reviews

Mutiny, Kidnapping, and Fear: A Sea Adventure with Spirit Author: Jack London A weak-willed aristocrat, a sudden shipwreck, an amoral captain, mutiny, murder, and multiple kidnappings all combine to make The Sea Wolf a high adrenaline sea adventure. Humphrey van Weyden admits that he’s never done a day’s work in his life, but he feels protected by his status and his advanced schooling. He knows a lot – and that’s what counts, his book learning vs. practical experience. He stands on the shoulders of giants, as it were, and Van Weyden can talk philosophy with the best, including everything from Nietzsche to [...]

Read in moderation... Author:  James Renner She simply disappeared.  On February 9, 2004, after crashing her car into a rural New Hampshire snowbank, Maura Murray vanished.  Was the 21 year-old nursing student kidnapped, murdered or abducted by aliens?  There were few clues to suggest any of the above.  Having made a career of the true crime genre, journalist James Renner came across this still unsolved mystery in 2011, and quickly became hooked.  He tells his story in True Crime Addict. The story becomes almost surreal at times, as Renner peels away layer after layer of mystery.  Relentlessly, he seeks out [...]

The Dangers of Staying Forever Teenaged... Author: Terry McMillan Acclaimed as the inspiration for Sex in the City (admittedly a movie/show that I have never watched), Terry McMillian’s Waiting to Exhale is supposedly an intimate, honest novel for women. Following the lives of four African-American 30-something women, the narrative delves into the issue of loneliness and finding the right man. Examining issues of race along the way, the story segways into a discourse on the inadequacy of the black male (specifically) and immaturity of men in general. Bernadine is supposedly happily married with her big fancy house, her children, and her handsome husband. [...]