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Review: The Ceremony of Innocence, a play written in 1968 by Ronald Ribman

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Patricia

It is Christmas Eve in the year 1013. The king of England, Ethelred, has retired to a cell in a monastery on the Isle of Wight. He is mournful, despairing, and self-exiled from his court and kingdom due to remorse … Read More →

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#BookadayUK 26: Should Have Sold More Copies

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Patricia

I found this on my library shelf back in 2000: Ann Chamberlin’s Leaving Eden. This is a retelling of the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, and Chamberlin gives us a mythic tale set in a real world. She does … Read More →

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#BookadayUK 25: Never Finished It

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Patricia

I hate having to confess to giving up on any book, especially one written by an author whose work I admire. But Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson, defeated me. I think it was the epistolary format that just stopped me cold. … Read More →

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#BookadayUK 24: Hooked Me in to Reading

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Patricia

I can’t go back to when I was first hooked into reading. Age 5? So I’m going to present a book that hooked me into reading IT the minute that I saw the cover. I saw it. I bought it. … Read More →

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A Review: The Hobbit

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Patricia

I finally made it to the theater to see THE HOBBIT, PART 2. I did not see it in 3D, and I don’t think my enjoyment of the movie was any the less for that. And yes, I did enjoy … Read More →

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