After seeing the Broadway adaptation I was hungry to check out the source material. Happily, I was as pleased as pirates plundering a’plenty with both. The book, Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, supposes what might have been the origins of the mythic boy and other favorite characters from J. M. Barrie’s classic … Continue reading »
I’ve become a fan of Neil Gaiman in recent weeks. I suspect that, for some time, I had been a fan of Neil Gaiman without really knowing it. I adored the film adaptation of Coraline and Stardust and, generally, have a soft spot for the oddly dark yet humorously quirky side of contemporary literature. I … Continue reading »
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs My rating: 4 of 5 stars Not sure what to expect from the story I happily grabbed Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and found myself just shy of three days later happily pleased and hungry for more. The book is “young adult” fiction but easily … Continue reading »
I’ve had this horrible sinus/ear/throat infection for days now (herein after referred to as “the crud”) which means I’ve spent a majority of the last three days in bed or on the couch. It just struck me that it’s odd we don’t say “in couch” as we do “in bed”. I suppose that’s because we … Continue reading »
Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire My rating: 4 of 5 stars An avid fan of the first book of The Wicked Years series, Wicked : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, I had pressed through the second and third installments with a mix of pleasure and tedium. Son of … Continue reading »
There was a book that I cherished more than all others and it arrived in our home just once a year. When it arrived I quickly tore through it, though careful not to damage it. Sitting on my bed I would flip past pages of epicness and awesomeness, drooling over the newest and greatest toys I … Continue reading »
John Dies at the End by David Wong My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having recently seen the trailer for the upcoming film I was intrigued to read the original novel and see what all the fuss was about. What I wasn’t prepared for was the onslaught of hilarity and gross. Gross what? Just gross. … Continue reading »
I woke up this morning at 5am feeling terrible – burning throat, stopped up ears – and knew that there was no way I could survive a day at the office. And I couldn’t give anyone else my crud so I valiantly chose to stay home and let my body recover from this “ick” that … Continue reading »
So, in my sickly stupor yesterday I finished reading The Da Vinci Code. Holy mother of… seriously! Frankly, one of my more favorite books as of lately. Yes its trendy and yes its being turned into a film but it was a LOT of fun and who doesn’t love a good conspiracy theory. If you … Continue reading »
