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Robinson Crusoe

The Novel That Created The Castaway Story  Author: Daniel Defoe The story of Robinson Crusoe is a cultural icon; many of us haven’t read the full book before, but we all know the premise: a young sailor survives a shipwreck only to be cast onto a desert island. Here, he is stranded and forced to live by his wits and wiles. This becomes more complicated when he discovers that his new island home is also the special feast location for several tribes of cannibals who row across the waters to host their deadly banquets. I read Robinson Crusoe (proper title The [...]

2026-06-06T14:36:06-07:00June 6th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Big Little Lies

“When someone you loved was depending on your lie, it was perfectly easy.” Author: Liane Moriarty In Big Little Lies three women are drawn together by the school their children attend. On the surface, each woman has a good life, but under their carefully curated images are broken marriages, past traumas, doubts about themselves and their children, domestic violence, and so much more. Eventually, all the secrets burst out at the school’s trivia night, leaving one person dead and the police suspecting murder. Liane Moriarty has a magical way of taking the everyday and looking beneath the surface to unveil human [...]

2026-04-19T15:12:45-07:00April 19th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , |

Two Girls Down

Stereotypical Detectives And Tough Girl Action Author: Louisa Luna A mother leaves her two children in the car to rush in and buy a present for a birthday party. She comes out, and they are nowhere to be seen. The local police are overwhelmed and understaffed. The family reaches out to bounty hunter / private detective / all-around kick-ass Alice Vega to find the girls before it’s too late. Vega, known for her results and general lack of law abiding, soon teams with shamed ex-cop Max Caplan to suss out answers. What follows is a web of misinformation, wrong suspects, [...]

2025-12-29T13:35:25-07:00December 29th, 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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