In Office HoursAuthor: Lucy KellawayOK, readers, shine up your reading glasses. Many of you will like this book, some won’t, and some will have to take time to let it settle in. I am in the third bracket – after I read it, I had to go back and read some more. I had to take the time to absorb its message, because, like Stella and Bella, I began with a judgmental mind! My bad!Since I’ve never gone out with a married man, I felt superior IN THE BEGINNING. I mean, I could ply you with DEMENTED ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: In Office Hours
DVD Reviews: Hatchet 2
Hatchet 2After watching the film my buddy turns to me and says “well, at least the review will be entertaining.” So, I watched this film under different circumstances. I usually have a methodology to movies that I review, that can take either two routes:1. There are movies that I watch with the wife to be, so I can understand the female perspective on them. This usually is for comedies or romance films.2. There are movies that I watch alone for analysis, or she deems unworthy of her time.So ... continue reading...
Food Reviews & Giveaway: Buitoni
"Who doesn't like Italian food." That's the question my friend asked when he let me know that he had put a box in the mail that included the food and goodies that you see in the picture below (the food actually arrived as free coupons and I IMMEDIATELY went shopping).In all honesty, I had no quick comeback, because my two FAVORITE foods (if a person who loves eating can pare it down to only two) are Italian and sushi. But - I have my favorite brands of pasta and sauce (as well as my own homemade ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: The Secret Lives of Dresses
The Secret Lives of DressesAuthor: Erin McKeanWith a swish and a tart sashay, Erin McKean rustles and sways into our lives with The Secret Life of Dresses. This novel brought the swirly tulle out in me – pink tulle like a ballerina’s tutu. And I wore it all day, wondering about its secret life!Erin McKean’s novel presents a gift – a tart and saucy novel that starts on the page and ends in the heart. Uplifting, heartfelt and downright adorable, the novel is big on good plain fabric with a ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore
The Evolution of Bruno LittlemoreAuthor: Benjamin HaleThis novel is an unholy, ungodly mess of a novel. It is majestic, it is pedantic, it is petulant, it is poetic, it is full of boring linguistics and masterful paragraphs, and it flows like sludge, to erupt into joyous vitality. Ah, youth (and this pertains metaphorically to Bruno and literally to Benjamin Hale). Perhaps “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathon Swift received the same first sentence from some alien reviewer (thank goodness, Swift ... continue reading...
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 531
- 532
- 533
- 534
- 535
- …
- 644
- Next Page »