”The shack creaked softly with the wind while the tide hissed all along the dark and rocky shore. The moon glowed full from amidst the rain clouds, casting a hard light that slid like grease atop the water. The old man watched ivory curlers far to sea rise and subside noiselessly. Within the bounds ...
So I have finished the ten page prologue. And it is beautiful. So beautiful.There is much to think about already in these few paragraphs. Jane is living in an assisted living facility and opportunities to interrelate with others are rare. Her main contact is with Michael, the nurse who makes the dai...
Wilderness is a very literary piece of writing, and it often reminded me of other pieces of literature such as [b:The Red Badge of Courage|35220|The Red Badge of Courage|Stephen Crane|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327936136s/35220.jpg|2314709], [b:All Quiet on the Western Front|355697|All Quiet on t...
This book, while the premise of the story is good and interesting, the writing was so incredibly dry, it was like pulling teeth to get it to keep my interest. I had to force myself to finish it in hopes of reviewing it for my blog. I have decided just to focus on GR for my review though.
Ok the only reason I requested this was to read the first few chapters of the Diviners by Libba Bray....but there were alot of other sneak peaks in here that I found very interesting and now I have a ton more book on hold at the library...great... :)
*Check out http://www.infinitereads.com for other reviews and sundry thoughts!* An old Civil War veteran's courageous struggle to rescue a faithful companion changes the lives of everyone he meets in Lance Weller's debut novel, Wilderness.In 1864, at the Battle of the Wilderness Abel Truman lost the...
Books that I want to read/look interesting: The Dog StarsThrone of Glass - Got the ARC! The Last Dragonslayer - Got the ARC! OriginJohn Saturnall's Feast - Got the ARC! The DivinersThe Other NormalsIn Sunlight and in Shadow - Got the ARC! Consider the Fork: How Technology Transforms the Way We Cook ...
BEA Buzz Book is a collection of excerpts on galleys that was featured in the last BookExpo America. It contained atleast 30 excerpts ranged from various kinds of Debuts, Non-Fiction, YA, Children, Adult, Memoirs, Mystery and General Fiction. Along with it was publisher's information after every end...