by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 27, 2020 | Book Review
Summary: (abridged from The Bulls and the Bees)Twelve stories humorously recounted by a precocious child of the 1930’s who take a slightly skewed and often comedic view of the doings of those enigmatic adults around him. My take: 5 looks Originally reviewed...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 27, 2020 | Book Review, Historical Fiction
Summary: Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 27, 2020 | Book Review
Summary: Go the Fuck to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, California Book...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 27, 2020 | Book Review, SciFi
Summary: Set in the days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. One...
by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 27, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller
Summary: Lisbeth Salander – the heart of Larsson’s two previous novels – lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and...