Are you tired of reading? Are you looking for a book to put you into a nice reading slump? Or a coma? Well, I have good news and bad news... The good news is that this book can help you in those areas. The bad news is that means you…
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The Haunting of Hill House
Classic horror. A haunted house. Multiple movies/shows based on it. What could go wrong? This book has a lot to offer from the haunts, the investigation, and the psychological chills. But is it really scary? Let's just say that I would have found it entertaining if Zak Bagans and the…
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Slaughterhouse-Five
This book always seems to be among the favorites of sci-fi and literature readers alike. So, naturally I have to read it. And man-oh-man is it packed with story elements from sad to darkly humorous and from historical to fantastical. It's a lot to unpack. So it goes.
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Roadside Picnic
This book is widely hailed as one of the greatest science fiction novels. So naturally I'm going to read it. Originally published in Russia, the novel takes place near what are referred to as Zones, which are mysterious areas of a mysterious origin, with a mysterious impact on anyone who…
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The Old Man and the Sea
I read this book in one day. I had no idea some of these classics were so short! Good thing too... I wouldn't have wanted much more of this one.
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The Bluest Eye
In an effort to expand my reading to incorporate black voices, I decided I'd start off Black History Month 2024 with Toni Morrison's first novel. I knew almost nothing about it going into it. But I did know that Toni Morrison is prolific author. I wonder how this book will…
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Of Mice and Men (1992 film)
This is probably one of the most faithful book-to-film adaptations I’ve seen in a long time. One of the reasons I chose this one to watch is that I love Gary Sinise in about everything I see him in. And then to find out he directed it?! Shut up and…
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Of Mice and Men
I’ve always been interested in reading John Steinbeck. In high school I had the option of reading The Grapes of Wrath or Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. I chose poorly, as the Grail Knight would say. Anyway, I’m wandering through a Maui Friends of the Library bookshop and am…