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In a Kingdom of Poetry

I have trouble writing reviews of poetry books. Poetry is so subjective. What I like and what I don’t like has as much to do with the day of the week, the weather, and what dreams I had the night before as it does the quality of the poet’s work. Sometimes I can appreciate a poemContinue reading “In a Kingdom of Poetry”

Autism Awareness And A Book Review: Anything But Typical

I’ve been so caught up in April being National Poetry Month that I almost missed the fact that it’s also National Autism Awareness Month. Strangely enough, I actually read two books this month told from the perspective of a character with Asperger’s syndrome– The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, which is a romantic comedy forContinue reading “Autism Awareness And A Book Review: Anything But Typical”

Review: Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the most confusing book review I’ve ever written. Let me start by saying that I take the Goodreads rating system literally. If you hover your little mouse over the stars, it gives you the key. One star = did not like it.Continue reading “Review: Olive Kitteridge”