In the lead-up to Martin Scorcese’s next film, I really wanted to read the non-fiction book upon which it is based. I knew next to nothing about the Osage people or their history. Growing up in central upstate NY between Syracuse and Lake Ontario, we learned about the Native Americans who first inhabited the lands we lived on for thousands of years before British and French colonizers arrived. I consider my education in the 80s & 90s to be a…
Continue ReadingIt’s best to get into PROJECT HAIL MARY without knowing anything about it – even the inside cover flap. Andy Weir’s third book, following his massive debut of THE MARTIAN, is set in space, which is all I’ll divulge about the plot itself (and is as much as the cover tells you). I will say that Andy Weir’s strength in PROJECT HAIL MARY may also be his weakness. He dives deep into technical calculations, logical proofs, and explorations of the…
Continue ReadingReading Hervé Le Tellier's THE ANOMALY (L'anomalie) feels like watching a TV show. Each chapter is from the perspective of a single character, but nonsequentially, strategically planned to unveil the mysteries of the titular ANOMALY.…
Continue ReadingEach book of the trilogy corresponds to a day of real-time storytelling in the life of Kvothe - THE NAME OF THE WIND as the first day, and THE WISE MAN'S FEAR as the next.…
Continue ReadingTHE PRESIDENT’S DAUGHTER is a thrilling, New York Times Best Selling Book with intense intrigue and excitement throughout every chapter. …
Continue ReadingWithin 5 years, this book will be a movie starring a Margot Robbie-like type playing Charity. Until then, 🤞 we don't have another pandamic.…
Continue ReadingJulia Quinn's romantic, sexy, bodice-ripping series. All I can say is...hot, hot, hot!…
Continue ReadingTHEY BOTH DIE AT THE END by Adam Silvera is a deeply impactful novel that will leave you thinking for days.…
Continue ReadingI get way too into fictional universes. I've been loving the INVINCIBLE animated series which prompted me to read INVINCIBLE: COMPENDIUM ONE…
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