Category Archives: book reviews

Five Reasons I Hate Les Miserables (The Show, Not the Book)

Posted on 17 January 2013 by

A helpful local billboard has informed me that Les Miserables, the touring stage production, will be in town soon (or has already been in town – I forget). My first thought: “Ugh, didn’t I just see that?” I did.  And whatever … Continue reading →

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Of All The Books I’ve Reviewed This Year, Here Are the Ones You Should Read First

Posted on 7 December 2012 by

In reverse chronological order, roughly; not necessarily the order in which I endorse them. 1. BYE, MZUNGU! by Janice Ellen Lever.  Lever’s memoir of her eighteen years running a kindergarten in Uganda is funny, adventurous, sweet, and absorbing all at … Continue reading →

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Book Review: HAPPINESS REHAB: 8 CREATIVE STEPS TO A MORE JOYFUL LIFE

Posted on 22 November 2012 by

You wouldn’t know it from my dearth of published works the past few months, but I write. A lot. Not just blog-writing or work-writing, either; I do a fair bit of creative writing. And you’d think after so many years … Continue reading →

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