Bright Green Field by Squid
Album
Bright Green Field, produced by Dan Carey, is an album of towering scope and ambition, it is deeply...
Christine A. (965 KP) rated 806 in Books
Nov 14, 2018
Often, we use novels, especially Young Adult novels, as a way to escape our own lives and this book allows you to follow the main characters along a very interesting road trip. The teens are portrayed as real teens. They are not perfect. They make mistakes. They say and/do the wrong things. They have feelings. They express those feelings without falling into teenager's typical stereotypes. They have opinions. They let those opinions be known. While some of their antics were a bit unbelievable, don't most novels make you suspend reality? I found myself enjoying and engrossed by the story and characters and cheering for them to succeed and find their father.
I thoroughly enjoyed the authorÕs writing style. I have not read anything by this author but I have heard, liked, and sang along with many of the songs she wrote. Check out her long list of songs on Wikipedia. I would add her to my "want to read" list.
Hot Feminist
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Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy (Universal)
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Before dying, the explorer Emile Valembois tells you about the most amazing expedition of his...
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Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era
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On June 21, 1964, more than twenty Klansmen murdered three civil rights workers. The killings, in...
Knife River (The Ty Dawson Mysteries)
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A sheriff fighting to keep the peace in 1970s Oregon faces a shocking secret from his town’s past,...
Crime Thriller Series Mystery 1970s Historical
Merissa (11950 KP) rated The Low Road in Books
Jan 23, 2024
Told from Hannah's perspective, in both present and past tense, you see how 'nicely' poor people were judged, even more so if they were female and the constant threat of unwanted attention. It explained how a child could be found guilty of its mother's 'moral' crimes, which was shocking by itself, but add it together with the rest, and it's one helluva story on every level.
I can't say as I was fully behind the love between Annie and Hannah, although I understand how it would be something to hold on to. It never seemed balanced and real to me, just convenient.
A gripping book to read on hard times in history; absolutely recommended by me.
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Merissa
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Jan 22, 2024
Self-Portrait with Boy
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A compulsively readable and electrifying debut about an ambitious young female artist who...
Driver Adaptation to Information and Assistance Systems
Alan Stevens, Corinne Brusque and Josef Krems
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Driver information and assistance systems have emerged as an integral part of modern road vehicles...