Archive for the 'New fiction' Category

Goodbye Lemon

Friday, October 13th, 2006

I recently recieved a copy of Adam Levin’s touching family dramedy Goodbye Lemon. It tells a story of a family destroyed by the drowning of its 6-year-old son, Dexter. The real reason behind this is that the patriarch of the family, Dexter’s father, was drunk when he and Dexter went out on the boat that [...]

The Beatrice Letters

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

No matter how much others beg me to quit reading them, I can’t. Just because I have progressed in grade level and the reading level of these books has not, does not mean I should not read them. I love the Lemony Snicket books (A Series of Unfortunate Events, or ASOUE as an acronym). Filled [...]