The Terror of Living Author: Urban WaiteMy first thought when I read this novel was - hmmm, Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men Wannabe. Then I started looking at other reviews because I seldom review ANY book I don't like - and I saw that others had the same feeling. So no, I did not check out any reviews - and never do - before writing my own. BUT I DO read Cormac McCarthy and I just could not BELIEVE that Waite would think that The Terror of Living was ORIGINAL in any way, ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: The Terror of Living
DVD Reviews: The Little Engine that Could
Little Engine That CouldVoices of: Whoopi Goldberg (The Dreamland Train Tower), Alyson Stoner (The Little Engine), Jamie Lee Curtis, Corbin Bleu, Brenda SongI am totally enchanted! Although this animated DVD shouts KIDS as its audience, that little kid in me that cherished her 25cent Little Golden Book, “The Little Engine That Could,” embraced this DVD with a cheer and a clap! For who amongst us doesn’t love the brace Little Engine spouting, “I think I can…I think I can!”?I simply fell under ... continue reading...
DVD Reviews: The Next Three Days
The Next Three DaysIs it me or does Elizabeth Banks look increasingly like Chelsea Handler just not as funny. I decided to review this film because I really enjoy Prison escape flicks. I was absolutely hesitant to watch it because I genuinely despise Paul Haggis's work with the exception of the writing of Million Dollar Baby, however I do think there is greatness living someplace in Walker Texas Ranger. Mainly my hatred of Haggis comes from the film Crash. I really thought it was trite and ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: Tiger Hills
Tiger HillsAuthor: Sarita MandannaA poetic moment in time and locale, Tiger Hills’ lush sentences, and pregnant paragraphs create an offspring of characters memorialized within the opulent beauty and drama of colonial India. Searing heat laced with icy tenderness and brutality, Sarita Mandanna’s novel soars onto a horizon that holds beautiful imagery. The heron that announces the events in Devi’s birth and her children’s lives live alongside the rare bamboo flower, to taunt this sweeping ... continue reading...
Site Review: Eden Fantasys
Grown Ups in the SandboxThere's nothing better for romance than AMBIANCE! Now, you all know that I am 8 months into a romance - after 10 yeas of sitting in The Home Cubicle Reading Books - so, of course, at my age I don't know from zero about romancing the stone - or the MAN! So I called Broad Z, of course, and she said, "WHAT!! How OLD are you? Get a life - check out EdenFantasys site, full of adult toys and wonderful products like candles and chocolate! ROMANCE is their MIDDLE ... continue reading...
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