Yvette Keller

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  • The Time Traveling Fashionista Series

    The Time Traveling Fashionista Series

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    Full disclosure: this series was recommended to me by my 11yr old niece. I’m reading it specifically to discuss with her, and I am not a regular YA reader or audience. That said, this series of three (so far) books are quick, fun, reads that are fresh in their optimism. The series is entertaining without…

  • ‘Voice’ in Writing

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    I’m finally in bed after Day 1 of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. Alarm in four hours. You may not get much from me for the next five days. The guest speaker, Rufi Thorpe, was phenomenal. This paraphrase doesn’t do justice to her beautiful, heartfelt presentation about finding your material and voice, but it is…

  • The Danish Girl

    The Danish Girl

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    This is a beautifully written novel, my criteria being that never once was I ejected from the prose by what felt like an out of place word. I enjoyed the portrayal of deeply interesting characters with unique life experiences, and took it at its word that it was not trying to portray a real historical…

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

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    This is a book with 319 pages, of which, when combined, perhaps 3-5 pages of the contents are very clever and amusing. Do not neglect the Reader’s Discussion Guide, which is perhaps the part of the book containing the utmost hilarity. The rest of the book is the borrowed genius of Jane Austen, but because…

  • Gay Cowboys

    Gay Cowboys

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    I saw Brokeback Mountain last night (yes, yes, – the last person on the planet to see it), and as the hours pass, it becomes increasingly obvious why the film was up for best picture. Initial reactions keep washing over me…and I assume they will for days…because what is portrayed in the film is done…

  • Tap World

    Tap World

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    Just saw the movie Tap World – a mind-blowing documentary about the modern culture of Tap Dancing. Super fun, but man it was a hard movie to sit still for…:-)

  • Origins

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    Enjoyed Far From the Madding Crowd at The Riviera Theater for cheap movie night. Thanks, Dad, for loving movies and getting the weekly burger-and-a-movie-night started. You would have slept through most of this film, I think, but I enjoyed the scenery and costumes.  

  • Age of Adaline

    Age of Adaline

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    Age of Adaline was not a good film. A pretty film, with a pretty star, and some nice performances, but the Twilight Zone narration was heavy handed as it desperately attempted to make sense. No regrets – that’s what cheap movie night is for…but not recommended.

  • The Final Empire (Mistborn #1)

    The Final Empire (Mistborn #1)

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    I didn’t start this book April 19: I RE-started it. I actually began months and months ago and put it down to read or…do ANYTHING else…a few times. That’s to tell you this is a slow to start book. The Last 33% of the book is fantastic though, delivering all of the emotional and intellectual…

  • Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently #1)

    Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently #1)

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    Re-reading out of order, which makes me want to turn around and re-re-read Long Dark Teatime RIGHT NOW. Alas, I will move on to other books looking for wonderful locations for my Pilgrimage. This book turned out to be chockablock full of not just geographical places but buildings – with addresses. On my pilgrimage I…