Today is International Women’s Day. What a better way to celebrate it than reviewing a book that celebrates the women who defied expectations and changed the world. Coincidentally, I have one that just happens to fall into that category, and these women lived in Michigan at some point. It’s called Wild Women of Michigan: AContinue reading “Wild Women of Michigan: A History of Spunk and Tenacity Book Review”
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What Am I Reading – Chapter Eight
Hello Everybody! What a wonderful first day of March! I’m looking forward to spring, especially to travel more! Even if I’m walking around the block, it’s traveling by pandemic standards. I’ve had traveling on my mind ever since I started reading this book: Around the World in Eighty Days with Michael Palin by Michael PalinContinue reading “What Am I Reading – Chapter Eight”
The Book of Love: 50 Poems to Fall in Love Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free PDF copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Love is in the air, and there are many ways to express it. One way is to read poetry (no matter how corny it is), for they come from the most vulnerable and deepest emotions. Shah AsadContinue reading “The Book of Love: 50 Poems to Fall in Love Book Review”
What Am I Reading – Chapter Six
Hi Everybody! I hope everyone is having a great first day of February. I sure am! I just finished Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly! I can’t wait to review it this year! In the meantime, I’m still chugging along reading What Was Your Name Downriver by Anthony Lowe, Blowback by Brad Thor, and TheContinue reading “What Am I Reading – Chapter Six”
Top 3 Best and Worst Books of 2020
Hello Everyone!!!! Today is the last Monday of the year, so I figured that it’s time to do my very first year-end countdown of books that I reviewed in 2020! There were so many good and not-so good titles that I read over this year, but six of them were stuck in my mind forContinue reading “Top 3 Best and Worst Books of 2020”
What Am I Reading? – Chapter Two
Hi Everybody, I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter of “What Am I Reading?” I actually got done with two of the books that I talked about. What better to do than to add two more titles! Let’s get started! The first novel on the reading block is The Gown: A Novel of theContinue reading “What Am I Reading? – Chapter Two”
Book Reviews From the Vault: Uncredible Thoughts – Essays, Spiels, and Poppycock
This review of Uncredible Thoughts: Essays, Spiels, and Poppycock by John Marszalkowski is the last one that I have under the From the Vault series. It was a great time showing all of you the reviews that I wrote before developing this website. However, when one chapter ends, another begins, and I will have aContinue reading “Book Reviews From the Vault: Uncredible Thoughts – Essays, Spiels, and Poppycock”
That’s Me, Groucho!: The Solo Career of Groucho Marx Book Review
I’m a huge Marx Brothers fan; I have read a ton of books about the legendary comedy team. Usually, they tend to focus on their movies and their personal lives. When these books get around to talking about Groucho’s solo career, which entailed stage, radio, movies, and television, they do this in about a chapterContinue reading “That’s Me, Groucho!: The Solo Career of Groucho Marx Book Review”
49 Books* Ranked From Worst to Best
*I know that some are movie adaptations, but that’s besides the point. It seems so unbelievable that I’m now approaching my 50th book review. To celebrate this, I will rate each of the 49 books that I have reviewed on this site. These are based on the rates that I gave them on Goodreads.com, butContinue reading “49 Books* Ranked From Worst to Best”
Book Reviews From the Vault: The Cold War, Threat, Paranoia, and Oppression From the Iron Curtain to the Collapse of Communism
Reviewing the book The Cold War: Threat, Paranoia, and Oppression From the Iron Curtain to the Collapse of Communism by Norman Friedman made me truly value proofreading and citing sources, but did it affect my enjoyment? Let’s find out! Whenever people write, they often proofread their materials before publishing or turning it in, especially whenContinue reading “Book Reviews From the Vault: The Cold War, Threat, Paranoia, and Oppression From the Iron Curtain to the Collapse of Communism”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 