Thoughts/feelings you might have been told, directly or indirectly, Thoughts you've had yourself, especially when you were treated unfairly (especially by the not-so-fair sex - guys), If you read on, you just might recognize If you suspected this all along and were afraid you were the only person who felt this way, you have lots of company. Or you're welcome to read on - where I've listed examples of how women are generally stronger than men (and men are generally weaker) and an explanation as to why this is so. Now, you can put the book down and go on your merry way, content with the realization that you have this tidbit of information tucked neatly away under your belt. Whether you're in a relationship or wanting to be in one, this insightful/informative book helps the reader understand why men often treat women the way they do. This book proves those statements wrong - giving examples of how women have always been strong. This book, years in the making, is written mostly for girls and young women who are often told they're the "weaker sex", they're not as strong as men, they're not as good as men, etc.
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Set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia, The Devil All the Time follows a cast of compelling and bizarre characters from the end of World War II to the 1960s. In The Devil All the Time, Donald Ray Pollock has written a novel that marries the twisted intensity of Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers with the religious and Gothic overtones of Flannery O’Connor at her most haunting. From the acclaimed author of Knockemstiff-called “powerful, remarkable, exceptional” by the Los Angeles Times-comes a dark and riveting vision of America that delivers literary excitement in the highest degree. Now, there’s not an actual twelve year old on Earth that would go through that door to explore a dark, cold tunnel that ends in a single room containing a coffin. This constant wrestling is what leads them to discover the vampire because they knock over a china hutch and reveal a secret door. And just as uncomfortable to read because Freddy and Cara are twelve. And yes, it’s just as sexual as you’d imagine. And because they’re so tough, they constantly wrestle. Really sets the mood for how tough these two are.īecause they’re tough you know. It’s a pretty gruesome story they’re telling to a six year old. Wait, werewolf stories in a vampire story? Nah, it’s okay. They two are babysitting a child and scaring him with werewolf stories. This story opens with the aforementioned Freddy and his best friend/fellow toughie Cara. And he’s very, very thirsty… The Story On the Pages Because now there’s a vampire in Freddy’s basement. They should have never opened that bottle of Vampire Breath. Before they found the bottle of Vampire Breath. But that was before they went exploring in Freddy’s basement. That’s Freddy Martinez and his friend, Cara. Did I Read It as a Child? : Yes The Story On the Back It’s cool when you have books or movies that follow one main character when there is a lot of character development. To be clear, not frenemies where there is constant shadiness and in-fighting but rather genuine solid friendships. I love movies and tv shows that center on a tight female group of friends. Let me start by saying that I’m a fan of Waiting to Exhale, Sex and the City, and Set It Off. But I’m happy that I went against my instincts and gave the book a shot. Thus I was a little apprehensive about starting It’s Not All Downhill From Here. Yet, most of Terry McMillan’s books to movie projects have left me preferring the films. Media YouTube Videoīy this point, I’ve watched Waiting to Exhale a million times and also read the book. The friend group is also slightly larger and the story is set in Pasadena, California rather than Arizona. It immediately reminded me of Waiting to Exhale but while these women are also imperfect, they feel a bit more self-aware and somewhat settled in their lives. Moving through life they experience diverse trials and tribulations some of which revolve around them being at that particular stage in life. It’s Not All Downhill From Here by Terry McMillan is about a year in the life of Loretha, a woman in her 60s, and her circle of friends. Manhattan Beach is a deft, dazzling, propulsive exploration of a transformative moment in the lives and identities of women and men, of America and the world. With the atmosphere of a noir thriller, Egan's first historical novel follows Anna and Styles into a world populated by gangsters, sailors, divers, bankers, and union men. One evening at a nightclub, she meets Dexter Styles again, and begins to understand the complexity of her father's life, the reasons he might have vanished. She becomes the first female diver, the most dangerous and exclusive of occupations, repairing the ships that will help America win the war. Anna works at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, where women are allowed to hold jobs that once belonged to men, now soldiers abroad. Years later, her father has disappeared and the country is at war. She is mesmerized by the sea beyond the house and by some charged mystery between the two men. Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Esquire, Vogue, The Washington Post, The Guardian, USA TODAY, Time * A New York Times Notable Book Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial to the survival of her father and her family. