Category: Product Reviews
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My theme is book reviews and miscellaneous. I have read some authors whose surnames/ first names start from letters A to Z. Sometimes, I may post on poems whose topic starts with the required alphabet, if I lack my preparation in reading an author whose name is required in my alphabetical list. Examples of the…
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Peter Straub is famous for his ghost stories. He was born on March 2, 1966, and died on September 4, 2022, at the age of 56. I bought his novel, Ghost Story, and will write a book review after I finish reading it. It was a recommended book in a self-study series of writings on…
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Frankenstein goes to Chicago, to ask an inventive scientist, Dr Euphronius, to create a female Frankenstein for him. One of their first concerns is how to get a body for Miss Frankenstein? Short of stealing one from the morgue, they decide to use a murdered body. Christian Bale is this movie’s star protagonist, Frankenstein. His…
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What is the meaning of “Society does not acknowledge monsters, even when they are seated at their dinner tables”? It is more convenient to ignore monsters. Even family does not acknowledge monsters who sit among them at dinner, lunch and breakfast. They don’t want to upset the family dynamics. Especially if the monster is the…
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Nixoderm maybe a panacea for skin problems, if you test suitable for it. It has been sold for around 55 years. I have been using it since my family introduced me to it, when I was a young girl. I was inspired to write this post because a woman at a pharmacy asked the resident…
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The Handmaid’s Tale is fiction After The Handmaid’s Tale was published in 1985, Margaret Atwood was asked by a man in the audience of a book event, whether this novel was autobiographical. She replied in the negative. (Book Of Lives: A Memoir Of Sorts, p. xiv) She told the man that the book was set…
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In her Book Of Lives, Margaret Atwood said she learned tap dance from Miss Pickering. (Atwood, p. 42) Children who are lucky enough, may have access to a teacher who can teach tap dancing, while in school. For those of us who wish to learn, we can search for a dance school. Or we can…
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A Leopard-Skin Hat is the title of Anne Serre’s book. Infographics show styles for leopard-skin hats: A leopard skin hat can follow any of these designs. The reader learns that it was Fanny B, the alternate personality, who stole the hat. Fanny A, the dominant and main personality, also likes the leopard-skin hat too. Speculating…
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Soaps mentioned in Book Of Lives Margaret Atwood wrote about Ivory & Sunlight soaps in Book Of Lives, because such details are important in her Memoir Of Sorts. Soap for bathing Margaret Atwood gave her thumbs up for Ivory soap. It floated on water, which was good for bathers in the lake. Ivory soap floats…