Cheryl Claussen

Geisha

Revisado: 03-13-21

A short yet insightful look into the history of an old and often mythical profession.

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Kushner inc

Revisado: 05-31-19

Frankly you need a flow chart to keep track of everyone. The downside was the battalion; Mispronunciations are one thing but please, no accents. Fiona Hardimgtom has a lovely English accent suited for Jane Austen but attempts a clumsy American accent that makes everyone sound like a bad 40s movie. You may want to consider the print edition

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The Event

Revisado: 03-08-19

Predictable. I had the ending figured out by chapter 2. Save yourself, literally and read something that fuels the imagination

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Living Truth

Revisado: 02-08-19

A beautiful comparison of all tha is good between to faiths that have more in common than their practitioners might believe

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Magical stories

Revisado: 11-11-18

Neil Gaiman reading Neil Gaiman is more than enough reason to buy this book. A collection of magical stories covering everything from youth to romance to world creation are in this fantasy collection #Fantasy, #magic, #thoughtprovoking, #shortfiction, #Gaiman, #tagsgiving, #sweepstakes

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Night Vale nightmare

Revisado: 10-23-18

This book is an existential nightmare. It starts out interesting enough but by the time it goes through repeated phrases, insane imagery and just plain weirdness, I found I really didn't care. Kafkaesque is not even close. The bizarre side notes hearken back to Douglas Adams Hitchhikers Guide To the Galaxy, but without the charm or whimsy, in other words, Adams did it far better.
If you like the podcast, this is for you, however if you are unaware, steer well clear.

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Witch Hammer

Revisado: 06-11-18

It was great to hear the author. I sincerely hope that the rest of the series will appear in Audible, hopefully also read by the author.

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Shakespeare, reimagined

Revisado: 05-02-18

Of all the Shakespearean updates, this is one of the best. Norwegian writer, No Nesbø (the Snowman) takes the one of the bards most famous plays, updates it to 1970's Scotland and turns it on its head. Cooked cops and politicians, motorcycle gangs, casinos and drugs replace the ancient battlefields for one wild ride of a read that looks at power and honour.
Euan Morton deserves a lot of credit for putting souls into each of the characters that he voices. Well worth the time.

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An overlooked gem

Revisado: 04-27-18

I'm surprised that there aren't more reviews. I'm a fan of Anthony Burgess and more importantly, Christopher Marlowe, heretofore to be called Kit, as those who knew him did.
His life, his poems and plays, his work as a spy and his assassination nearly lost to the annals of history in favour of his contemporaries. Thankfully, Burgess uses historical record , previous biographies plus his muse to flesh out a man who lived and loved (the love that dare not speak its name) hard and was brave (or foolish) enough to question the church, state and the Machiavellian machinations of royalists, loyalists, Catholics, protestants and God himself. His work as a spy was somewhat reluctant and his attempts to untangle himself led to his death
We get insight into his interactions with the various nobles, members of the Privy Council, fellow spies, fellow writers, including Shakespeare, privateers and even Sir Walter Raleigh who introduced him to the "nymph" tobacco. This becomes a fine historical romp through the Elizabethan era that shines an ugly light on the dark (is there any other) side of religion and politics that still seems to permeate the modern world.
As the 30th of May marks the 425 anniversary of his murder, it is more the reason to read it

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Forget your preconceptions

Revisado: 04-21-18

Everyone will see this and think they know the content, you might be surprised. The present drama is in the last few chapters. Instead, you learn of a man who has been in pursuit of justice and the rule of law even when it might have ended his career, as in the Bush administration when he questioned the stance on torture and his desire for justice for all people in the wake of infamous cases such as the deaths of Eric Garner and Tamir Rice
Please, pocket your preconceived notions and read this book

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