-
“Coraline” by Neil Gaiman
CORALINE by Neil Gaiman is a story for children but it is a rather dark one. I loved it. Coraline is a little girl who lives with her parents in a huge old house together with other people who share the same house. Those other people are two old former actresses named Miss Spink and… — read more
-
“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
FAHRENHEIT 451 is a classic written by Ray Bradbury. The novel is originally a short story entitled “The Fireman” published in the Galaxy Science Fiction in 1951 and two years later expanded into Fahrenheit 451. It’s a story about books and it’s not a happy one, because you see, it’s a crime to possess books… — read more
-
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is Mark Haddon’s debut novel and it’s beautifully written in the first-person narration. The story is about a fifteen-year-old autistic boy named Christopher John Francis Boone who is mathematically gifted but socially hopeless. He is superbly logical and sees everything literally based on patterns, rules and… — read more
-
April 23: Administrative Professionals Day
I wish all my colleagues and friends who are administrative professionals (personal assistants, executive assistants, secretaries, administrator, office managers, clerks, and everyone who is an admin in one way or another): HAPPY ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY! — read more
-
Quotes
“Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life.” —Marcus Aurelius — read more
-
“Dingo” by Charles de Lint
This is the first time I’m reading the work of Charles de Lint and am happy to say I’m not disappointed. DINGO holds my attention from the beginning to the end, and it speaks to me throughout like a friend.Seventeen-year-old Miguel Schreiber meets an unusual new-girl-in-town named Lainey and her large dog named Em. Lainey… — read more
-
“Neverwhere” by Neil Gaiman
NEVERWHERE by Neil Gaiman is an interesting read. When Richard Mayhew saves a young girl from a London sidewalk, his life changes from normal to literally, abnormal. The young girl, whose name is Door, comes from “London Below” where she escapes from two hired killers. The two killers are known as Mr Croup and Mr… — read more
-
“Beware of Doug” by Elaine Fox
BEWARE OF DOUG by Elaine Fox is a funny read and totally enjoyable. The book is one of the many chick-flicks my sister brought back from Sydney and is now mine. Lily Tyler is the landlord and neighbor to the sexy private jet pilot Brady Cole. On Brady’s first day in the neighborhood, a crazy… — read more
-
“Blood Brothers” by Nora Roberts (Book 1)
BLOOD BROTHERS by Nora Roberts is the first book of the Sign of Seven Trilogy. I’ve been looking forward to her latest work and this is my wish come true. Being able to finally read her again is satisfying. I’ve read four of her trilogies with short intervals in between, I have to say this… — read more
-
“Eragon” by Christopher Paolini
ERAGON (503 pages) by the young Christopher Paolini will take you on an exhilarating, dangerous, and magical journey—a journey that will unveil his destiny as a Dragon Rider. This is Book 1 of the Inheritance Trilogy and it’s highly readable. When I discovered that Paolini was only fifteen when he started writing the book, I… — read more
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
