(Article first published as Book Review: Gillespie and I by Jane Harris on Blogcritics.) Set in Victorian Scotland, 35-year-old spinster Harriet Baxter is an independent Englishwoman who traveled from foggy London to the bright lights of Glasgow, in order to enjoy her newly earned independence from nursing her ailing aunt. An avid fan of art ( Read more... )

As a kickoff to my 2011 reading, I finally finished the best-selling thriller-mystery novel, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by the late Swedish journalist and author, Stieg Larsson. On the first few chapters it was a bit slow, but once I got to the middle I began to realize why this particular novel (I [...]
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As a kickoff to my 2011 reading, I finally finished the best-selling thriller-mystery novel, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by the late Swedish journalist and author, Stieg Larsson.

On the first few chapters it was a bit slow, but once I got to the middle I began to realize why this particular novel (I haven’t read the sequels yet) became such a ( Read more... )

[starreview tpl=16] The Quiz Show II Genre: Psychological Mystery/Suspense Air Dates: Every Saturdays @ 9:00 p.m., 04.18.2009 - 06.20.2009 Network: NTV Starring: Sho Sakurai, Yu Yokoyama, Aya Matsuura, Elena Misuzawa More Info: D-Addicts Wiki Plot: A popular (and controversial) TV quiz show is aired throughout the country in which contestants are ( Read more... )