Skios Author: Michael FraynThe island of Skios is a happenstance, an existential paradigm of farce and irony. That said, Michael Frayn infuses his characters with a daft generosity of insane and paradoxical harmony – they are all lunatics; a.k.a. characters that raft along the tiny island with impunity and sheer hilarity of will.Like Vonnegut, Frayn slips from reality to comedic philosophy with tart characters that become other people in their minds and actions, and are reminiscent of the Irish ... continue reading...
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Toy Reviews: Icee Deluxe Slushy Machine
Wish Factory Icee Deluxe Slushy MachineOK, the weather in Utah is HOT! And the kids are all out around the neighborhood panting like dogs~! So here is 6 year old Dorothy, my son’s darling little girl, testing out the ICEE Slushy Machine. Dorothy’s dad, Ben, told me that they went camping with Dorothy and her friends and they loved to use the machine to make slushies! Even better, he said, was that everything was included in the box – 1 ice shaving kit, 3 cups, 2 mixing and/or serving spoons, ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: Dare Me
Dare MeAuthor: Megan AbbottKarpman Drama Triangle... the Victim is not really as helpless as he feels, the Rescuer is not really helping, and the Persecutor does not really have a valid complaint.After The End of Everything, Abbott had to up her ante. And she did.Dare Me, seemingly about teenage girls with no parental presence trying to control their only world, cheerleading, relies on taut psychological theory to sustain Abbott’s Lost Girls. Actually, everyone is lost in Dare Me, for there is ... continue reading...
Music Reviews: Maestro Classics ~Swan Lake
The Story of Swan LakeStory and Music CD for ChildrenMusic by TchaikovskyLondon Philharmonic Orchestra“Once upon a time, long, long ago, when magic was a respected art…” So starts Maestro Classics’ story of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Tchaikovsky’s music swells, entrances, spills onto your lap and the Grand Waltz envisions princes and princesses swirling and whirling in the Palace ballroom….once upon a time, and a long time ago. “It was a magnificent ballroom, everyone in their finest, ladies ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: The Ice Cream Girls
The Ice Cream GirlsAuthor: Dorothy KoomsonDorothy Koomson spins a tale that reads cogently and originally, and that startles in its intelligent demeanor. The tale is an old one – girls sexually, physically and emotionally abused who act out on their terror – and yet Koomson doesn’t follow the script. The Ice Cream girls demands an all nighter – one of those novels that read so true that we linger after midnight to finish and savor the characters into our dreams, and nightmares.Serena Gorringe, ... continue reading...
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