Playground Mafia by Sarah Tucker My review on Amazon | Book on Amazon 5 out of 5 stars Reviewed Sep 9, 2009 Very well written modern chick-lit – it’s fast paced, witty, has the “right amount” of mush and romance. Caroline and her five year old son Ben have left their past and moved to…
Movie on IMDB Rating: 8 out of 10 It was not a natural choice for me, but I went along as B wanted to watch it. The movie turned out to be beautiful: deeply moving, and for me a whole new insight into the pop star and his life. I love some of Michael Jackson’s…
Well made film of a soul sapping tragedy Movie on IMDB Rating: 4 out of 10 The film is based on the book Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Book on Amazon Have watched Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and loved the immersion into the England of that period. Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth’s slow romance. So…
Bride of Science: Romance, Reason, and Byron’s Daughter by Benjamin Woolley Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 4 out of 5 stars Reviewed November 17, 2009 More than just a biography of Ada Lovelace Byron, this is a narrative of the social setting of early 19th century England. In the span of under…
Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 3 out of 5 stars Reviewed August 23, 2009 It’s a mild sort of book, rambling along on a sunny, slow African day. Though you get a few glimpses of that leisurely Africa (Botswana) that the author wants to…
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 5 out of 5 stars Reviewed August 21, 2009 Told in first person, this story of Joe’s survival on an inhospitable mountain after breaking his leg, his determination to get off that beastly mountain, and his future decision to continue climbing…
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie My review on Amazon | Book on Amazon 5 out of 5 stars Reviewed Aug 18, 2009 A story with a fairytale quality, that has a lyrical flow and makes it difficult to put down. It is an allegorical story which one can relate to at…
Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage by Jenny Block Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 3 out of 5 stars Reviewed August 9, 2009 Ever since I came across Jenny Block’s blog post on the same subject – Open Marriage, I have been wanting to read her book. Finally ordered…
Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 5 out of 5 stars Reviewed July 17, 2009 A beautiful book which I wouldn’t mind reading again and again. The backdrops to this story – Paris and Spain are beautifully and evocatively described. Not that I am much…
Good night moon (children’s picture book) by Margaret Wise Brown Book on Amazon | My review on Amazon 2 out of 5 stars Reviewed Jul 27, 2008 I got the book for my 4 yr old and 2 yr old – but neither of them like it much. My husband and I don’t like reading…
