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Review of Netflix movie “Hustle”

I want to highly recommend the Netflix movie Hustle, a basketball sports-related film with Adam Sandler and Queen Latifah. Hustle has it all, good writing, a good story and equally as good acting. As I clicked through movie options on Netflix this past Friday night, I came across the movie Hustle. The movie info saidContinue reading “Review of Netflix movie “Hustle””

Review of “The Dig”, book by John Preston & Netflix film based on the book

I highly recommend the book “The Dig” by John Preston. I read this book because I first saw the Netflix movie “The Dig” in April 2021, and I wanted to learn more about the burial ship at the Sutton Hoo House. The book and the movie added an item to my bucket list as IContinue reading “Review of “The Dig”, book by John Preston & Netflix film based on the book”

Review of The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

I highly recommend the book “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough. The story is about Orville and Wilbur Wright and their development of the first airplane. The story primarily takes place at the turn of the 20th century in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio, and of course, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. I started the bookContinue reading “Review of The Wright Brothers by David McCullough”

Review of “Hurt Me If You Can” by Matthew Baxter

I highly recommend the book “Hurt Me If You Can” by Matthew Baxter. My son is a middle school cross country runner here in the suburbs outside of Chicago. I came across Matthew Baxter and his book one day when my son and I were watching Youtube videos about college cross country. Matthew Baxter wroteContinue reading “Review of “Hurt Me If You Can” by Matthew Baxter”

Review of “John Adams” and “Abigail Adams”

As I post this review at the start of the month of November 2020, anything presidential related maybe the last thing on your mind. I typically spend my month of November with a book about a president or about our country. My book review this month is actually two books “John Adams” by David McContinue reading “Review of “John Adams” and “Abigail Adams””

Review of “Where the Crawdads Sing”

I highly recommend the book “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Dalia Owens. I read this book because the book was on the New York Times Bestseller list practically all of last year. Several times last year, I tried to reserve this book at my local library, the list to reserve this book was long. IContinue reading “Review of “Where the Crawdads Sing””

Review of “The Lincoln Lawyer”

I highly recommend the book “The Lincoln Lawyer” by Michael Connelly. This is my first book by the author Michael Connelly and several years ago I saw the movie with Matthew McConaughey. I picked up the hardcover of this book at a garage sale two years ago, as I liked the movie and I likeContinue reading “Review of “The Lincoln Lawyer””

Review of “Little Fires Everywhere”

I highly recommend the book “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng. I love books about the trials and tribulations of suburban life. I also love books that weave a story around a strong woman and how she reacts to what life throws at her. This story gives us two women reacting, Mia Warren and ElenaContinue reading “Review of “Little Fires Everywhere””

Review of “The Night Circus”

I enjoyed the book “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern. The book tells the story of the relationship between two young people, Celia and Marco, set against a traveling circus in the late 1800’s. Erin Morgenstern takes us on a journey to a circus like no other circus I could have imagined. I can describeContinue reading “Review of “The Night Circus””

Review of “The Handmaid’s Tale”.

I give an average recommendation for the book “The Handmaid’s Tale”. (I have not seen the series as of this book review.) The book tells the story of Offred, a handmaid in Gilead. Gilead is a dystopian society imagined by author Margaret Atwood. The story is told from Offred’s perspective, as she has a uniqueContinue reading “Review of “The Handmaid’s Tale”.”