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Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Revolutionary Road
Author: Richard Yates
Year: 1961
“No one forgets the truth; they just get better at lying.”
Killing Adam by Earik Beann (Book Review #519)
The Palace of the Stars: Book One of the Harker Investigates Mysteries by Karina McRoberts (Book Review #518)
The Palace of the Stars is a historical fiction novel set in the Victorian era. The story is about Michael Harker, an ex-cop with unfinished business. An earthquake transports Mike, one hundred years into the past. He meets Mae, a dancer, and a magician. A certain affection happens between the two, and that is when the story takes an exciting turn with him trying to decide how and whether he should go back.
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FOREVER HERSELF – A Son’s Memoir of a Remarkable Woman by Kerry L. Stevens with Berthella Stevens (Book Review #517)
Happy Cyber Monday!
Happy Cyber Monday!
Don’t forget to buy that special book for someone. There are many to pick from so feel free to use any of the ones I have recommended.
How Good or Bad by Dennis Scheel
How good or bad? by Dennis Scheel
The question which goes to how weak, versus strong a main character, can be. It’s a balancing act since you can’t make the character too strong or weak. In my first book, for example, I started with a character who was weak, who had a power buried deep within. He first rediscovered this at the end, where he became more powerful. I believe this example works for a good guy.
Titles 1 – by Keith Julius
Titles 1 – by Keith Julius
William Shakespeare wrote: “What is a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
We can also use this rationale when discussing titles of movies, plays, television shows – or books.
Deadmarsh Fey (Dwellers of Darkness, Children of Light #1) by Melika Dannese Lux (Book Review #515)
Deadmarsh Fey is a long dark fantasy novel written about Roger Knightley, a young boy who has heard many storied of Deadmarch but this time around, on his summertime vacation, he realizes that everything has changed. There are some family secrets that he never knew of and his cousin, Lockie encounter some extraordinary things.
VOYAGES Volume I – A Collection of Poetry by Debjeet Mukherjee (Book Review #514)
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