Why Did I Listen To This Book? When I was a little kid, my family had this Tandy computer and on that computer was an Adventures of Tom Sawyer game in 8 bit glory. You had to walk through this maze and collect fruit and then Aunt Polly would yell at you and there was […]
The Pastures Of Heaven by John Steinbeck | Audiobook Review
September 13, 2014
The Pastures Of Heaven is comprised of twelve short stories that are connected quite loosely centering around a town in the Salinas Valley in California called Las Pasturas Del Cielo, aka the Pastures of Heaven.
Retro Friday Audiobook Review: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
April 22, 2011
Retro Friday reviews are hosted by Angie of Angieville. It’s exactly how it sounds, you review an older book on Friday. I was one of those kids who was in AP English, but still slacked off. I spend a lot of time on twitter and a lot of the people I follow are all worried […]
Review: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
January 20, 2011
Whenever I think of Hemingway, I think of that scene in 10 Things I Hate About You when Kat says ‘Romantic? Hemingway? He was an abusive, alcoholic misogynist who squandered half of his life hanging around Picasso trying to nail his leftovers.’ What a great movie… Anyways, I still kinda sorta like Hemingway regardless. Right-o. […]
Retro Friday: Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
December 3, 2010
Retro Friday is a meme hosted by Angieville where on Fridays you review an older book! I have an affinity for precocious children. Regular children irritate me, but give me a kid wise beyond their years and I will gladly read the book they are in. Harriet is slightly precocious, just enjoy to be real […]