I went to see this with beckastarI picked the romantic comedy because a. I thought it would be funny and b. I hadn't seen one in a long time (Trial and Error was the last one that I remember ( Read more... )

This is the kind of book you pick up and go, “oh, short stories”, look at the very slim volume, think “I need something meaty right now” and then put away. And then go pick up a few months later and start reading. After the first story grabs you by your shirtfront and drags you along and the ending leaves you breathless and thinking “wow”, you have ( Read more... )

Everytime I read a book on writing by an author I admire (Ray Bradbury, Ursula K Leguin and others), I would get depressed about how much they seemed to remember about their childhood/early childhood. Ray affected me the most - he says he remembered being born ( Read more... )

A small book and a quick read. There’s only one warning I have to give: don’t read this book if you won’t have time to finish it ( Read more... )

Ram Charan, the author, grew up in India where his family owned a shoe store. The lessons that are being taught in this book are those that the author started learning during his work (apprenticeship) in the family store, through assignments at various companies and business school ( Read more... )

A fun, quick, fluffy read. Connor Grey is a druid who has lost most of his powers in some unnamed incident and helps out as a paid consultant to the Boston police department. This urban fantasy seamlessly blends the fey, who are now in this world due to another cataclysmic event (not described). The fey, consisting of Celtic fairies, Teutonic elves ( Read more... )

Interesting premise. Nicely done characters. Only one annoyance. Thing that makes me want to scream. You got it. Short sentences. I mean, really short. Making it impossible to get into the flow of the (thought provoking) story ( Read more... )