Review: One Great Year by Tamara Veitch and Rene DeFazio This is an epic story of reincarnation, spirituality, and philosophy, revolving around a “great year” cycle of 26,000 years. The denizens of an ancient peace-loving civilization are about to lose their world. They choose “Emissaries” to go forth into the world, guiding people through the …
The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Jared Diamond My rating: 1 of 5 stars I was initially excited to read this book as the subject interests me. The premise is to understand how humans lived before modern civilization and to compare that to our lives now. Should we try …
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Hollywood Unknowns by Anthony Slide My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an incredible piece of research by the author on the role of extra players in American film history, beginning in the early years of the 20th century and concentrating on the 1920’s and 30’s. The author, Anthony Slide, is a preeminent film …
The Inquisitor’s Apprentice by Chris Moriarty; My rating: 3 of 5 stars; The Inquisitor’s Apprentice by Chris Moriarty is a colorful YA fantasy set in an alternate New York City circa turn-of-the-20th-century. Magic abounds, although it’s illegal, and when a young Jewish boy, Sacha Kessler, discovers he can see it happening, he is immediately recruited …
The Deserter by Paul Almond; My rating: 4 of 5 stars; “The Deserter” by Paul Almond is a very enjoyable historical novel about a young man who jumps overboard from a British Navy ship while it lies just off the coast of Canada in the early 1800’s. He’d been waiting a long time for his …
The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl #4) by Eoin Colfer; My rating: 3 of 5 stars; Pixie Opal Koboi is a nasty bad guy in this fourth volume on the Artemis Fowl series. She’s out for revenge and will stop at nothing to get it. Everyone seems destined for trouble, as Holly Short (Fairy cop) is …
The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer; My rating: 4 of 5 stars; The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl #3) Artemis Fowl is an Irish fourteen-year-old who also happens to be a genius and a criminal mastermind. When he was twelve years old, he discovered The People — the world of fairies, pixies, dwarves, and other magical …
Havah: The Story of Eve/A Novel by Tosca Lee My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a beautifully-written story of the first woman, for believers, and a fictional exploration of the fall of man. The point of view is Havah’s (Eve), and it’s a fascinating tale of love, innocence, ease and worship of The …
