Had it not been for these years, I might never have known these dear people, from whom I was soon to be parted. The French have a saying, Partir c’est de mourir un peu, “To part is to die a little.” A Missionary at War Darlene Diebler and her husband Reverend Russell Diebler landed in New Guinea on August 18, […]
Evidence Not Seen – A Book Review
Secretariat – A Book Mini-View
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 Classics That Captured My Heart
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 […]
July 2021 Reading Update
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 […]
The Enola Holmes Mysteries – A Series Review
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 […]
French Literature You Must Read!
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 – A Book Mini-View
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 The thoroughness in research and the level of historical content that fills this mountain of literary work is incredible.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 […]
Books I Regret Reading
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 – A Book Mini-view
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 […]
The Turn of the Key – A Book Review
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, […]