Category Archives: Movie Reviews/Book Reviews

The Last Man Book Review

Posted on June 20, 2013 by

First published in 1826, Mary Shelley’s The Last Man is an apocalyptic science fiction novel about a future world ravaged by plague, written by the author of Frankenstein. The story is a first-person narrative told from the point-of-view of Lionel Verney, who grew … Continue reading →

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Salvage the Bones Book Review

Posted on June 11, 2013 by

The 2011 National Book Award Winner for Fiction (U.S.), Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward tells the story of the Batiste family, a poor, Black family living in a rural community near the Mississippi Gulf Coast. A first-person narrative told from … Continue reading →

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The Alchemist Book Review

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

Although it was first published in 1988 and has become one of the best-selling novels of all time, I only recently learned of The Alchemist, written by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. This 174-page allegorical story of an Andalusian shepherd, who … Continue reading →

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Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper Book Review

Posted on May 30, 2013 by

Recently I joined a book club that focuses on food-related books. For my first meeting I read Fuchsia Dunlop’s 2008 memoir Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China. Fuchsia Dunlop is somewhat the Julia Child … Continue reading →

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Glaciers Book Review, World Book Night 2013 + A Giveaway

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Last year, while still living in Las Vegas I participated in the inaugural World Book Night. The mission of World Book Night is “spreading the love of reading, person to person.”  This event takes place on April 23rd — the anniversary of … Continue reading →

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