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November 30, 2020

REVIEW: Take a Look at the Five and Ten by Connie Willis

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / Colorado / doctor hero / dysfunctional family / found family / holiday novella / humorous / Memory / novella5 Comments

Recommended Read

Ori’s holidays are an endless series of elaborately awful meals cooked by her one-time stepfather Dave’s latest bride. Attended by a loose assemblage of family, Ori particularly dreads Grandma Elving—grandmother of Dave’s fourth wife—and her rhapsodizing about the Christmas she worked at Woolworth’s in the 1950s. And, of course, she ... more >

November 20, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

JanineBook Reviews / C- Reviews18th-century / 19th century / 20th century / Art / bargain / bookstore / Fantasy / France / god / immortal / joint review / LGBTQ / Memory / present day20 Comments

Janine: I saw this standalone fantasy novel on Goodreads and it intrigued me. Since Sirius and I have both favorably reviewed V.E. Schwab’s previous book, A Darker Shade of Magic, I asked her if she wanted to review The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue together. She said yes. The story ... more >

August 3, 2014

New Computer? A Few Tips for Purchasers

IAM JSONEssaysI need a new one / Memory / RAM-a-lama-ding-dong / Tech Sunday46 Comments

Thanks for the Memory! One of the requests for topics to cover that came from my inaugural post here at DA was about tips for buying a new computer or laptop. I get asked that question a lot and despite the fact that we now have more choices in computing ... more >

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