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My Happy Life

 Sublimity in Corruption Author: Lydia Millet Abandoned in an asylum, eating toothpaste and plaster to hold back starvation, our unnamed narrator scratches out her tragically beautiful life’s story on the walls of her prison. Seeing nothing but beauty and goodness in betrayal, her story speaks simply, painting an entire lifetime of abuse, being bounced from foster home to foster home, becoming a street orphan, being taken in by a rapist with sadomasochistic tendencies, losing her only child and connection, disappearing before others as she observes life friendless and unloved, yet bolstered by a certain deep simplicity, an outlook that simply [...]

2016-12-31T17:55:05-07:00July 13th, 2014|Tags: |

Blackberry Pie Murder

Hannah Kills: A Gritty Attempt at Lake Eden Cozy Homicide Author: Joanne Fluke In the 17th Hannah Swenson mystery stories Joanna Fluke turns the investigative peril around when driving in a terrible storm, Hannah hits and kills a man. She’s arrested by Bill and is going to be tried for murder. Desperate to find out whom the man she killed was and riddled with guilt Hannah begins investigating behind bars as Norman, Andrea, Michelle, and cohorts help out. Meanwhile, the wedding stress is ramping up as Delores and Doc get ready to tie the knot, but can’t seem to settle [...]

2016-12-31T17:55:05-07:00July 10th, 2014|Tags: |

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

A Timeless, Chilling Science Fiction Classic Author: Jack Finney The classic 1955 novel that spawned two major motion pictures and a vast cult following, Invasion of the Body Snatchers focuses on the creeping horror of the barely perceptible. Dr. Miles Bennell, the woman he loves, and his two close friends are seemingly the only people in the sleepy town of Mill Valley who are aware of the subtle changes around them. Everyone seems the same – and yet not themselves. The town is beginning to deteriorate and beneath the placid surface, something cold and unfeeling is infecting and transforming the [...]

2016-12-31T17:55:05-07:00July 9th, 2014|Tags: |
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