Tag: TAKE IT!
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Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt
I, like most everyone else, was a big fan of deWitt’s runaway hit (heh, that rhymed) The Sisters Brothers, so my expectations for the follow-up were of average height—which, for a shorty like me, is pretty high. Now, it’s not that this meandering little tale didn’t meet my average/high expectations, but it didn’t exceed them, either. So while I…
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Quoted: Undermajordomo Minor
The position (Mr Olderglough assigned it the name of undermajordomo, which Lucy and Father Raymond decided was not a word at all) was lowly and the pay mirrored this but Lucy, having nothing better to do, and nowhere in the world to be … embraced his fate and wrote back to Mr Olderglough, formally accepting the offer,…
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The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
I’ll say it again: Stiefvater truly is a magician of language. While I admit there were a few instances where it seemed a little like she was grandstanding for the big finale, this was most definitely a fantastic denouement for the Raven cycle. I am happy. And seriously, I can’t get over how perfect this is: “Once, when Adam…
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How to be Single
Well, shock me, shock me, shock me, Dakota Johnson isn’t terrible in this movie. Actually, between the many hilarious and outrageous moments (of which Rebel Wilson is queen), both Johnson and Wilson’s characters—and the movie in general—were surprisingly insightful. I got hit by a few truth bombs that I did not see coming. And, true to form of multi-narrative films (think: He’s Just…
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Lemonade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIvs6jDQjW0 Have you listened to Lemonade? You should listen to Lemonade. I’m not a member of the #BeyHive, and I typically wouldn’t give a fig about a Beyoncé album, but Lemonade is really good. And the song Daddy Lessons is too good to miss. This is not a video of the album, just a preview.
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The Good Dinosaur
Oh, man. This movie tugged at my heartstrings and tickled my funny bone all at once. I mean: “This is Fury. He protects me from the creatures that crawl in the night. This is Destructor. She protects me from mosquitoes. This is Dream Crusher. He protects me from having unrealistic goals. And this is Debbie …”
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Seriously… just read it.
In case you aren’t aware, Aaron Cully Drake’s debut novel Do You Think This Is Strange? is awesome. I’m not the only one who thinks so. Last week it was short listed for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and today it was long listed for one of Canada’s oldest literary awards, the Stephen Leacock Award for…
Being Tori 