A Drop of the Hard Stuff Author: Lawrence BlockTerse, compact, and hard hitting prose packs the punch in “A Drop of the Hard Stuff.” Lawrence Block is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, with countless other kudos and awards. He’s earned it. This novel competes with none in his genre.Throw in perfect timing, and relentless characterization, and there you have it. Block knows what he’s doing, and does it better than anyone. No rushing, no pushing, just seamless entry between ... continue reading...
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Book Reviews & Giveaway: Started Early Took My Dog
Started Early, Took My Dog Author: Kate AtkinsonKate Atkinson’s Started Early, Took My Dog consorts with a weird assortment of people living on the edge of lost and found. With do-gooder characters that live inside their heads and not-so-do-gooder characters who commit great evil, Atkinson’s newest novel is as edgy as its title.As Atkinson delves into the lives of ordinary – and not so ordinary – people, she follows them as they trip over abandoned children, embrace the murder of prostitutes in ... continue reading...
Toy Reviews: Roary the Racing Car
K'NEX Roary the Racing Car Building Set - Tin TopDale Earnhardt could not build better than this! K'NEX is the best! Their pre-school children's series of stock car building sets - Roary the Racing Car - came today! When assembled, the car works with toy train tracks! How KOOL is K'NEX??With just 16 pieces, this NASCAR Wanna Be comes with its own orange "safety cone", a race track watch sign, and 13 car pieces - easy as pie to put together for your 3 year old builder! Number 88 is on ... continue reading...
DVD Reviews: Black Swan
Black Swan [Blu-ray]I had been tracking this film’s production since day one. Any film by director Darren Aronofsky is really a treat. Black Swan was really interesting, just a genuinely intelligent genre cerebral work. This film isn't the first to walk the cinematic line between the obscure and the mainstream, the brain and the primitive. The influence of several predecessors looms shadow-like over Black Swan, from Alfred Hitchcock and Roman Polanski, to David Cronenberg and David Lynch and ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: Into My Father’s Wake
Into My Father's WakeAuthor: Eric BestEric Best, in the throes of divorce, purchases Feo, a 47 foot steel hulled ketch and sails a solo 5,000 miles into the Pacific, reaching Hawaii and returning home to San Francisco. Within the parameters of the sail, Best hopes to assuage his personal fears, and psychological demons from childhood. He seeks to put his powerful, narcissistic father to rest – and to claim himself as well as his journey into solitude and danger. But he has never even sailed ... continue reading...
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