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June 14, 2018
Old Lang Slang.... (Bring back the oldies but goodies) by Rebecca Moll
Bluestocking: an educated, intellectual, literary woman, originally a member of the 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
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June 12, 2018
In the Breadth of an Exhale by Rebecca Moll
Upon a porch,
Upon a night,
In moment of chance,
Pivoted my life.
You said hello,
A lingering glance,
It was your eyes,
Our fleeting trance.
And then,
In the breadth of an exhale,
You smiled,
And the world lay at our feet.
Rebecca Moll
6-12-18
Upon a night,
In moment of chance,
Pivoted my life.
You said hello,
A lingering glance,
It was your eyes,
Our fleeting trance.
And then,
In the breadth of an exhale,
You smiled,
And the world lay at our feet.
Rebecca Moll
6-12-18
June 5, 2018
The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve, A Book Review by Rebecca Moll
There are few that can set the reader's mood as does Anita Shreve. Perhaps Michael Ondaatje in the English Patient, William Styron in Sophie's Choice.
With the very first page, Anita Shreve sets my mood, both melancholy and reflective, almost poetic, yet at times, eager for more, I turn the page, faster and faster, absorbing as much as I can.
The Stars Are Fire is both a frightening and triumphant story of a woman, Grace, of the human condition, our best and our worst. It is a journey of self-love, of self-determination, the desire and fortitude of a better life.
Parelleling heavy spring rains/overbearing marriage, dry harsh summer/desicant relationship, a fast out of control burning fire/extinguished love, Shreve blends the natural and physcological.
At a time when misgomy was the norm, Grace breaks the rules, and becomes the single mother of today's culture.
Out of the past comes the future. Finding her footing she takes a leap for love and learns love has no bounds.
Shreve is, once again, the consummate writer. (less)
With the very first page, Anita Shreve sets my mood, both melancholy and reflective, almost poetic, yet at times, eager for more, I turn the page, faster and faster, absorbing as much as I can.
The Stars Are Fire is both a frightening and triumphant story of a woman, Grace, of the human condition, our best and our worst. It is a journey of self-love, of self-determination, the desire and fortitude of a better life.
Parelleling heavy spring rains/overbearing marriage, dry harsh summer/desicant relationship, a fast out of control burning fire/extinguished love, Shreve blends the natural and physcological.
At a time when misgomy was the norm, Grace breaks the rules, and becomes the single mother of today's culture.
Out of the past comes the future. Finding her footing she takes a leap for love and learns love has no bounds.
Shreve is, once again, the consummate writer. (less)
May 10, 2018
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May 8, 2018
The Night of The Flood, A Novel in Stories, A Book Review by Rebecca Moll
Shiver, shiver, what a thriller! Great anthology from the best of today's crime writers. The characters are hard hitting villans, chilling opportunists, and vengeful victims. Remind me never to live near a dam.
It's total anarchy in the hands of every criminal, every good guy turned bad, every score that needs settling, and of course, that vengeful group, The Daughters. Pray for a boy, ladies, these girl babies grow up to be killers.
So, grab a copy of The Night of the Flood, turn to page one, and get ready for one hell of a ride. Start at the beginning, no reading out of order, no cheating, save the best for last. Elizabeth Heiter expertly delivers the final chill in The Chase, classic cliffhanger style. Great thriller. Great chiller.
Buckle up, baby. This book is wild.
It's total anarchy in the hands of every criminal, every good guy turned bad, every score that needs settling, and of course, that vengeful group, The Daughters. Pray for a boy, ladies, these girl babies grow up to be killers.
So, grab a copy of The Night of the Flood, turn to page one, and get ready for one hell of a ride. Start at the beginning, no reading out of order, no cheating, save the best for last. Elizabeth Heiter expertly delivers the final chill in The Chase, classic cliffhanger style. Great thriller. Great chiller.
Buckle up, baby. This book is wild.
April 25, 2018
Funeral Games, Thoughts upon reading Caesar's Women, a Novel by Colleen McCullough, by Rebecca Moll
Funeral Games - Sound a little morbidly garish? Well, not to the Greeks or the Romans.
A way to honor their beloved deceased, funeral games were a show of admiration, where the extravagance and cost of the occasion was a measure of their devotion. Julius Caesar famously held such an event including competitions, such as wrestling and battling gladiators, during the ludi Romani (festival in September) in the year 65 BC. While still a rising star in the senate and yet to become the first man in Rome, Caesar's homage to his father was an sneak-peek into the man behind the end of the Roman Republic and the birth of the Roman Empire.
This tradition, Greek in origin, began with Alexander the Great's death in 323 BC and ironically (as the the Romans fully embraced this tradition they also brought about its end), ended with the closing of the Hellenistic Period (Greek) 31 BC, when Rome captured the last Hellenistic kingdom of Lagid in Egypt.
