Fandango’s Provocative Question #204 How do you feel about book publishers altering the language in classic books to “sanitize” them by eliminating or changing words, phrases, and sentiments that some readers might find upsetting? Is it wrong to rewrite the words… Read More ›
The Every: A Novel by: Dave EggersNarrated by: Dion Graham The book sounded intriguing. It’s actually the second of two novels, but it stands on its own. I did not read the other book, though I probably will read it now. This… Read More ›
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood By: Mark TwainNarrated by: Elijah WoodSeries: Twain’s Tom and Huck, Book 2Length: 10 hrs and 10 minsUnabridged AudiobookRelease date: 11-09-10Language: EnglishPublisher: Audible Studios I was looking for something to read that I hadn’t read… Read More ›
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: THE OTHER PEOPLE IN NORMAN ROCKWELL’S PAINTINGS By Jane Allen Petrick Jane Allen Petrick has written a wonderful book about Norman Rockwell, the artist, and his work. It focuses on the “invisible people” in his painting, the non-white… Read More ›
CITY (1952), CLIFFORD SIMAK City is a 1952 science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak. The book is episodic with eight or nine (depending on which version you read) short stories that have “bridges” between episodes. Version of the book… Read More ›
I just finished reading the definitive biography of legendary film director, John Ford. It’s a wonderful read by Scott Eyman who specializes in biographies of Hollywood legends. “Pappy” Ford, of course, was the master of western films — from the… Read More ›
The Law: A Dresden Files Novella (Dresden Files, Book 17.5) This is a long novella at 3 hours 22 minutes. I slow the reading down by 10% anyway, which made it as long as many books now called “full” books…. Read More ›
Someone on Twitter asked how we (I assume anyone reading the tweet) would feel if Trump got life in prison. I thought that wasn’t nearly enough punishment for him. I want him to be forced to sit in a well-lighted… Read More ›
Yay! I’m such a fan of this guy’s writing. This is a “half a book” of listening, but I want it. This one also is coming out first on Audible.com — and here’s the trailer. Why isn’t this at the… Read More ›
“Nounou,” inquired Angelique, “Why did Giles de Retz kill so many children?” With these words, one of the world’s greatest series of historical fiction begins. It is a translation from the French. I have been told by many people who’ve read the series in French,… Read More ›
It’s the truth. Not the truth we’ve been led to believe, but the truth every nation has tried to make sure we did not know. This books is not only history. It’s also culture and art. It’s 857 pages long… Read More ›
Audiobook – Narrated by Mel Brooks Garry and I have been listening to this wonderful audiobook. Mel Brooks is one of those people who seems to love everyone and never has a bad word to say about anyone. I don’t… Read More ›
I just finished reading the definitive biography of legendary film director, John Ford. It’s a wonderful read by Scott Eyman who specializes in biographies of Hollywood legends. “Pappy” Ford, of course, was the master of western films — from the… Read More ›
The Epistolary Novelby Gretchen Archer Have you ever read an epistolary, a story told through correspondence rather than by a narrator? Of the epistolaries I’ve read—comparatively speaking, there aren’t all that many out there — the one that made the… Read More ›
ANOTHER GREAT DAVIS WAY CAPER – #10 I was so excited that Gretchen Archer wrote a new book! Between the arrival of COVID and lockdown and the complexities of our lives during that period, some things went a bit late…. Read More ›
It’s déjà vu all over again as we travel back with author Robert Harris to Republican Rome just before it became Imperial Rome. In America, we complain of corruption. Lying politicians. We fear the end of our Democracy, such as it isn’t…. Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 