reviews

Making a defense attorney... Author:  Jerome F. Buting The past year has presented plenty of opportunities for anyone with a pulse to become distressed by current events.  One could successfully argue that agitation has become the new national pastime.  But way back in 2015, in an era when the world appeared to be significantly saner, there was a singular television show that served as a lightning rod for all our civil discontent.  Making a Murderer – a ten hour documentary about Steven Avery’s 2007 trial for murder in rural Wisconsin – took the binge watchers of the world by storm, [...]

A Salty Piece of Bland: Or, How to Make a Reader Salty Author: Jimmy Buffett Setting off from a magical wedding day into the soothing charms of a private beach home where the tumbling waves of Saint George’s Island could be heard laconically through the closed windows, the hubby and I thought that the best type of book to kick back and initiate married life with was a sea themed piece. During our long drives as we explored Florida, I introduced him to horseback riding, ate some alligator (delicious), prowled the beaches, hunted for regional Pokémon not in the DC [...]

A colorful look at an albino boy and his family's tragic past Author: Victor Lodato Not since reading John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany have I been so enamored of a boy in a novel. If you’ve read A Prayer for Owen Meany (and I certainly hope you have), you’ll recall that 11-year-old Owen is tiny in size but SPEAKS ONLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS. He has a peculiar voice that never deepens, and he trusts in a divine presence that isn’t apparent to anyone else. A bright and fully-realized character in every way, Owen is my standard by which [...]