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Thursday, 27 January 2011

"HOUSES" ~ by Cynthia Rogers Parks ~ Breathtaking Novel & Nostalgic 20th c.

Posted on 09:44 by john mycal
"Houses" is about the many beautiful, enduring and literally earth-shattering epidodes that women and men experience in life.  It's how the locust-like numbers of "baby boomers"...in our gusto for living, for challenge and change, helped bring about impassioned awareness, and long standing, meaningful new ways of living in our generation...not just social unrest, mindless war, entitlements and greed.  And, we continue to...
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Tuesday, 18 January 2011

"Blue" ~ Another Interview with a Polio Survivor

Posted on 10:34 by john mycal
This is another interview with my mother in connection with Joyce Moyer Hostetter's book "Blue," which I've reviewed below.  "Blue," recounts the story of the Great Hickory, NC Polio Epidemic of 1944, during WWII, of which my mother was a victim as a child.Mom, you want to say more about the time you got home from the Polio Hospital?Yes, we lived near the Cotton Mill in Whitnel, NC.  We lived in a big house, sharing with my aunt and uncle. ...
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Saturday, 15 January 2011

"Rescue" by Anita Shreve ~ Can One Rescue Come Full Circle?

Posted on 22:05 by john mycal
In "Rescue," Ms Shreve offers up a cautionary tale, writing a moral story and a reminder to us that sometimes those who are our best equipped, and most professional "rescuers," are not always the ones capable of saving their own families in crisis. Anita Shreve is the consummate storyteller. She never fails to provide the well-written, well-constructed, relavent novel to which her thousands of readers can relate. Her books are timeless. They are...
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Thursday, 13 January 2011

"She's My Dad" ~~ Astonishing~Clever and Timely Book

Posted on 08:02 by john mycal
Astonishing clever book~~entertaining, interesting, shocking and an easy read. It's no wonder "She's My Dad" was chosen as a "Finalist - Next Generation Indie Book Awards."  Iolanthe Woulff gives a shadowy window into the little-known world of a transsexual in the most liberal of environments, a college created by a gay man for "alternate lifestyle" learners and educaters.With honesty and no-uncertain-terms storytelling, Ms Woulff  shares...
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Wednesday, 5 January 2011

"Blue" ~ Great Hickory NC Polio Epidemic of 1944

Posted on 11:05 by john mycal
"Blue" is a lovely, small book that is both heart-warming and historic.  Written about the great Hickory, NC Polio Epidemic of 1944, during WWII, the novel involves a sweet, naive family whose father has left for war and who are left to carry on in a harsh and unprotected environment.  The little band consists of a young mother, her 13 yr. old daughter, Ann Fay, twin elementery-aged girls, and a pre-school little boy.Just...
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"Great House," by Nicole Krauss ~ Extraordinary but Illusive

Posted on 10:47 by john mycal
Frankly speaking, I found this book completely confusing in structure.  The author does way too much skipping around in a disjointed manner..leaving the reader wondering who on earth she's talking about!  It spoiled the book in great part for me!On a happier note, Ms Krauss had some moments of beautiful writing and clarity.  Her original concept of a desk that was a "house" unto itself and that linked several people and families in...
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