The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Though it is technically classified a “children’s book”, it is also majestic enough warrant happiness at finishing a book for the first time in far too long.  This book was recommended to me by a friend of mine who is a children’s librarian, remembering it because it recently won some notable prizes and nominations.
The book [...]

The Quandry

A couple weeks ago I received a Barnes & Noble gift card for my parents in commemoration of my birthday.  As soon as I saw it I felt what I presume to be a natural compulsion to use it immediately.  I hopped down to my local B&N and was seized with panic as I walked [...]

a middle-aged, dreadlocked, single mother with a few words about faith

I’ve been asking God to direct my reading lately. This is always a tough thing to do. Oftentimes, people play games with God and say that they claim certain things in the name of God or that they feel this is what God wants them to do, in order to project what they want in [...]