Month: December 2008
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The Ghosts of Luckless Gulch by Anne Isaacs – A Book Review
This children’s book written by Anne Isaacs and illustrated by Dan Santat is a perfect example of two people who are extremely talented coming together in perfect union and creating a truly special work. Isaacs’ story is just as charming as can be. Estrella is a young girl who runs so fast she leaves fire…
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The Wettest County In the World by Matt Bondurant – A Book Review
This book is based upon the true story of Matt Bondurant’s grandfather and his grandfather’s brothers, a band of bootleggers who were a fearsome and almost preternaturally tough group of men during the Prohibition Era. In The Wettest County In the World, Bondurant presents an intriguing story at its core, but I’m afraid I found…
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army – A Movie Review
With the birth of our daughter over the summer, I was a little too busy to go see Hellboy II: The Golden Army in the theatre, and boy, after watching the DVD, I wish we’d gotten a babysitter! While I enjoyed the first Hellboy, I found it a little too mired in the occult and…
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