Come speed date a book! You will have brief meetings with 30 different incredible books in a wide variety of genres. Some will be personal duds. Some will be so-so fits. – And a few you’ll want to spend a lot more time with. Find a new favorite companion for your quiet evenings!
Everyone should read this book! What are you looking for in a novel?
Legal thriller? – check.
Espionage? – check
Romance? – check
Techno suspense? – check
Dastardly villains? – check
Truly innocent souls? – check
Laugh out loud humor? – check
Gasps of horror? – check
Social commentary? – check
History? – check
Science? – check
A book that makes you smarter? – check
And doesn’t hurt while doing it? – check
An incredibly well written bit of historical faction surrounding legendary figures that most of us know little about. Only a story based in reality could be this weird. Edison vs. Westinghouse joining with Tesla – and sure, why not, let’s get Bell involved as well! I really appreciated Mr.
Graham’s brief end notes explaining what was and was not real. (Almost all of it was. The biggest change was condensing the timeline of the events.) This book is a mind-blowing page turner that I would recommend to, literally, everyone! An electrifying read! (Sorry, couldn’t help myself – but it really is.)
Teens ages 12 to 17, come and join us! We’ve got some really fun projects for February. All supplies are provided – this is a free event. All projects start at 4:00 pm in the Community Room.
February 2: Pop-up Matchbox Valentines – shown above.
February 16: Lighted Canvas Art
Teens ages 12 to 17, come and join us! We’ll be making some fun things on cold wintry January days. All supplies are provided – this is a free event.
January 5: Starry Night Canvas Painting (shown above)
January 19: Magazine Page Picture Frame
Thanks to W. W. Norton & Company for supplying an advance reading copy of this title in exchange for a fair and honest review.
First, let me say that all the Marvel inspired Loki lovers will have a complete turn of affections after completing Gaiman’s retelling.
Secondly, I have read Norse mythology in the past and found little that was memorable, too many gods, all nebulous and unsympathetic. I realize now that Norse mythology is completely griping. It was just never told by the right storyteller.
I can easily envision Mr. Gaiman bundled near a crackling fire on a frigid night surrounded by a group wrapped in his words and trying to make sense of the harsh world around them. Perhaps it’s thousands of years ago, or in his retelling perhaps it is now. Perhaps that final chapter of the world’s destruction is in our near future. Everything feels very real and very now.
A work worthy of any bookshelf!