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Semi-read Books
Several years ago I had a great deal of time to read. Most of this was done in my cars, waiting in carpool lines or at bus stops for grandkids. This was also going on at the same time that … Continue reading
Good vs Bad; Story or Style?
I had the idea that around this time of year, I’d review A Christmas Carol, but our Tuesday Fox beat me to it. I had considered tucking the idea away until next year, but she got on it. Good job, … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, authors, book review, Books, characters, Children's books, cozy mystery, dialogue, experiences, favorites, free week, friends, Guest, Guest author, imagination, inspiration, interview, movies, novels, performances, publishing, reading, reading preferences, reviews, romance, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writers, writing, YA
Tagged A Christmas Carol, Bad writing, Ernest Hemingway, George C. Scott, Good vs Bad Performances, Good vs Bad Writing, inteviewees, starred reviews, Tolstoy, Truman Capote
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Yippee-Ki-Yay
Finally READING the Classic Westerns By Jeff Salter Though I have been a huge fan of Westerns – on TV and at the movies – for my entire life, I somehow never got around to READING hardly any of them… … Continue reading
Posted in authors, book review, Books, characters, favorite books, history, Jeff Salter, libraries, Miscellaneous, movies, novels, reading preferences, titles, TV
Tagged Louis L'Amour, Max Brand, Sackett, Westerns, Zane Grey
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No Thanks, My TBR List is Long Enough
This week, we’re asked to name the types of books we dislike. I generally stay away from anything that involves explicit gore. So that includes horror, a lot books set in war zones, and the gritty mystery/suspense books. I’m not … Continue reading
Misuse of Terminology
After busy months of becoming a freshman in high school in a new town, my grandson finally got back into his reading groove and back to having me reading a series with him. After the mostly tame and always ‘bad-guys-become-good’ … Continue reading
Posted in authors, book review, Books, characters, dystopian worlds, imagination, Miscellaneous, phrases, reading, reading preferences, Tonette Joyce, traditions, villains, writing
Tagged Anna Karenina, Artemis Fowl, Demons, Harry Potter, Leo Tolstoy, Midgrade books, mythological creatures, Percy Jackson, Septimus Heap, speed-reading, Taran Matharu, The Battlemage, The Inquisition, The Novice, The Summoner Trilogy, War and Peace, Woody Allen quote, YA books
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