Human Nature – Down the Rabbit Hole

September 21, 2020October 14, 2020

Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Title: Where the Crawdads Sing Author: Delia OwensPublisher: G.P. Putnam’s SonsPage Count: 384Publication Date: 2018Category/Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Coming of AgeGoodReads Rating ★★★★☆(4.47)My Rating: ★★★★☆(4) For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found … Continue reading Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020

Book Review: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

Title: The Immortalists Author: Chloe Benjamin Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Page Count: 346 Publication Date: 2018 Category/Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction Good Reads Rating: ★★★★☆ (3.72) My Rating: ★★★★☆(4.0) If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? It’s 1969 in New York City’s Lower East Side, and word has … Continue reading Book Review: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020

Excuses and lies and fears, oh my! Our self-imposed limitations

Everything has a limit. From how many boxes and pieces of furniture, can fit inside a moving truck (we expert Tetris players can do this with a bit more efficiency) to what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow, there are limits. But when it comes to the human spirit and dreams things are … Continue reading Excuses and lies and fears, oh my! Our self-imposed limitations

January 18, 2020January 18, 2020

Book Review: Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

Title: Wasp Factory Author: Iain Banks Publisher: Simon & Schuster Page Count: 192 Publication Date: 1998 Category/Genre: Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Contemporary Fiction Good Reads Rating: ★★★★☆ (3.85) My Rating: ★★★★☆(4.0) Frank, no ordinary sixteen-year-old, lives with his father outside a remote Scottish village. Their life is, to say the least, unconventional. Frank’s mother abandoned … Continue reading Book Review: Wasp Factory by Iain Banks