his early years shaped him as an actor, from his childhood, to his time at Harvard, to his studies in the UK as a Fulbright scholar, and on to his breakthrough on Broadway and film. I truly enjoyed listening to Lithgow narrate his own personal history. I don’t Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: My thoughts on Banned Books Week Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: Banned Books Week Review And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell: Banned Books Week Review Scarlett O’Hara: Banned Books Week Character Connection The Wish Giver Continue Reading…
Buck is a dog’s dog, in and out of the house, accompanying the masters around at well, and just generally living the good life in California. But when the Alaskan gold rush starts, big dogs are suddenly worth a small fortune because of their ability to pull fully-laden sleds. Buck is furtively sold by one Continue Reading…