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Friday Film Review: Everyone Says I Love You

Friday Film Review: Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You (1996) Genre: Musical comedy Grade: B Is there a genre of movie that Woody Allen hasn’t tried? Since I’m not his biggest fan, I can’t say for sure but he certainly has turned his hand to most of them by this time. “Everyone Says I Love You” is another one(…)

REVIEW: A Friend at Midnight by Caroline B Cooney

REVIEW: A Friend at Midnight by Caroline B Cooney

Dear. Ms Cooney, Your book got put in my Fictionwise Wish List a while back when I was suddenly overcome by the desire to check out Young Adult titles listed there. I was looking for something that wasn’t about cliques, or BFFs, or clothes or boyfriend problems. Lily has settled into life in Connecticut after(…)

REVIEW: Something for the Pain (One Doctor’s Account of Life and Death in the ER) by Paul Austin

REVIEW: Something for the Pain (One Doctor’s Account of Life and Death in the ER) by Paul Austin

Dear Dr. Austin, A dear friend of mine is a doctor. She and I graduated together over twenty years ago from UNC-Chapel Hill. I went into my profession and she headed off to medical school. Then came her internship and finally residency. The whole time she was struggling through her learning and training to become(…)

REVIEW: Nightcap by Kathleen O’Reilly

Dear Mrs. O’Reilly, You came close to a trifecta. You really did but it’s with sadness that I’m going to have to grade this book down. Don’t worry, it’s not a D grade because so many things are still right about it that were right about the first two books in the series. But a(…)