Next week marks what would have been Roald Dahl’s 104th birthday. To celebrate this, I analyzed which actor captured the spirit of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with their audiobook narration better. Will it be Eric Idle or Douglas Hodge? Let’s see how they did! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl is oneContinue reading “Book Reviews From the Vault: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Audiobook Narrator Edition – Eric Idle vs. Douglas Hodge”
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Movie Reviews From the Vault: Where’d You Go Bernadette
This week’s Book Reviews From the Vault will be different as I will be reviewing the movie version of Where’d You Go Bernadette. After 10 months of release delays, my book club was able to see it around this time last year. Was it worth it? Let’s find out! WARNING: THIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS!Continue reading “Movie Reviews From the Vault: Where’d You Go Bernadette”
Book Reviews From the Vault: The Tea Girl From Hummingbird Lane
One of my co-workers once said that people can learn a lot of things from reading nonfiction, but it is through fiction that helps them to connect to stuff like certain cultures and circumstances. Did The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See permit me to connect to the Akha people (a Chinese ethnicContinue reading “Book Reviews From the Vault: The Tea Girl From Hummingbird Lane”
Tangerine Book Review
Popular books get adapted into film all the time. But what if a novel was opted for a movie before its publication? Readers will probably be scratching their heads and asking the questions, “Why?” and “Would it be worth it?” That was the situation Tangerine by Christine Mangan fell into months prior to its release.Continue reading “Tangerine Book Review”
Final Jeopardy Book Review
When the name Linda Fairstein is mentioned, what things come to mind? For some, she was the renowned prosecutor and head of the Manhattan Sex Crimes Unit who is “credited with helping shift the conversation around sexual violence in the United States” as well as a best-selling author (https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/6/27/18715785/linda-fairstein-central-park-five-when-they-see-us-netflix). To others however, she is aContinue reading “Final Jeopardy Book Review”
Book Reviews From the Vault: Knitting for the First Time
Last year, I started knitting, and Knitting for the First Time by the Vanessa-Ann Collection was one of the first resources that I looked to for understanding the concept. How effective was it? Find out here! Lately, I have been taking up knitting as part of a club that I facilitate at a public library.Continue reading “Book Reviews From the Vault: Knitting for the First Time”
Richville: A Chance for Redemption in a Town Without Pity Book Review
Full disclosure: The author of the book that I am about to review is a patron at a library that I work at. All of the opinions stated in this review are solely mine. When I had reviewed Richville: Another Tale of Travail and Treachery by Robert C. Jones, I encountered a unique problem: IContinue reading “Richville: A Chance for Redemption in a Town Without Pity Book Review”
What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City Book Review
As a Michigander, I read books about and involving my state whatever chance I get. Recently, I came across What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha – a pediatrician at the Hurley Medical Center in Flint, and it opened my eyes upContinue reading “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City Book Review”
Book Reviews From the Vault: The Summons
The Summons is the very first John Grisham book that I have ever read. Despite its flaws, I actually quite liked it and look forward to reading more of his books. In the past, I have only heard of John Grisham – an author known for his legal thrillers, but never read any of hisContinue reading “Book Reviews From the Vault: The Summons”
The Paris Architect Book Review
Every now and then, there is a book whose premise is so interesting that I feel the need to read it right there. Sometimes, it is worth it, and other times, it is not. The former was the case for The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure. The Paris Architect involves Lucien Bernard, a gentile architectContinue reading “The Paris Architect Book Review”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 