Leah Saylor-Abney's thoughts on movies, books, and writing.
Rating: 5 of 5 A dreary parable readers will either embrace for its horror and beauty or reject as an atrocity. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Synposis A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold [...]
Rating: 5 of 5 stars In recent months, I’ve re-discovered how much I absolutely LOVE ghost stories, specifically those written in the spirit of the classics. That love might render this “review” somewhat biased. I could not put down The Woman in Black, literally; I ate lunch whilst devouring page after page. And while it [...]
Rating: 5 of 5 Here’s another hidden gem I’m determined to share with as many people as possible. On the night of the discovery of a duplicate planet in the solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident. (Source: IMDb) A powerful story of redemption, ANOTHER EARTH [...]
The first mini-challenge for The Stephen King Challenge kicks off on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. The prize for this mini-challenge is a brand new hardcover copy of Stephen King’s latest novel, 11/22/63! The mini-challenge schedule is: Feb | March | April May | June | July Aug | Sept | Oct Nov | Dec (free [...]
So the plan was I wouldn’t join any challenges until I finished my site’s re-design. Well that only lasted until I received an invitation to join The Stephen King Challenge, hosted by Michelle (True Book Addict) and Kate (Read 2 Review), which was too good to pass up. What’s the goal of this challenge? Read [...]
But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy and share Christmas spirit all year long The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge 2011 was hosted by Michelle/The True Book Addict and ran from November 21st through January 6th. Unfortunately, I’m still reading one of the books I picked up for this challenge; it’s proving a trickier read than [...]
Rating: 3 of 5 A sweet holiday tale that may prove too predictable and lighthearted for hardcore fans of the thriller-mystery genre or Higgins Clark’s previous novels. Synopsis All of Alvirah’s deductive powers and Willy’s world-class common sense are called upon as the two stumble into a Christmas mystery. A woman abandons her newborn at [...]
I challenged myself to read 75 books in 2011. This year’s to-read list included many classics by authors such as Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, Charles Dickens, George Orwell, and Oscar Wilde; plus, the “must-reads” for horror writers that I hadn’t read yet, such as Richard Matheson and M.R. James. I also wanted to delve deeper [...]
