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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow- Review
Super nerd woos the object of his affection, is rebuked. The town jock with matching horse (you can see him driving a cool truck or a flashy car) gives him a wedgie (super sized) adding to his humiliation. It is enough for him to skip town. It is later learned that the nerd left for…
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Book Review: Old Watercolorists Never Die, They Just Wet Their Sheets
I first read this a year ago, nearly same week. A delightful, easy to read book, self described as a practical book on watercolor. I think this year I approached it as “comfort food” and will probably revisit it in the future. Miller has a chain of art supply stores in the US SE (I…
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Cloud Atlas: Book Review
I hated to leave the world of Cloud Atlas. 6 stories spanning from the mid 19th century to the 24th (?), 5 of which are tied together by one soul (Cavendish is the odd one out, I think *, but his story does connect with Louisa Rey before him, and then Somni-451). That soul is…
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I’m Your Man: Book Review
On Cohen, what an amazing life Cohen led. The book reads like a novel, building to a climax (“It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor falls, the major lifts”. Was this intentional? I am guessing it was.). As I read, I would stop to watch interviews and performances by him on YouTube,…
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Poemcrazy: Book Review
What a delightful book! A collection of essays on poems and writing in general. On my birthday I visited a bookstore in Columbia SC (2nd and Charles, a used and new book store) and browsed their bargain section. I picked up an assortment of books on poetry, including this one. 2$. A steal. I am…
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For Whom The Bell Tolls: Book Review
I recently re-read “The Old Man and the Sea”, probably for the 3rd time, when I decided to try another Hemingway novel. My Uncle Cordy gave me 4 or 5 of Hemingway’s books years ago, I am just now getting around to them. Hemingway could write! This book is genius. FWTBT is a great example…
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1960 Memories and “Wild” Book Review
Dateline,: Topeka, Kansas, 1960. I was four. “Hey Daddy, Can I borrow your hammer?”, me, sheepish, with my partner-in-crime, a neighborhood friend just behind me. “Why do you need a hammer?”, sitting in the armchair, reading the paper. “We are going to break open rocks and look for gold!” Daddy retrieves the hammer, “Alright, when…
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Book Review: The Bell Jar
First posted on my Taylor Patterns website 2022-06-26 What a delightful book to find. No, not the content, though that was quite good too, I refer to the prose! Well written. Probably perfectly written. I had put off reading this book for years (don’t know why, it was just on a back burner) awaiting…