Category: Book Club
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In Viola Davis’ Finding Me, She Exposes Her Extremely Piss Poor Childhood Which Led to Finding Triumph In Performing Arts
And when I say piss poor I mean quite literally. The Tony, Emmy, and Oscar winner sat with mother superior, Oprah, for a special event conversation which is available to stream today on Netflix. The Harpo producers purposely used a flower motif aesthetic for b-roll and transitionary shots, giving Viola her much-needed flowers as the […]
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The Secret Garden
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett continues to be a favorite book that I have gone back to reread about three times already. Published in 1911 in England, this children’s book has […]
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Towers & Tithes (Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #8) by Christina Bauer
Christina Bauer’s world building was well thought out. the character development was Ok, but could have been a bit better. Each characters personality was real. The action scene seemed more like a cheesy action film with a low budget and poor acting. Even though Bauer felt like the book would have been too long with […]
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‘Song for Jimi’ Explores Jimi Hendrix’s Life In a Vibrant, Family-Friendly World
Charles R. Smith Jr. sets out to inspire the next generation of rock stars with the exciting Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix, out via Neal Porter Books and Holiday House. The book frames Jimi Hendrix’s whirlwind life and career foundation separated into “verses” as short chapters, making the story come […]
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Help Wanted
HELP WANTED: Night Shift Guard for Morgue Location: Haven County Hospital We need someone who can accept this job ASAP! Our hospital is widely known for its prosthetic surgeries, but sometimes they do not always go to plan. Reports have been made that the morning shift stuff has been moved around in the morgue, so we […]
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Mirrors
Mirrors, the windows to one’s self, people say. I’ve always wondered what that meant as I stare at myself because I don’t like what I see every time I look through it. The scars, acne, stretch marks, folds of my stomach, and all my insecurities scream at such a high pitch it be-comes unbearable. I […]
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Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
I got a few chapters in before calling it quits. I simply couldn’t get over the fact that Sophie went with a complete stranger twice. She had only met Fitz for a day and she did whatever he asked. I kept thinking “stranger danger” every time she just went with him. The second star was […]
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A Man Claimed He Could Control Fire
No description is needed to tell this story. The story tells itself. A man once claimed he could control fire. He stood in the middle of the busiest street of New York. People have ignored his screams, thinking it was all for attention. It wasn’t like that haven’t seen anything like this before. There is […]
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Review: We’re Not Broken by Eric Garcia
Since Temple Grandin made headlines in the 1980s as the first openly autistic adult to be recognized in the media, many autistics have made memoirs about their personal experiences. However, most just cover one perspective of autism but don’t highlight the rest of the spectrum. We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation by Eric Garcia achieves what […]
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Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction Book Review
The first I ever heard of this book was when the film arrived in my Amazon Prime recommendations. I watched it, loved it, and pondered about it after. I had a few questions about addiction that the 120 minute film did not go in depth with. So luckily, someone heard my thoughts and a copy […]