Tag: book review
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The 13 Lives of a Television Repair Man: A Review
“The 13 Lives of a Television Repair Man,” is a story of a son’s relationship with his mother and how he learns to cherish her. It unfolds in the world of television repair and contains both old and new technology. Plus an interview with the author, M.D. Thalmann.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; A great read with an interesting structure
Brilliantly done. This is a great read. I was pulled in from the first chapter by the mystery of who sent the flowers. Then it got less urgent, but still interesting. The big question for me was how the two starkly different characters; finical reporter, Mikael Blomkvist and investigative researcher, Lisbeth Salandar; were going to…
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A Cyborg Twist on an Old Story
A story thrice told. Cinder is a story told many times over, but Melissa Meyers makes it fresh. I listened to the audio version of this book narrated by Rebecca Soler. She does Scarlett’s French accent so well…I’m getting a head of myself, though. She was my pick for narrator of the year. The story…
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The Legend Series by Marie Lu: A FranklyWrite Review
The Legend Series story moves seamlessly from book to book. I read somewhere that Marie Lu wrote the series as a modern retailing of Les Misérables. I confess, I never read it, only seen the musical. I like the series. The first book is excellent. Day is an interesting character you want to spend…
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Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill: A review
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill I am excited about this book for two reasons; it is my first read from the Little Free Library in my neighborhood and it is a new writer for me. Both these things made me open this book with glee. Heart-Shaped Box is a ghost story about an aging, Alice…
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Arabella by Georgette Heyer: A Book Review
A Feel-Good Fairy Tale for Adults Why do people love this author so much? Myself included? You hear the same phrases in all her books, her characters appear to be interchangeable from novel to novel and they always end in marriage. And yet you can’t help, but love them. I think it is because Arabella…
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