If you're like me, and don't often read books intended for juvenile readers, The Ocean at the End of the Lane will surprise you. If you haven't read any of author Neil Gaiman's children's lit, pick up The Ocean at the End of the Lane and give it a read; it is one of those … Continue reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Review
According to data gathered in 2014, 42% of college students will not read another book after graduation. Now, graduating from college is terrifying, because it's like getting pushed out of a nest: you've got to fly, but you don't know how, and you have to make progress to stay afloat. Progress = growth, and one of the … Continue reading 13 Books to Reread after College
I suppose it bears confessing: I've never been a huge fan of Robert A. Heinlein's work. I attempted Starship Troopers several years ago and - due to a complete lack of connection with either characters or story - was unable to complete it. I thought something must be wrong with me. I've always been a sci-fi … Continue reading Starship Troopers: A Review
There are a lot of reasons why some critics panned Lena Dunham's Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned", and most of those reasons were prejudiced. Of the negative reviews I have read, 80% - a conservative estimate - have been blatantly sexist and/or ableist; the other 20% were … Continue reading Not That Kind of Girl: A Review
A freelance writer & editor's book review of Jackson J. Spielvogel's Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History.