Nice take on the Robin Hood story but the characters needed a little work. The action seemed to be resolved a little too easily in the end as well.
MerNice take on the Robin Hood story but the characters needed a little work. The action seemed to be resolved a little too easily in the end as well.
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Nice take on the Robin Hood story but the characters needed a little work. The action seemed to be resolved a little too easily in the end as well....more
The ups and downs of a 1930's dance marathon and its outcome as seen through the eyes of one young couple.The ups and downs of a 1930's dance marathon and its outcome as seen through the eyes of one young couple....more
Snarky! Funny commentary on academia and life in general via an English professor's numerous letters of recommendation.Snarky! Funny commentary on academia and life in general via an English professor's numerous letters of recommendation....more
Annika and Jonathon get a second chance at love after an unexpected encounter allows them to rekindle their college romance. Two interesting and likabAnnika and Jonathon get a second chance at love after an unexpected encounter allows them to rekindle their college romance. Two interesting and likable main characters and a sweet romance. Nice....more
Four orphans make their way on a journey of discovery. Wonderful story. Beautifully written. This story contains elements of Homer and Dickens as thesFour orphans make their way on a journey of discovery. Wonderful story. Beautifully written. This story contains elements of Homer and Dickens as these four unlikely companions escape an abusive orphanage and navigate the Mississippi during the great depression. ...more
I just love the Rosie series. Don is such a great character and he is back in this one with the full cast of supporting characters and his son Hudson,I just love the Rosie series. Don is such a great character and he is back in this one with the full cast of supporting characters and his son Hudson, a great addition to the team. Terrific read!...more
A woman in the flooded world of the future works relentlessly to find her missing daughter, sweeping anyone she encounters along with her, including hA woman in the flooded world of the future works relentlessly to find her missing daughter, sweeping anyone she encounters along with her, including her remaining daughter. ...more
It is possible I should give this book more than two stars but I just can't. First of all, I thought I was getting a SciFi tale or at least a mystery It is possible I should give this book more than two stars but I just can't. First of all, I thought I was getting a SciFi tale or at least a mystery set on the moon. I got neither, just a lot of politico. The story itself seemed pointless and the characters cold and disconnected. I kept waiting for it all to come together. It did not. Every time the almost nonexistent plot got slightly interesting the book segued into a long (and I'm sorry boring) political dissertation. And why is the book called Red Moon when most of it happens on earth and even the parts on the moon are about what is happening on earth. This took incredibly long to get through and I don't think I will follow up with more in the series or by this author...more
I loved this sequel to The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver. A terrific follow up story to let readers who loved the characters in the first book knowI loved this sequel to The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver. A terrific follow up story to let readers who loved the characters in the first book know what happened next. ...more
Six teenagers travel across space for the chance to start a new utopia on a brand new earthlike planet. Less about space travel and more of a coming oSix teenagers travel across space for the chance to start a new utopia on a brand new earthlike planet. Less about space travel and more of a coming of age story. I definitely enjoyed the latter half of the book more than the first. There was more action and less introspection and memory toward the end of the book....more
I always enjoy reading Robin McKinley. Always a unique and interesting story and characters you can enjoy. Dragonhaven follows a young man who attemp I always enjoy reading Robin McKinley. Always a unique and interesting story and characters you can enjoy. Dragonhaven follows a young man who attempts to raise a baby dragon. Enjoyable read....more
As a pandemic virus sweeps across the globe, a few semi conscience sleepwalkers impervious to disease and minor injury make their way to an unknown loAs a pandemic virus sweeps across the globe, a few semi conscience sleepwalkers impervious to disease and minor injury make their way to an unknown location. A few friends and family members follow along to keep them safe and a handful from the CDC try to figure out what is happening. Will they solve the mystery before mankind is wiped out completely?...more
Women in the future deprived of all rights and forced into subservient roles. This tale becomes a commentary on the present more than the future. ThisWomen in the future deprived of all rights and forced into subservient roles. This tale becomes a commentary on the present more than the future. This is a reread for me in preparation for reading the new sequel Atwood is publishing. I was wowed by this book on the second reading as much as the first....more
One hundred eighteen year old males begin walking across Maine at the Canadian border, four miles per hour, no stopping, no slowing down until only onOne hundred eighteen year old males begin walking across Maine at the Canadian border, four miles per hour, no stopping, no slowing down until only one is left. The winner gets everything he wants. The losers don't survive. This makes The Hunger Games look tame....more
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