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NEW YORK'S "ONE BOOK, ONE NEW YORK" PICK Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction The daring and magnificent novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. These documents end up in the hands of Helen Franklin who works as a translator in Prague. The main story is broken up by historical documents that all confirm the existence of a ghostly figure who wanders the Earth. In Sarah Perry’s version, the titular Melmoth is a woman but is inspired by Maturin’s basic structure. The novel is made up of a series of stories-within-stories that gradually the story of Melmoth’s life. He then searches the world for someone who will take over the pact for him. The original book was about a man who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for 150 more years of life. Melmoth is Sarah Perry’s third novel and one that is based on the 1820 gothic novel Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin. Especially a book that I’ve been looking forward to reading. There’s nothing like a good creepy book on a chilly night. It seemed like a good book for the winter months. I found a copy on my library app and decided it was finally time to listen to it. I possibly even have a copy of it hidden away somewhere. Due to my history with classic gothic fiction, I was interested in this book when it came out. On the plus side, I have read a few books that have been on my TBR for a while. I don’t even know if I’m going to manage to get to 100 in 2022 let alone beat my reading score from last year. Reading just isn’t going as well for me as it was in the first half of the year. I don’t know what’s happened to me in the last few months. The combination of pool and gambling started the clock ticking toward what was to come. At 17, Tevis joined the Navy, where he encountered gambling for the first time. It was Tevis’ first taste of shooting pool. Spending time in Lexington during his early youth, Tevis had become good friends with Toby Kavanaugh, whose father bought him a pool table to keep him out of trouble. His parents were Madison County natives and returned there with Walter in 1938, when he was 10. Though born in San Francisco, Tevis always considered himself a Kentuckian. 22, 1952, they were married.Īway from school and away from Jamie, Walter usually could be found at Gaunce’s Pool Room downtown. At 24 and 22, respectively, Walter and Jamie felt they were young enough to socialize with their students at the local drugstore soda fountain.īefore the year was out, on Dec. During football games, the pair sold coffee and popcorn in the concession stand. Jamie would accompany Walter at lunchtime on walks outside of the school, while he smoked and told her of his plans to become a writer. The two of them soon became an item, and everyone in town knew it. Shortly after coming to the school, he met Jamie Griggs, a recent graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and home economics teacher who also was new there. In spite of an Ichabod Crane look and often ill-fitting clothes, Walter Tevis became popular in the community. No one in Carlisle knew when the new high school English teacher showed up in 1952 what that teacher's future might hold. A book may have more than one first edition in. Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: First Edition In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. It will be a quest that will lead somewhere she never expected. Even if the only clues she has to follow are the charms themselves. So when she finds someone else's charm bracelet, she feels she has to try to reunite it with its owner. As a result, Holly's bracelet is her most prized possession. Sometime later she received another charm and the charms have been appearing ever since, often at challenging times, as if her secret benefactor knows exactly when she needs a little magic in her life. Many years ago she was sent one mysteriously, just a single charm attached. 400 pages Every charm bracelet tells a story and Holly O'Neill knows that more than most. White glazed cloth boards with purple lettering to spine. First edition, first printing with number 1, 2012. Some sunning to spine of unclipped DJ, light shelf wear, corners lightly bumped, gutter starting at title, minor foxing to edges of reading block. I figured hey, why not give it a try on audio. I think I was excited to read this romance because as far as I know this is the few romances this author has with PoC leads. Wasn't a terrible romance, just wasn't memorable Except just as they’re getting back on track, Rosie discovers Dom has a secret.and it could demolish everything. As they complete one ridiculous - yet surprisingly helpful - assignment after another, their remodeled relationship gets stronger than ever. But to her surprise, he’s all in, and it forces her to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. Dom talking about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning love languages? Nope. Never in a million years did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to-emote husband would actually agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippie. When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out of life and pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, she decides to demand more out of love, too. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man she fell in love with 10 years ago is nowhere to be found. Now, Rosie’s lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. New York Times best-selling author Tessa Bailey returns with a unique, sexy romantic comedy about a young married couple whose rocky relationship needs a serious renovation. Through a series of events, Jess and Felicity sign up for a dating service, but this isn’t your normal, or whatever people use these days. In The Soulmate Equation, we meet single mom Jess, a thirty-something freelance data analyst who spends her nights with her daughter, Juno, and her grandparents, who live across the courtyard, and her days with her best friend Felicity, a romance novelist who shares Jess’ coffee shop table every morning. I’m not sure what the point here is, other than you have to respect two women who can make a wedding scene where everyone pukes kind of funny. It was actually pretty decent, despite the mass puking, and I knew the name sounded familiar when I downloaded The Soulmate Equation from the library, but I didn’t connect the two until I went to write my review. Last year (I think it was last year?), I read a book by Christina Lauren that involved the two romantic leads being the only two characters in the story who didn’t participate in the opening scene’s vomit-mania. |