We finally got to see it this week. I will try to make this as spoiler free as I can, but if you haven't seen it yet, and have managed to avoid knowing even the broad strokes that everyone knew before it opened (like if you have avoided watching the trailers, etc.), stop here. I … Continue reading Friday (Movie) Review: Avengers: Infinity War
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Friday Review: The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer (Audiobook)
The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read by Raul Esparza In this sequel to The House of the Scorpion, Matt Alacran finds himself back in Opium after his ordeal in Aztlan. El Patron is dead, and so are most of the people he surrounded himself with, including the … Continue reading Friday Review: The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer (Audiobook)
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Friday Review: Asleep at the Wheel (Concert)
I had heard of Asleep at the Wheel prior to going to the show, and had listened in the past to recordings of some of their songs. Just never got to a show. Then, friends of ours went to a show, and in looking at the band's upcoming schedule, saw that they were going to … Continue reading Friday Review: Asleep at the Wheel (Concert)
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Friday Review: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (Audiobook)
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Narrated by Raul Esparza Matteo Alacran is a clone. He was grown from a strip of skin taken from El Patron, the drug lord known as the king of Opium, a land made up of parts of the southwestern US and … Continue reading Friday Review: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (Audiobook)
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Friday Review: What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton My rating: 4 of 5 stars Narrated by Hillary Rodham Clinton Contrary to what some people apparently expected, this is not an unbiased look at the 2016 presidential election. It is, in fact, a look at the campaign from the perspective of the candidate. And Mrs. Clinton states just … Continue reading Friday Review: What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Friday Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (Audiobook)
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard My rating: 3 of 5 stars Narrated by Amanda Dolan Mare Barrow is a Red. A commoner, with red blood and no super abilities. She and her family are destined to serve the Silvers, the elite, with silver blood and supernatural abilities. Mare's kind are servants to the upper class, … Continue reading Friday Review: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (Audiobook)
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Friday Review: Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes
Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes My rating: 3 of 5 stars This dark fantasy short is set partly in Poland and partly in the United States. Deborah is born to a Jewish family in late nineteenth century Poland. Her sister is a talented seamstress and is following their mother in garment making. Deborah has the … Continue reading Friday Review: Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes
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Friday Review: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal My rating: 3 of 5 stars I got this book through a Goodreads giveaway a while ago. I shelved it and promptly forgot about it. I was looking through my unread books recently and saw this, and pulled it out to … Continue reading Friday Review: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
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Friday Review: The Heart of Dog by Doranna Durgin (and Others)
The Heart of Dog by Doranna Durgin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Apologies for the late posting, but the BaldMan had an appointment at the hospital today, and I had to be there to drive him home. Nothing serious, just one of those preventive things you must get done now and again, but he … Continue reading Friday Review: The Heart of Dog by Doranna Durgin (and Others)
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Friday (TV) Review: Star Trek: Discovery
What to say about this show? It's difficult, because so many things were right, but some were just not. Or rather, they were not-quite-right. It's got a lot going for it. It's pretty true to the Trek legacy. It's got some really great characters. There were episodes that rivaled the best of the original Trek, and some that were … Continue reading Friday (TV) Review: Star Trek: Discovery
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