Category Archives: Movie Reviews/Book Reviews
Candy Girl Virtual Book Discussion
Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody. Published in 2006. Synopsis: Diablo Cody had a college education, a great relationship with her boyfriend, and a secure job at an advertising agency that she wasn’t … Continue reading
Girl in Translation Virtual Book Discussion
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok. Published in 2010. Synopsis The story is told from the point of view of Kimberly Chang, who as an eleven-year-old girl, emigrates with her mother from Hong Kong to Brooklyn. After they arrive, they find … Continue reading
Island Beneath the Sea Virtual Book Discussion
Island Beneath the Sea: A Novel by Isabel Allende. Published in 2010. Synopsis: This epic novel covers 40 years in the lives of Toulouse Valmorain, French plantation owner, and his concubine slave Zarité. Beginning in 1770 on the island of … Continue reading
In Cold Blood Virtual Book Discussion
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Published in 1965. Synopsis: Capote’s famous work is considered a pioneer in the literary form of ‘non-fiction novel.’ Based on the true account of the multiple murders of the Clutter family on their farm in … Continue reading
Things I’ve Been Silent About Virtual Book Discussion
Things I’ve Been Silent About: Memories of a Prodigal Daughter by Azar Nafisi. Published in 2008. Synopsis: In this autobiographical follow-up to her best-seller memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran, Nafisi interweaves reflections on her own upbringing, and personal stories of her family life, … Continue reading
Becky A. Johnson 