The heartbreak of the movie comes from Sutter's relationship with his father, who's also a drunk. Their reunion is awkward and difficult to watch. This film is so sad because the romance and lives of the characters are realistic and not idealistic, unlike many other young adult stories. Th...
, writing a little bit, and my 87-year-old dad moving from Ohio to South Carolina (where I live, along with one of my sisters). A sad reason for my dad’s move is the death of my 87-year-old mom in February. We are fortunate that Mom lived so long, and it was scary and ...
Last year ended with the first book in this slim series, so it’s appropriate that I visit the Jimbocho district of Japan once again. When we begin, Takako and those in her life are doing much better than they were in the first volume. […] cheerbrarian's CBR16 Review No:49 · ...
Whether you're a budding bibliophile or already in the throes of whirlwind romance with your favorite writers, these talks are for you! 6 talks Talks that inspired TED Books Have you ever finished watching a talk and been eager to learn more? Long enough to explore a powerful idea but shor...
By the time he’d ended his American tour, he was ready to set down his conclusiong about American women and American romance in algebraic precision: From the Long Beach Sun, 30 August 1931. Ten years later, as a refugee from occupied France, he predicted with striking inaccuracy the econo...
His Everything Sad Is Untrue won the following 3 awards in 2021, so expectations are high for the novel inspired by the Silk Road, a desert with shifting sand-dunes that rise over 1500 feet above the heads of the insane, legendary, and nigh-magical merchants who traveled there. Review ...
This actually started as a bunch of songs I wrote with Adam Stemple (guitarist for Cats Laughing and Boiled in Lead), and then turned into the chapter of a book. I had no idea where the thing went after the first chapter (which ended up as the prologue), and I ended up sending it...
Aiden Valentine has a secret: he’s fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, that’s a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstri...
The timelines in these books aren’t believable but it is a small quibble with an otherwise diverting series. Romance Irresistable by Mary Balogh Once upon a time, I had an insatiable appetite for romance novels. I could read them like I eat doughnuts. In the past couple of years, my ...
successful Indian family. She was originally the best friend of Aisha, before getting to know Aseem. Aseem is very respectful of his parents and what they require of him. But why is he the only one of the three siblings who spends all of his time living with and working for his parents...