Only the Animals Author: Ceridwen Dovey To anthropomorphize or Not to anthropomorphize? Ceridwen Dovey’s novel, Only the Animals, is a collection of very clever short stories with animal narrators. Each animal narrator is owned by a famous person in history that has been famous for talent and goodness (Tolstoy) or evil (Hitler) or the animal is present at a momentous historical event (the Western Front, Sarajevo). Each animals tells its own life story and the story of its friends and ... continue reading...
Book review: Only the Animals
Review: The Big Green Tent
The Big Green Tent Author: Luidmila Ulitskaya(Translated from Russion by Polly Gannon) Sloughing through a Cold War, The Big Green Tent combines a sweeping tale of three Russian friends from Moscow with a panorama of the politics, ethics, literature and Russian experience as the characters all wind their way through childhood, school and adulthood. The boys are Outliers of a sort; they are an orphan who is a poet, a talented pianist, and a photographer with passion. Ulitskaya covers them ... continue reading...
Book review: The Crooked House
The Crooked House Author: Christobel Kent Creepy, incestuous atmosphere spun to perfection, skewed characters that run true, a crooked house that seals the deal, and a bent horizon thrust Kent’s characters into a plot so thick and gooey that this novel stalks each reader with a brilliance that terrifies. Brutal, somewhat gothic, narrowly noir, and with tendrils of Du Maurier and Bronte, The Crooked House, deserted on a bleak muddy estuary peripheral to the main village, allows secrets to ... continue reading...
The Review Broads “Damn Good” New Year’s Resolutions
Just recently I ordered dog biscuits that had been recommended to me from Broad Z (Zippy from Champagne Living) called Damn Good Dog Treats for Clem – and they were …damn good, that is. I had hesitated ordering because I thought – “damn good” – is that Good Enough? Better Than? Great? I’m that literal. And of course, when they arrived I ate one, as the ingredients were amazing – organic coconut flour, non-gluten real bacon and cheese, coconut oil. And they were – Damn Good. ... continue reading...
Reinventing Yourself in 2017
How you Can Restore The Passion And Purpose To Your Life Many Americans in the latter stage of a career – or even already in retirement – have discovered that it’s never too late to reinvent themselves. Folk artist Grandma Moses was in her late 70s before she began her painting career. Colonel Harland Sanders was in his 60s when he launched Kentucky Fried Chicken. Arnold Schwarzenegger reinvented himself a couple of times, going from professional body builder toactor to governor of ... continue reading...
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