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Review: Over Sea, Under Stone and The Dark is Rising

This is another one of those books that was recommended to me for my book list. Although, let’s be honest. I’ve had this recommended to me over and over and over again since the very first day I started working … Continue reading

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Review: Skinny Bitch

So, I read this book in the Spring and it was just what I thought it would be: vegan motivation (ish). The goal of the book is to encourage to move from eating bad animal-rich junk to better animal-free junk. … Continue reading

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Review: Lost Hero

I loved Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus. Those books were great. Percy was irreverent and funny. I liked the mini- bad guy and so I understood other characters reactions to his betrayal. I was so proud of all … Continue reading

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Review: Birdman

This was a free friday book from the barnes and noble nook blog. I read it on my birthday. It is tge story of a detective who is investigating the murders of women murdered, raped and buried in an abandoned … Continue reading

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Review: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

I picked this up because i saw a preview for the movie and i thought i might enjoy the book. And, i did. Abraham lincoln as a young man is introduced to the horror that is vampirism. He then discovered … Continue reading

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Review: Under the Never Sky

In a terrible dystopian future some of the human race lives in computer run pods where most of their lives are luved in cyber space. Tge rest of humanity lives in tribes out in the elementscwhere superstorms rake the landscape. … Continue reading

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Review: Salt by Mark Kurlansky

I am writing this while I wait for my computer to provide me with some calculations. I am also writing this review almost six months after I finished this book. I know. It is terrible. And, by that I obviously … Continue reading

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Review: The Lean by Kathy Freston

This book seemed so easy and wonderful that it was a book (and an eating plan) I just had to try out. Kathy Freston’s book outlines a 30 day eating plan that asks you to make one new small change … Continue reading

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Review: Let’s Pretend this Never Happened

Let’s Pretend this Never Happened I finished this book about a month after it came out and I’ve been trying to figure out how to review it. I want to be serious. I want to tell you all of the … Continue reading

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Moby Dick Big Read: Chapters 1 and 2

So, there are two things that you need to know: the first is that The Moby Dick Big Read in which a chapter a day and a new piece of artwork inspired by the book will appear on this website … Continue reading

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