Categoría: Books recommended by Masticadores
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Halloween month… Book Review: Carmilla / J. Sheridan Le Fanu By Robbie Cheadle
Overview Carmilla is set in Austria during the late 1800s and is the original vampire story. Le Fanu’s writing is steeped in sexual tension and gothic romance as Carmilla, a female vampire who is later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein, is a lesbian vampire and is romantically interested in…
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Book Synopsis: WHEN I’M DEAD AND FEELING BLUE poetry from Jeffrey Zable
When I’m Dead and Feeling Blue—the selected poetry of Jeffrey Zable—represents over forty years of his writing. The 61 poems in the book reflect a range of emotions and the poet’s will to move on, as we try to make some sense of it all. Most of the poems have…
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Review: Speak Flowers and Fans: A Dictionary of Floriography and Fanology (Author Tool Chest) / Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene by Olga Nuñez Miret
Hi, all: I bring you a non-fiction book by one of my favourite authors (and people). Speak Flowers and Fans: A Dictionary of Floriography and Fanology (Author Tool Chest) by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene How could flowers or hand-held fans be used as a means of covert communications? It sounds odd,…
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: The mystery of two endings —03 by Robbie Cheadle
Did you know that Charles Dickens re-wrote the ending of Great Expectations? He made this change after he’d submitted the final chapters to the printers in June 1861. He was apparently persuaded to make the change by a close friend who felt he should end the book in a way…
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Review: The Stranger in My House / Judith Barrow by Olga Nuñez Miret
Hi, all: I bring you the review of a book by an author who is very well-known and respected, and whom I had the pleasure of meeting in person at a book fair many years ago. I’ve been meaning to read one of her novels for ages, and finally, this…
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: book overview part 2 by Robbie Cheadle
I recently re-read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, a book I read and loved as a pre-teen. This is part 2 of my overview of this famous novel. We left Pip in London, living between the homes of his tutor, Matthew Pocket, and Matthew’s son, Herbert Pocket, who is initially…
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Review: An Unhappy Country: A Novel of Old New Mexico / Loretta Miles Tollefson By Olga Nuñez Miret
Hi, all: I bring you a book by an author who has become a favourite of mine, and I have been following her work since I met her through Rosie’s Book Review Team. Another winner! An Unhappy Country. A Novel of Old New Mexico by Loretta Miles Tollefson August 1846.…
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Review: The Lost Book of Zeroth / Barbara Harris Leonhard by Robbie Cheadle
Cover of The Lost Book of Zeroth by Barbara Harris Leonhard What Amazon says The Lost Book of Zeroth by Barbara Harris Leonhard is an unflinching, unconsciously poetic pull through the threads of time. Each page unfolds verses etched with sorrow, mischief, and raw transcendence. Leonhard masterfully stitches quantum images into…
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Review: Bridge of Dreams. A Speculative Triptych by Kevin P. Keating
Hi, all: I bring you another book I’ve discovered through Rosie’s Book Review Team, and it is a pretty special one. Bridge of Dreams. A Speculative Triptych by Kevin P. Keating Comprising three interlinked novellas, Bridge of Dreams: A Speculative Triptych centers around a young woman who embarks upon a spiritual…
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«Raising Moms» by Berlin Domingo – Maynigo
I know how to raise a child. I have four beautiful girls, and raising them wasn’t easy. But now that they’re all grown—with the youngest still in school—I find myself wanting to give myself a soft pat on the back and say, “Congratulations.” At the same time, I wonder, “How did you…
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Review: One of Them Is Lying by Peter Bailey By Olga Nuñez
I bring you another book and a new author I’ve discovered through Rosie’s wonderful Book Review Team. This is a pretty twisted one. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! One of Them is Lying by Peter Bailey A dark, twisted psychological crime thriller When a privileged student stumbles home covered…
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#Review: The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner (@HQBooksANZ) by Olga Nuñez
Hi, all: I bring you a book that was not what I expected, but I think many readers will enjoy it. The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits, a deeply moving novel set against the…
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Review: The Dance of Discord: A Short Story of Gilded Age Intrigue by Teagan Ríordáin Olga Nuñez
Hi all: I bring you a short story for those who have little time to read, by one of my favourite authors and bloggers, one most of you have already met and whose stories have enjoyed. I won’t keep you waiting, because the story is intriguing enough already. The Dance…
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The Ballad of the Universe by Abhilash Fraizer
Reading The Ballad of the Universe by Abhilash Fraizer was not just a literary experience—it felt like a spiritual passage. I didn’t expect a novel about a musician to stir something so deep within me, but from the very first chapter, I found myself pulled into a journey that felt strangely familiar, almost…
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Book Review: Democracy In America by Edward Ortiz
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville was a heavy read, to put it mildly. Tocqueville visited the United States in 1831 to study the country. Initially, his focus was the prison system, but his study expanded to include the government structure and the socio-economic conditions of the country. Once…
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Review: BookBlog Ursula Major by B. Robert Conklin by Olga Nuñez
Hello, all: I bring you a book I reviewed for Rosie’s Books Review Team, one by an author I met through the team. This is the third novel I’ve read by him, and he has never disappointed me yet. Oh, and as I know quite a few of you were…
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