Richard III
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Richard III is a historical play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written around 1593....
The Amen Corner
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The Amen Corner is a three-act play by James Baldwin. It was Baldwin's first attempt at theater...
Three Sisters
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Three Sisters is a play by the Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was written in 1900...
The Aleph
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Borges' stories have a deceptively simple, almost laconic style. In maddeningly ingenious stories...
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DC Showcase - Jonah Hex (2010)
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Acanthea Grimscythe (300 KP) rated The Grownup in Books
May 16, 2018
I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't admit that Flynn immediately snared my attention with the opening to her short story: a main character whose job is to... well... to pleasure men, but not by having sex with them (oral or otherwise). Of course, this profession of hers is masqueraded by a front as a psychic. Because of this need to cover up her actual job, the main character meets a troubled woman by the name of Susan Burke and from there, things get a little crazy to say the least.
Plot-wise, Flynn does a great job at sticking to what many horror fans might describe as a classic ghost story, only she doesn't really go too far in depth as to the details of the haunting - or lack thereof. Instead, she introduces several characters, a plausible chain of what might be paranormal events, and then an inconclusive ending where no fault is actually placed.
For a short story, "The Grownup" isn't all that bad, though I must admit that the title doesn't mesh well with its contents. I would much rather have read this as a full length novel, as Flynn undoubtedly has a knack for unexpected twists and turns. Even though I found "The Grownup" to be unsatisfying, Flynn's talent at the element of surprise still shined through brightly in this short work.
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated God: A Human History in Books
Oct 4, 2017
As an atheist/ agnostic reading this, the historical elements were more of interest as the philosophical aspect seems to fall short due to the lack of exploration on why God even became a concept.
Ross (3284 KP) rated The Last Wish in Books
Apr 13, 2018
The stories are well enough told but it may be the translation that left me struggling to concentrate on the story and my attention wandered. A very short book, this took me longer to read than it should have.