Tag Archives: Book Reviews

Book Review: Stories from the Underworld, by Johanna K. Pitcairn

Posted on December 27, 2013 by RNAdams2

I am weird. I enjoy what I do. There’s nothing better than this. Such a beautiful gift. I live far away from people. Kidding. New York City is an exquisite playground, but you knew this already. It’s really easy to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

Posted on December 24, 2012 by RNAdams2

Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge’s name was good upon … Continue reading →

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Status Update: The 2012 Eclectic Reader’s Challenge

Posted on December 20, 2012 by RNAdams2

Book reviews are about all I’ve posted in the last few months, and here my first non-review post in a very long time is about–book reviews. Even though it appears as if I have reviewed far too many novels lately, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Life of Pi, by Yann Martel

Posted on December 17, 2012 by RNAdams2

She came floating on an island of bananas in a halo of light, as lovely as the Virgin Mary. The rising sun was behind her. Her flaming hair looked stunning. I cried, “Oh blessed Great Mother, Pondicherry fertility goddess, provider … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

Posted on October 3, 2012 by RNAdams2

It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being … Continue reading →

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