I, for one, am happy that gladiators are a thing of the past (I do have a 19 year old son) and even more so, that wrestling is alive and well ( I do have a 19 year old wrestler), many times in honor of a beloved deceased.
In absence of any further meaningful connection to today, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (of yester' and today)," and "Let the Funeral Games begin..."
A way to honor their beloved deceased, funeral games were a show of admiration, where the extravagance and cost of the occasion was a measure of their devotion. Julius Caesar famously held such an event including competitions, such as wrestling and battling gladiators, during the ludi Romani (festival in September) in the year 65 BC. While still a rising star in the senate and yet to become the first man in Rome, Caesar's homage to his father was an sneak-peek into the man behind the end of the Roman Republic and the birth of the Roman Empire.
This tradition, Greek in origin, began with Alexander the Great's death in 323 BC and ironically (as the the Romans fully embraced this tradition they also brought about its end), ended with the closing of the Hellenistic Period (Greek) 31 BC, when Rome captured the last Hellenistic kingdom of Lagid in Egypt.
I, for one, am happy that gladiators are a thing of the past (I do have a 19 year old son) and even more so, that wrestling is alive and well ( I do have a 19 year old wrestler), many times in honor of a beloved deceased.
In absence of any further meaningful connection to today, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (of yester' and today)," and "Let the Funeral Games begin..."
Thoughts on reading A Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin by Rebecca Moll
The Value of Pause...
It seems the lessons of history are forever the lessons of today.
During the Civil War and after the success at Gettysburg, President Lincoln was again surprised by his own General who failed to attack and obtain control of retreating Confederate armies. After the Peninsula Campaign and Chancellorsville, this was the third time the Union army had failed to act, thereby, in Lincoln's opinion prolonging the war.
In The Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin tells us Lincoln wrote a frank letter to General Meade after Gettysburg, expressing his gratitude for "the magnificent success" and his immeasurable distress at Lee's escape. "He was within your easy grasp..." "As it is the war will be prolonged indefinitely." "However, Lincoln held back, as he often did when he was upset or angry, waiting for his emotions to settle. In the end he placed a letter in an envelope inscribed, "To Gen. Meade, never sent, or signed."" (Kearns Goodwin 536).
Although, in 1863, an envelope and stamp and a much longer delivery time was required than today's texting and emailing, the consequences are still the same. Once sent, the damage is done. Over 150 years later, the value of pause is still measurable, the benefit of reconsideration still justifiable.
Easier said than done, especially, if you speak faster you think. 🤐
It seems the lessons of history are forever the lessons of today.
During the Civil War and after the success at Gettysburg, President Lincoln was again surprised by his own General who failed to attack and obtain control of retreating Confederate armies. After the Peninsula Campaign and Chancellorsville, this was the third time the Union army had failed to act, thereby, in Lincoln's opinion prolonging the war.
In The Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin tells us Lincoln wrote a frank letter to General Meade after Gettysburg, expressing his gratitude for "the magnificent success" and his immeasurable distress at Lee's escape. "He was within your easy grasp..." "As it is the war will be prolonged indefinitely." "However, Lincoln held back, as he often did when he was upset or angry, waiting for his emotions to settle. In the end he placed a letter in an envelope inscribed, "To Gen. Meade, never sent, or signed."" (Kearns Goodwin 536).
Although, in 1863, an envelope and stamp and a much longer delivery time was required than today's texting and emailing, the consequences are still the same. Once sent, the damage is done. Over 150 years later, the value of pause is still measurable, the benefit of reconsideration still justifiable.
Easier said than done, especially, if you speak faster you think. 🤐
John Grisham's Camino Island, A Book Review by Rebecca Moll
My first audiobook. It took a while for me to fall into the story, for my mind to take on the characters, to picture the people and places. Soon, I found myself turning to listen at every opportunity. The narrator, January LaVoy, did a fabulous job with a multitude of voices. Throughout the story it was easy to forget one person was narrating. She was that good. She is that good.
One of my favorite books is Grisham's A Painted House, so I picked up Camino Island because it was a newer, "non-lawyer" Grisham novel. Although I still prefer reading to listening and A Painted House will forever trump Camino Island, it was a good first choice for ears over eyes.
Easy read, or should I say, easy listening 🙂
One of my favorite books is Grisham's A Painted House, so I picked up Camino Island because it was a newer, "non-lawyer" Grisham novel. Although I still prefer reading to listening and A Painted House will forever trump Camino Island, it was a good first choice for ears over eyes.
Easy read, or should I say, easy listening 🙂
March 29, 2018
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And other thoughts in 160 characters or less...
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Appros of History, Appros Today...
1862 George Templeton Strong: If a couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will wonder if he's not stuffed after all?
