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Review of “The Wind in the Willows”

Monday, July 12, 2010

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have vague memories of the animated movie; fleeting images come to mind that seem mostly centered on being frightened at the crazed look in Mr. Toad’s eyes as he wildly careens down the road reveling in his addiction, the speed [...]

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Review of “Brooklyn” by Colm Tóibín

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“Brooklyn” is a beautiful novel by Colm Tóibín that explores broadly human themes in a well-portrayed specific setting. When Ellis, a young Irish girl, leaves her home town of Enniscorthy for the wide world of New York in America, she is awkward, wide-eyed, and [...]

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“Acting” at Theatre West Informs and Inspires

Sunday, May 2, 2010

I was immediately excited to attend what was billed as a dramatization of Boleslavsky’s classic acting method text, “Acting: The First Six Lessons” at Theatre West. The chance to see Beau Bridges and his daughter, Emily, on stage together displaying a work that has been a significant portion of their family and lives was [...]

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Review of “Child 44″

Friday, April 30, 2010

Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Tom Rob Smith’s “Child 44″ is a stark thriller set in Soviet Russia. While the plot is engaging and the psychological concept intriguing, I found myself wishing for some more depth. Like most thrillers, the personalities are for the most part fairly [...]

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Review of “John Adams”

Sunday, May 24, 2009

John Adams by David McCullough

My review

rating: 5 of 5 starsThere is nothing I am capable of writing about this book that would be anywhere near adequate to describe its magnificence. I am soundly of the opinion that this should be required reading for any history buff, or indeed, citizen, [...]

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