Momster Bookworm http://booklikes.com/photo/crop/50/50/upload/avatar/7/e/azure_7ef0ac783a3312bff83df52fc98a7c2e.jpg momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com 2019-12-08T16:57:07+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/rss review: Blue Bottle Mystery - The Graphic Novel: An Asperger Adventure 2016-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 2016-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327350/blue-bottle-mystery-the-graphic-novel-an-asperger-adventure momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com review: The Hodgeheg (Puffin Modern Classics) 2016-01-14T00:00:00+00:00 2016-01-14T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327045/the-hodgeheg-puffin-modern-classics momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com review: Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of 2016-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 2016-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327046/jeff-foxworthy-s-redneck-dictionary-ii-more-words-you-thought-you-knew-the-meaning-of momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com
saint: to deny or argue against the state of something
"You just keep driving along, dude, but I’m tellin’ you, saint the right way!"

Weed Eater: a phrase indicating past group mastication
"Every time we were at your grannie’s, Weed Eater cookies when she wasn’t looking."
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review: Brown Girl Dreaming 2016-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 2016-01-12T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327053/brown-girl-dreaming momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com review: Ash 2016-01-10T00:00:00+00:00 2016-01-10T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327047/ash momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com review: War Room: Prayer Is a Powerful Weapon 2016-01-09T00:00:00+00:00 2016-01-09T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327393/war-room-prayer-is-a-powerful-weapon momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com review: Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women 2016-01-09T00:00:00+00:00 2016-01-09T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327048/phenomenal-woman-four-poems-celebrating-women momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com review: Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less 2015-12-29T00:00:00+00:00 2015-12-29T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327049/not-a-penny-more-not-a-penny-less momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com review: The Giver 2015-12-28T00:00:00+00:00 2015-12-28T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327050/the-giver momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com
This is a story of an absolute -- an extreme, but it might make one think about what (and how much) we, society at large, accept as social norms and mores are no more than conditioning that has been handed down through the generations. While I don't fully understand the banning of this book in certain quarters, I can see how it might be disconcerting to some, who thereafter seek to limit its audience.

There are 3 other books to round out this quartet: 'Gathering Blue', 'Messenger', and 'Son'. ]]>
review: Déjà Dead 2015-12-24T00:00:00+00:00 2015-12-24T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327051/deja-dead momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com
So! The book is nothing like the television program. To be fair, it is only the first book, but here, Dr. Brennan is divorced, has a college-going daughter, and is nothing like how she is portrayed on TV. Personally, it took a while for me to warm up to the book, because for starters, the laying out the hierarchy of the many police and investigative departments, and the introduction of the various personnel was bordering on tedium. But after that was out of the way, the story did start to pick up, and the true colors of the characters started to shine through. I will continue with the rest of the books in the series, and look forward to the character- and relationship development as I progress along. ]]>
review: Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art 2015-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 2015-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327079/provenance-how-a-con-man-and-a-forger-rewrote-the-history-of-modern-art momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com
How about the validity or authenticity of the provenance itself? Unless there is a distinct trail of crumbs which raises suspicion, and therefore, further investigation, most genuine-looking documents are not given more than the obligatory (or even, cursory) glance.

Several years ago, I had the pleasure of attending an art exhibition in Singapore, featuring works loaned from the Musee D'Orsay, Paris. My son, who was then in his early teens, was skeptical that the artworks were original. He was not convinced that the genuine articles would be shipped halfway around the world, set up to be viewed by the general public standing only a few feet away from something valued in the millions of dollars, and not have the heightened security which he envisioned. It did make me think though, that most people, as laypersons and a non-connoisseurs of art, we really would not be able to tell if the artwork we were admiring was real or a very good 'fake' -- which is how art fraud and art thefts get carried out. This book details the underbelly of the art world, and that truth is really sometimes stranger than fiction. ]]>
review: Fortune Smiles: Stories 2015-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 2015-12-22T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327346/fortune-smiles-stories momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com review: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto: A Novel 2015-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 2015-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327052/the-magic-strings-of-frankie-presto-a-novel momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com
However, I am getting ahead of myself. Like a symphony with several movements, the ‘melody’ of this book also has its ebb and flow, its crescendo and diminuendo, legato and staccato -- playing out the story through major and minor keys. It begins with a funeral, and is told backwards in time -- narrated by (the spirit of) Music -- composing the score of life of not just one character, but also of those whom it comes in contact with, and how each is affected and changed. As with Albom’s previous works, this one also explores and transcends the veil between the mundane and the incredible. This read gets a standing ovation from me.
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review: The Angel of Bastogne 2015-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 2015-12-19T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327054/the-angel-of-bastogne momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com
While the ensuing storyline was nothing out of the ordinary, it was touching to read of the different characters whose lives and futures had been touched and affected by one man's actions. In reading this book, I am reminded of the Scripture in which we are exhorted to be hospitable to strangers, lest we be entertaining angels unawares. It also brings to mind one of my favorite quotes: "We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another. (Luciano De Crescenzo) This is an apt read, especially in the season of peace on earth and goodwill to men.








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review: A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale 2015-12-17T00:00:00+00:00 2015-12-17T00:00:00+00:00 http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com/post/1327109/a-whole-new-world-a-twisted-tale momsterbookworm http://momsterbookworm.booklikes.com
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