Life of a Reader
A Reader’s Review of Literature
Secretariat by William Nash Published in 1975 396 pages Content: * * * * (4.5) There aren’t a whole lot of content issues here. However, this is the world of horse racing so there are curse words scattered throughout and gambling/betting on the races. There is also an explicit explanation of how a horse at stud interacts with a mare […]
Old . . . and Boring? I’ve grown up on classic literature, and in fact spent the last three years of high school reading only classic literature. But you know what? I still get caught in the lie that classic literature is naturally boring, long-winded, and is not worth the time and effort it takes to read through it. It’s not […]
Another Shelf Raid Hey there my dear reading friends! Wouldn’t you know it, I checked back and it’s time for another reading update. Here’s the crazy thing . . . you remember I list the books I’m going to be reading next at the end of these posts?? Well . . . I did not read those books this last […]
History, Mystery, and Adventure I reviewed the first book of the Enola Holmes series several weeks ago. I thoroughly enjoyed that book, but now that I’ve read all six in the series I’m a fan for life. I think it’s a little cliche, but I’m gonna say it anyway, “What a breath of fresh air!” Even the junior fiction novels […]
When In France What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of France? I have a variable response depending on what context I’m thinking about France in. If the context is history, I’m thinking about Normandy and the beaches on D-Day. If I’m thinking about movies, Ratatouille and my favorite line from Ocean’s 12 (“What can he do? He’s one man, […]
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama Published in 1989 948 pages Content: * * (2.8) It’s hard to judge the content here. The thoroughness in research and the level of historical content that fills this mountain of literary work is incredible. But this does deal with the French Revolution. Violence and sexuality permeate the narrative, the former […]
I Thought It Would Be a Good Book . . . I haven’t read too many books that I regret . . . I don’t think. At least, in comparison to the entire list of books I’ve read, there are very few that I wouldn’t consider reading again. There are some books I’ve never finished reading. Those also are fairly […]
Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer Published in 2006 216 pages First in Enola Holmes Mystery Series Content: * * * * (4.9) There is not much wrong here! Possibly a few mild British cuss words. A few lightly suggestive comments that can easily be missed by anyone under the age of 16. All-in-all, it […]
No sentimental or moving quote from this book. This book is awful, disturbing, and ultimately depressing. Read the full review and see my take on how this thriller seems to prove the depravity of man. See you on the other side! – Megan You Talked Me Into It I did not want to read this book. In fact, […]
Oscars for the Loss I’ve have heard so much hub-bub about the 2021 Oscars. I decided I would take a peek through the winners and I have no idea where any of those movies came from with the exception of Tenet, Soul, and Onward. Besides these, I recognized none of the names, none of the actors, none of the directors, none of the music. […]