Swamplandia! By Karen Russell (Vintage, Paperback, 9780307276681, July 2011, 416pp.) The Short of It: A departure from my normal reading. Entertaining and often sweet but in the end, not all that satisfying. The Rest of It: The Bigtrees run a theme park called Swamplandia! Located on a small island, just off the South Florida coast, [...]
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We Need To Talk About Kevin By Lionel Shriver (Harper Perennial, Paperback, 9780062119049, November 2011, 432pp.) The Short of It: If you are already a parent, this book will make you count your blessings but if you have yet to become one, beware…this book will scare the hell out of you and could quite possibly [...]
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Nightwoods By Charles Frazier (Random House, Hardcover, 9781400067091, September 2011, 272pp.) The Short of It: The looming darkness of this story is unrelenting and wickedly constructed. The Rest of It: Set among the Appalachians during the 1960′s, Luce is a women who has literally turned her back on society. Working as a caretaker for an [...]
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I am not a movie theater gal. People bug me but if there is a big, blockbuster movie to be seen…then the only place to see it is in the theater and let me tell you, I was not disappointed by this one! First off, we went to the ArcLight which has reserved seating, superior [...]
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