What an excellent glimpse into a truly challenging historical time period. I've always been curious about Churchill. It inspires me to read more aboutWhat an excellent glimpse into a truly challenging historical time period. I've always been curious about Churchill. It inspires me to read more about him. ...more
I almost regret reading a book as great as this, because I'll never be able to read it for the first time again. I almost regret reading a book as great as this, because I'll never be able to read it for the first time again. ...more
I love strong willed eccentric artistic people, and this biography of George E Ohr fits the bill exactly. What an excellent example of the passion neeI love strong willed eccentric artistic people, and this biography of George E Ohr fits the bill exactly. What an excellent example of the passion needed to produce art!...more
Wow! I don't know about Tenth of December being the best book of the year, but there are a few stories in this slim volume that will stay with me for Wow! I don't know about Tenth of December being the best book of the year, but there are a few stories in this slim volume that will stay with me for the rest of my forever.
The natural place setting in this novel is just as much a character of the story as the human characters. Beginning the story with the mother's exodusThe natural place setting in this novel is just as much a character of the story as the human characters. Beginning the story with the mother's exodus to the valley where the orchard is planted is a wonderful portrayal of indigenous people carving out their niche in the wilderness and shows the origins of Talmadge's solitary personality. Despite that solitary nature, Talmadge's yen for human interaction pulls the story forward with tragic results, but I don't want to spoil the story for the readers, because this beautiful turn of the century novel is one to be savored. ...more
I enjoyed this book so much that I read it in one day. The premise of the earth's slowing rotation changing the length of day and night and the stringI enjoyed this book so much that I read it in one day. The premise of the earth's slowing rotation changing the length of day and night and the string of consequences that followed were fascinating. I liked the ordinariness of the character's lives as an overlay to the slow catastrophe, but do think the story could have been improved with more detail. Age of Miracles is a fine dystopian novel reminiscent of Into the Forest by Jean Hegland. ...more
When I saw The Man Who Planted Trees listed on Goodreads, the description of David Milarch's near death experience being the catalyst for the ArchangeWhen I saw The Man Who Planted Trees listed on Goodreads, the description of David Milarch's near death experience being the catalyst for the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive intrigued me, but I thought it might include more new age spirituality than I was interested in reading. Author, Jim Robbins described David Milarch's near death experience and encounter with "light beings" only as a vehicle to introduce the project and then went on to relay some fascinating information about trees that was new information for me, and I'm a tree lover (evidenced by the last three live Christmas trees that I've planted). There's a great Ted video featuring David Milarch, but it only shares a fraction of the information included in the book. Just as David Milarch says, "It's only important if you want clean air to breathe and water to drink."...more
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