Tag Archives: Life
Review: Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman
She was young enough not to see a glass as half empty or half full, but as a beautiful object into which anything might be poured. She whispered a bargain, as though her whispering could make it true. Skylight Confessions … Continue reading
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Review: The Marriage Artist by Andrew Winer
“You live your life with the hope of becoming someone’s memory,” Herr Pick says with a snickering sullenness. “Then it turns out you will have to keep theirs.” The Marriage Artist – Andrew Winer The narrative of Andrew Winer’s The … Continue reading
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Review: By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham
There are, of course, desperate people out there, some of them refugees, some of them criminals; we do as well as we can with these impossible contradictions, these endless snarls of loveliness and murder. By Nightfall – Michael Cunningham Michael … Continue reading
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Review: Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
When Noah and his sister were young children their lives were forever changed when their father’s ore ship burned and sunk in the tormented waters of Lake Superior. Though their father survived, much of him was left behind when the … Continue reading
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Review: The Gin Closet by Leslie Jamison
I had a certain beauty, but it wasn’t delicate. You didn’t want to protect me; you wanted to see if I would break. The Gin Closet - Leslie Jamison Sometimes you pick up a book and it ends up being one of those truly … Continue reading
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Review: The Life O’Reilly by Brian Cohen
Nick O’Reilly is a bit stuck in his current place in life. Partner at a prestigious law firm, surrounded by luxuries only a large pay check can buy, with little free time, but at least one good friend to sympathize … Continue reading
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