To be quite honest, I thought Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani was definitely better than it’s predecessor, Very Valentine. Brava, Valentine picks up a few months where Very Valentine left off. If you don’t want minor spoilers, I suggest you stop reading at this point. Anyways, Valentine is still working diligently to save the company, mainly expanding […]
Review of Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
March 31, 2010
Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani weaves together themes of family, romance, food, and shoes. Valentine Roncalli is in her mid-30s, lives with her Grandmother, and makes shoes for a living. Within her family, she has the identity of being the funny one who uses humor to deal with the myriad of things life throws at […]
Review of You Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe by Christopher Potter
March 5, 2010
Reading You Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe by Christopher Potter will make you sexier. I know, what an outrageous claim to make, but it’s true. Why? Because intelligent, smart, well-informed people are sexy. I won’t lie, I struggled through You Are Here by Christopher Potter, as it is full of complex subject […]
Review of Everything Here Is The Best Thing Ever by Justin Taylor
March 3, 2010
Everything Here Is The Best Thing Ever by Justin Taylor, besides being a book with an incredibly long title, is a collection of short stories, basically about hipsters being unemployed doing un-glamourous things. Everything Here Is The Best Thing Ever is small, topping off at 185 pages. The stories are gritty. Some I related with […]
Review of Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb
February 8, 2010
Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb is about this washed up country singer named ‘Bad’ Blake. Bad Blake has been on the road doing concerts in bowling alleys and bars, while on the road he finds romance.Unfortunately, he also has some vices to deal with. Crazy Heart sort of reminded me of the film Walk The […]
Review of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven by Sherman Alexie
January 31, 2010
I want to press a copy of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven by Sherman Alexie into the arms of my good friends. The Lone Ranger And Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven is comprised of vignettes pertaining to reservation life, which though often bleak has an undercurrent of hope. There are 22 […]