Category: Giveaways

Review: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Final Verdict: 1.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 13 Plot/Story:  1 – Unbelievable Plot/Story. I must preface this review by stating that, having read Ayn Rand’s “About the Author” section, prior to reading this book, I commenced this monster with… Continue Reading “Review: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand”

Category: Ayn Rand, Book Review, Dystopia, Fiction, Giveaway, Giveaway Hop, Giveaways, Monthly Review, Philosophy

Review: I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the Trip by John Donovan

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

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I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip by John Donovan Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0   YTD:  5 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful   What is hardest to believe about I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the… Continue Reading “Review: I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the Trip by John Donovan”

Category: Book Review, Coming-of-Age, Death, Fiction, Friendship, Gay Lit, Giveaway, Giveaway Hop, Giveaways, GLBT, John Donovan, Monthly Review

Review: The Boy With the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

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The Boy With the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 53 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Malzieu’s The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a fantastical tale of one boy’s struggle to love “normally” and… Continue Reading “Review: The Boy With the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu”

Category: Book Review, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Fiction, French, Giveaway, Giveaway Hop, Giveaways, Literature, Mathias Malzieu, Monthly Review, Phantasmagoria, Postmodernism, Steampunk

Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 48 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful The seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter series is a whirlwind of great turmoil and great joy. There has been… Continue Reading “Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”

Category: Book Review, Fantasy, Fiction, Giveaway, Giveaway Hop, Giveaways, J.K. Rowling, Monthly Review, Young Adult

A Dark Day, Remembered: 1/27/2010

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

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This particular blog entry has been months in the making. The literary world lost two giants on Wednesday, January 27th 2010. J.D. Salinger I had to stifle a gut-reaction blog entry on J.D. Salinger after first hearing he had died. He was, to me, as… Continue Reading “A Dark Day, Remembered: 1/27/2010”

Category: Blog Post, Giveaway, Giveaway Hop, Giveaways, Howard Zinn, J.D. Salinger, Monthly Review, RIP

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