Categoría: essay
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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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A tiny drop of life by Susana Cabaço
Imagine countless drops of water flowing on a mighty, ceaseless river. Almost individually undistinguishable against the stream’s vastness and swiftness. Now, gain some spatiotemporal perspective and put yourself in their place. Humbling, is it not? You are but a tiny drop of life in the Great River of Existence. Nearly…
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: book overview part 1 by Robbie Cheadle
The second and third will be released successively every Friday (Editor’s note j, Ré Crivello) When I was a little girl of 8 years old, my sister, Hayley, was born. Hayley was a dreadful baby, she cried all the time, and she would not sleep, ever. My dad was sleeping…
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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: Stupid Things…: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong by Steven Petrow
By Olga Nuñez Miret Hi, all: This is a non-fiction book by a well-known, although new to me, writer. I had to check it out when I read the title. Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our…
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October 13, 1307 – The Destruction of the Templars by Luisa Zambrotta
On Friday, October 13th, 1307, King Philip IV of France ordered Grand Master Jacques de Molay and hundreds of French Templars to be simultaneously arrested. They were charged with heresy, idolatry, corruption and other crimes against the church. Many of the Templars were tortured into confessing their crimes and then…
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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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The Legacy of Love by Tony Ashenden
What is love if it be not sensed, confirmed by touch seen by eye, heard by ear, or declared by voice? Can it be a dream of intention wanting fulfillment or known only in the pain of parting? In the still of night when you wake unsure of self it…
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How much coffee is too much? by Edward Ortiz
Well, that’s a good question. I think the more, the better, but a few bloggers know that I reach my limit when my left eye starts twitching. When that happens, I usually stop drinking until the next day. I read a good article with the same title in The Economist that discusses…
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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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A 5-part series of writing-process posts focused on sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell by Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene —01
Writing for the Senses Part 1 — Sight (The Spanish version of book-1, is called “Expiación y Magia” — translation by Olga Núñez Miret.) You’d think sight would be the easiest of the five senses for this mini-series. I guess it’s too simple. I think everyone primarily writes, paints, or…
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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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On the wing by Susana Cabaço
The swifts spend most of their lifetime on the wing. They are totally at ease in the air, maneuvering their flight with great precision while emanating a contagious joy. They are tiny but also mighty enough to master the skies, whether locally or on their long-distance migration. A truly epic…
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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…
