Category Archives: Movie Reviews/Book Reviews
The Lovers Virtual Book Discussion
The Lovers by Vendela Vida. Published in 2010. Synopsis: Recently widowed, Yvonne returns to the coastal village in Turkey where she and her husband honeymooned twenty-eight years ago. The week she had set aside for vacation doesn’t go quite as … Continue reading
The Same Earth Virtual Book Discussion
The Same Earth by Kei Miller. Published in 2008. Synopsis: Set in the village of Watersgate, Jamaica in the 1970s – 1980s, this novel tells the stories of a host of characters – most notably Imelda Richardson. While intertwining the … Continue reading
Nineteen Eighty-Four Virtual Book Discussion
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Published in 1949. Synopsis: In a quasi-oligarchic world, Winston Smith’s job is to re-write history to suit the ever-changing needs of an all-powerful Party. Where evil thoughts and adultery are considered to be the ultimate … Continue reading
Eat, Pray, Love Virtual Book Discussion
Eat, Pray, Love: One Women’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert. Published in 2006. Synopsis: In her mid-thirties, Elizabeth Gilbert finds herself recently divorced, severely depressed, and not getting what she wants out of life. A … Continue reading
Becky A. Johnson 