Centuries of June: A NovelAuthor: Keith DonohueAfter Kate Atkinson’s “Started Early Walked The Dog,” I recognized the title of Keith Donohue’s Centuries of June as another Emily Dickinson line. I wish I had the enthusiasm for Centuries as I did for Started Early. I love Flann O’Brien, and absurdist and post modernism Irish fiction and plays. By producing a play of mime, with only a description of the visual action, and no dialogue, Beckett denies Joycean language and reiterates O’Brien’s ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: Centuries of June
DVD Reviews: “61” and When it was a Game
With the baseball season in full swing its time to get into some recent releases about America’s favorite pastime. I grew up with these two HBO specials, I have seen them one hundred times as a child and teen. But as an adult it's been years since I had seen either. The wife to be went up to Boston to visit some friends for the weekend so I could break out the baseball movies. When it was A Game, is one of the most rewarding baseball documentaries available. While 61* brings one of the ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: Little Black Book of Red Flags
The Little Black Book of Big Red Flags: Relationship Warning Signs You Totally Spotted... But Chose to IgnoreAuthors: Natasha Burton, Julie Fishman and Meagan McCraryFlag it, tag it, bag it! The Little Black Book of Red Warning Flags by three of the savviest women I’ve read, Natasha Burton, Julie Fishman and Meagan McCrary, sits by my bed. It has been read cover to cover five (5!) times now. Z keeps emailing me and telling me to get her the review. I cannot. I am sitting here plotting how ... continue reading...
Food Reviews: Dr. Drip
Dr. Drip Single Serve Brewing System for CoffeeYeah, yeah, we’ve heard it all! Java, mocha java, cappuccino, latte, so what is new? Hmm, this looks a little different – I’m going to try it!Coffee is my mantra, my goddess, my religion in the morning. Without it, I am dreary and hag like. After that first sip, I slip into Greek myth, Persephone, Athena. I am HERE! So I take my coffee seriously. Not too big, not too small, just right!When Dr. Drip sent me their new single serve coffee ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: Now You See Her
Now You See HerAuthors: James Patterson & Michael LedwidgeTake Swimsuit, times it by 3, throw in Tick Tock and Along Came a Spider and your sum total = Now You See Her. Patterson and Ledwidge indulge themselves in one blast - then two - then three. This novel will knock your proverbial socks off. Maestro Patterson, once again collaborating with Master Ledwidge, travels back down the graveled road to early days, with a thriller that once again ensures his title as The Best!Nina Bloom is a ... continue reading...
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