![]() The story seems to convey "life doesn't always turn out as expected" and "that's okay" but the end betrays it all. At these times the characters - Alice and her sister - made me feel like I had two allies. At these times the book sparks inner reflection as well - at the things we should keep, those we should change, and those we need to learn to accept. There are some wonderful times of introspection by the characters. Most people enjoy a happy ending, but I prefer one that would have delivered a stronger Alice. What character would you cut from What Alice Forgot?Īll the characters weave the story line but however endearing the grandmother and her boyfriend's part may be extra. The performance was what kept me through the lulls in this book. What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike? I would recommend to anyone who has gone through serious marital disputes and for anyone who has had difficulty with motherhood with the clause that they have walked away from these challenges with fairy tale endings. ![]() My rating is closer to a 2.5, but some one with higher sentimentality may rate it higher. This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? ![]()
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Standard Digital includes access to a wealth of global news, analysis and expert opinion. ![]() During your trial you will have complete digital access to FT.com with everything in both of our Standard Digital and Premium Digital packages. ![]() ![]() ![]() Burning slums and five-star hotels, romantic love and prison agonies, criminal wars and Bollywood films, spiritual gurus and mujaheddin guerrillas-this huge novel has the world of human experience in its reach, and a passionate love for India at its heart. Accompanied by his guide and faithful friend, Prabaker, the two enter the city s hidden society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, soldiers and actors, and Indians and exiles from other countries, who seek in this remarkable place what they cannot find elsewhere. 168.91 X 1.9 X 9.6 inches 933 pages An escaped convict with a false passport, Lin flees maximum security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of Bombay, where he can disappear. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ![]() DJ and boards show some creasing head and tail of spine, short tear 1/4" top of DJ spine, some wear to base of book spine. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of these pictures are photos of photos displayed in museum spaces, or are photographs of archival material I’ve explored. I’ve illustrated this post with a variety of Anderson-related pictures, including some taken in Clyde, Ohio, which served a model for the setting of Winesburg, Ohio.įrontispiece photo of Sherwood Anderson from a recent reprint edition of his novel “Marching Men” (author’s photo). I have never taught Winesburg in a school, but I have often thought about how I would go about it if I did, and this course was an opportunity to explore that possibility and also make available some ideas for other teachers to examine if they are so interested. ![]() One of the assignments was developing an in-depth plan for teaching one of these books, so I chose Winesburg and let the professor know I was also interested in posting this plan on my blog once the course was done. The books I chose were Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio and Willa Cather’s My Antonia. ![]() ![]() One of the courses I completed was on teaching American fiction, which involved assignments centered on two books. Recently I completed some coursework to renew my license to teach English language arts to grades seven through twelve in the state of Ohio. Modern Library edition of Winesburg, Ohio on display at the Clyde Museum in Clyde, Ohio. ![]() ![]() Though I didn’t like Hellhole as much as Croak, the humor is still most definitely on point. I think her style will appeal to those who enjoy Bryan Fuller shows (Wonderfalls, Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me, Hannibal) or similar off-kilter, darkly comedic programming. ![]() A bit sadly, Hellhole won’t be joining them on my eternal favorites list, but it’s still hilarious and dark and very Gina Damico.Damico’s humor is just so great. ![]() My expectations for Hellhole were sky high, because the Croak books are among my top favorites ever. If you have not read the Croak trilogy, you need to consider your priorities, because those books are so fucking amazing. ![]() For more reviews, gifs, Cover Snark and more, visit A Reader of Fictions.For those who are not aware, Gina Damico writes some of the funniest and darkest YA novels today. ![]() ![]() Author: Devney Perry Release Date: February 7, 2023Ĭhristmas in Quincy (The Edens #0.5) Amazon US ![]() Title: Jasper Vale Series: The Edens #4 Genre: Contemporary Romance Cover Design: Okay Creations. ![]() It’s only three months, right? Then she’ll say goodbye to Jasper Vale, and with any luck, hello to her new hotel. But her brooding husband seems desperate. To fake it for three months so she can accompany him to a wedding. Her only hope is to keep this marriage a secret until it’s annulled. Jasper must have put her under a spell with those soul-deep eyes because after a single night together, they woke up husband and wife. Until after one weekend in Las Vegas, she comes home married to a stranger. That her days of being duped and making reckless decisions are history. ![]() ![]() All she has to do is prove to her parents that she’s the epitome of responsible. Her lifelong dream is to own The Eloise Inn. Eloise Eden’s pride and joy is her family’s hotel in Quincy, Montana. ![]() ![]() ![]() Leonard, whether he means to or not, is also telling a broader story about American business, consumerism, and-most of all-greed.ĭon Tyson, the man behind Tyson Foods’ stratospheric growth, once told his managers, “I don’t want to be the biggest or the best. It’s also more than another installment in the stomach-churning saga of the industrialization of our food supply. The book-a meticulous exposé of the meat industry-is about more than just how big companies, Tyson in particular, are ruining rural farmers. I thought of my family often as I read Christopher Leonard’s The Meat Racket. ![]() Why bother going to a specialty meat store when you could have precut, prepackaged meat at the same place you purchase your other food? My grandfather and granduncle closed up shop and tried their luck with Laundromats instead. In the 1960s, supermarkets moved in and put most of the butchers out of business. ![]() At that time, a butcher was on every few blocks in my Queens neighborhood-the shop was one of two that my grandfather ran along with his brother. My father tells stories about playing near buckets of slick and glassy cow eyeballs in the back room, with sawdust on the floor and lambs hanging upside down in the store window. I grew up in a house that was once my grandfather’s butcher shop. ![]() ![]() ![]() Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.ĭR.
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