Book Review: Shakespeare’s Tremor and Orwell’s Cough, John J. Ross, M.D. Nonfiction: Shakespeare’s Tremor and Orwell’s Cough, John J. Ross, M.D. Certain writers’ works are, dare I say, infected with certain maladies. Shakespeare frequently refers obliquely to syphilis. James Joyce has multiple descriptive names for gonorrhea. Tuberculosis affects characters in Jane Eyre and […]
Book Review: The Hurting, DS Thoroughgood Book 2, R.J. Mitchell Thriller: The Hurting, DS Thoroughgood Book 2, R.J. Mitchell Almost anyone who’s been in love believes they would be willing to die for that special someone. Whether that’s a significant other, a spouse, a child, or many other relationships that shape a life, our willingness […]
Series Review: The Stolen Child, The Innocent Girl, The Missing Husband, & The Silent Victims, DI Hanlon Series, Alex Coombs Mystery Series: The Stolen Child, The Innocent Girl, The Missing Husband, & The Silent Victims, DI Hanlon Series, Alex Coombs I was completely unfamiliar with the DI Hanlon series prior to being invited to […]
Quote: Martin Luther King Jr. on The Function of Education The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King Jr. About Martin Luther King Jr. — https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/biographical/ https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr https://www.biography.com/activist/martin-luther-king-jr Quote: Martin Luther […]
Book Review: 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics,, Bruce Goldfarb Nonfiction: 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics,, Bruce Goldfarb Although it would make a great title for a crime novel, 18 Tiny Deaths […]
Book Review: Parallel Lines, A DS Thoroughgood Thriller, R. J. Mitchell Thriller: Parallel Lines, A DS Thoroughgood Thriller, R. J. Mitchell Blog Tour January 15, 2021 It would not be fair to say that Parallel Lines starts slowly. It takes some time introducing characters, giving readers a feel for the seamier side of Glasgow, […]
Book Review: Forgotten Lives, Ray Britain Mystery: Forgotten Lives, Ray Britain Blog Tour January 11, 2021 Doug Stirling was supposed to have the weekend off to spend time with his girlfriend. Unfortunately, a murderer had other plans and the detective was called to the scene. A local thug had been killed, expertly knifed […]
Book Review: Children of God, Mary Doria Russell Science Fiction: Children of God, Mary Doria Russell In her first book, The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell tells the story of a tragically doomed mission to Rahkat, a planet in the Alpha Centauri system with not one but two intelligent species coexisting in a very […]
