Category Archives: Reviews

Book reviews, as well as Reads to Reels

Tom and Viv

Posted on October 10, 2015 by smellincoffee

Tom and Viv is not based on a book, and I cannot even say that I have read the first bit of T.S. Eliot.  But this movie haunts me in such a way that I figure it’s worth saying a few … Continue reading →

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Carrie

Posted on October 7, 2015 by smellincoffee

Carrie© 1974 Stephen King199 pages A word to the wise: if you’re going to execute a horrific public prank on the school outcast, like having her elected prom queen and then dumping a bucket of freezing pig blood on her, … Continue reading →

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The Kite Runner

Posted on October 7, 2015 by smellincoffee

The Kite Runner © 2003 Khaled Hosseini 400 pages . The Kite Runner is a stirring story of betrayal and redemption set in Afghanistan as the country is destroyed through revolution, war, and the takeover by Taliban militias.  The novel … Continue reading →

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The Lady from Zagreb

Posted on October 6, 2015 by smellincoffee

The Lady from Zagreb© 2015 Phillip Kerr432 pages             Bernie Gunther was an ordinary police detective in wild, wonderful Weimar until Germany’s economy collapsed and fringe parties swept into power. His police department absorbed by the … Continue reading →

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A Man for All Seasons

Posted on October 3, 2015 by smellincoffee

“A Man For All Seasons”© 1966 Robert Holt163 pages “…the king wants either Sir Thomas More to bless his marriage or Sir Thomas More destroyed.” “They seem odd alternatives, Secretary.”             The king wants a son, … Continue reading →

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Anne of Green Gables

Posted on October 2, 2015 by smellincoffee

Anne of Green Gables© 1908 Lucy Maude Montgomery           299 pages  “Anne, are you killed?” shrieked Diana, throwing herself on her knees beside her friend. “Oh, Anne, dear Anne, speak just one word to me and tell me if you’re killed.”“No, … Continue reading →

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Saint Joan

Posted on September 28, 2015 by smellincoffee

Saint Joan© 1924 George Bernard Shaw160 pages              In the darkest hour of the Hundred Years War, a teenage girl re-inspired both a defeated nation and a despondent king to fight again for what was … Continue reading →

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Forward March

Posted on September 28, 2015 by smellincoffee

This past week I’ve made further progress on the 2015 reading challenge: Book on Bottom of To-Read Shelf:  The Search for Ice Age Americans As many times as I walk past this book in the library, I’ve never broken down … Continue reading →

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The Egyptians

Posted on September 26, 2015 by smellincoffee

The Egyptians© 1997 Barbara Watterson368 pages “We stand where Caesar and Napoleon stood, and remember that fifty centuries look down upon us; where the Father of History came four hundred years before Caesar, and heard the tales that were to … Continue reading →

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One by one

Posted on September 23, 2015 by smellincoffee

In the past few days I’ve knocked out several categories for the 2015 Reading Challenge, including: A Book Older than 100 Years:  Beowulf,   the story of a hero from another land who conquers a monster,  his mother , and his … Continue reading →

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