I listened to this on audio and was listening to this while making my way to a ‘gig’ at Wooster College in Ohio, where I was to draw caricatures. DrawI listened to this on audio and was listening to this while making my way to a ‘gig’ at Wooster College in Ohio, where I was to draw caricatures. Drawing caricatures for the public requires a certain amount of upbeat interaction, so it might not have been a good time to cry over Joey the War Horse. I hope my Eyes weren’t all puffy.
Joey is a special horse. Special enough to be purchased to serve in the first world war as a Calvary horse. But the whole time he is in the war he longs for the day he can go home to his boy, Albert. Joey was sold to the war effort against Albert’s wishes by his father and Albert vows to join up when he’s old enough and bring his horse back against all odds.
Joey’s time was not easy in the war. Quite frankly he went through hell. He suffers many losses along the way, but he keeps going. Will he find Albert? Read it and find out.
Easter and Anneth are sisters who are different from one another. Easter is a very proper and God fearing young lady. Anneth is the opposite, she loveEaster and Anneth are sisters who are different from one another. Easter is a very proper and God fearing young lady. Anneth is the opposite, she loves to go out drinking and dancing and generally getting into trouble. Easter being the older of the two tries her best to keep Anneth under control, but it ain't easy.
The two lose their parents as young children and are raised by their grandparents. But the two end up alone while still very young after losing their last surviving grandmother. Yet they stay on their ancestral land alone despite their young age.
The Coal Tattoo is set in the 1960's and covers all that time period has to offer, from the Vietnam war to Eastern Kentucky's battle with strip mining, and how Easter and Anneth fight this issue personally with their own land.
This was a 3.5 star book for me and I enjoyed it. If you like this time period, and location you will enjoy it too. ...more
Valentino Achak Deng is one of the lost boys of the civil war in Sudan. He survived a genocide, walking frNow that was a lot of information. Too much.
Valentino Achak Deng is one of the lost boys of the civil war in Sudan. He survived a genocide, walking from Sudan to Ethiopia where boys were getting picked off one by one by lions in the night. Crocodiles, vultures, dysentery, soldiers tying to blow him up, starvation, a car accident, and a robbery in Atlanta after being relocated to the US.
Life has not been easy for Valentino. Yet he somehow keeps going with a positivity that is hard to believe. The story is moving, and Dave Eggers can sure turn a phrase, but there was so much detail.....(oh my poor overloaded head) if this hadn't been an audiobook I never would have gotten through it.
But that does not mean that I don't admire Valentino, or that I believe his story (and that of Sudan) should not have been told. I do.
She is a good writer and all, but even I, someone who enjoys fantasy books and stretching my imagination could not wrap my head around this one. I kepShe is a good writer and all, but even I, someone who enjoys fantasy books and stretching my imagination could not wrap my head around this one. I kept saying to myself as I moved through this book....really? Really? But why? Shouldn't she just get therapy (about one of the twins) before you let a ghost rip her soul out? Really? Because the Author can write, and the fact I finished the book, it gets two stars instead of one. OMG....more
I am sad to say that I couldn't finish the book....yet.
It's a beautifuly written book, I understand the rave reviews, but I got to disc ten (audiobookI am sad to say that I couldn't finish the book....yet.
It's a beautifuly written book, I understand the rave reviews, but I got to disc ten (audiobook) and I just didn't care anymore. Then I checked how many more discs I had to go, counted six, and I lost the will to live. Part of the problem may have been that the Author read the audiobook. My suggestion is she might want to stick with her strengths.
So I'm putting it aside for now. I'm moving onto something else, when that's done, I'll try the Lacuna again....more
Stephanie *Eff your feelings*
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