Tag: Story in Review
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Story in Review: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
I just finished The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente. I love that title. It is a charming, whimsical, delightful fairytale full of the best kinds of charters: ones you would never be able to dream up on your own. The story is about a girl named…
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Story in Review: “The Color of Water in July” by Nora Carroll
Every now again, a book comes along that surprises you. The Color of Water in July: A Novel by Nora Carroll certainly surprised me. I downloaded this as a free kindle book back in July of 2013. The title intrigued me, a July-baby, and the cover was well done: interesting without being crowded. It didn’t take long…
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Story In Review: The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
It took me a solid week, but I finally finished The Signature of All Things: A Novel by Elizabeth Gilbert. At 499 generous pages (a number that knocks most of us Type-A people a bit askew), the book was weighty and beautiful. As I mentioned in my Empty Shelf Challenge: February Edition, the novel is…