At The Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber - Tor Publishing, 2023 - In reading contemporary fiction, I was coming to the conclusion that dystopias, crime, murder and mayhem were the only things on the menu - obviously far easier for writers to imagine than utopian bliss. It appears now that I wasn’t reading …
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Warlight by Michael Ondaatje - McClelland & Stewart, 2018 - If you have fond memories of ‘The English Patient’ you will likely enjoy this book by Ondaatje. It’s written in the style of a memoir with the main character, Nathaniel Williams (called Stitch by Rose, his mother), reflecting on his life when he was a …
Heading into the fall, ‘Murica is now facing a Prez election - a prospect that has voters in the country headed off in droves to their favorite watering holes to kick back a few brewskies. In fact, a large part of the electorate is hoping the ballot will offer a box with ‘Neither Candidate’ in …
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The Duke - 2020 Netflix based on a true story from the 1960's and The Bank of Dave - 2023 Netflix based on a ‘true-ish’ story from the 2010’s England has a long tradition of eccentric nonconformists and their stories are often as entertaining as the characters are colorful. These aren’t the kind of nitwits …
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