Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • _Inferno_ by Dan Brown It may be wrong to admit that I have read all of Dan Brown’s books and enjoyed them immensely. Although I am not alone in admitting to liking his work, I do wonder if he has been more lucky then talented. Even still, I think his writing has improved and so I was pleased to read this new novel. Of course, I might be a little bit biased as…

  • It has now been almost four months that I have been consistently taking the Cipralex and it was not until I made my trip home that I realized just how much it is working for me. Honestly, I had contemplated going off of it in a few months, but upon reflection I am not sure. Maybe going a full year and continuing to reflect on my life will be better so that I…

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  • _The Round House_ by Louise Erdrich Back in my literature major days, I was introduced to the name of Louise Erdrich as a prominent and talented Native American writer. In those days I was not interested in contemporary or modern fiction and was not really sure that I cared to read about Native American culture, even though I have always held a fascination with their history. So, when I was trying to prepare…

  • _12th of Never_ by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro Continuing the Women’s Murder Club series, Patterson and Paetro did another decent, but not fantastic job of creating both suspense and progression of the characters’ lives. While the suspenseful parts were good, I felt as if most of the storylines were disjointed, which I know I have mentioned before in this series. In some of the books, certain characters are the main focus while…

  • It has been almost a week now that I have been in Thailand. R and I are back in Phuket, where I have been mostly sleeping, reading and watching movies. 😀 We are staying at a pretty nice place, despite the ongoing construction. It is called Kata Ocean View Residences, which is up on the hill from the main road in Kata/Karon area. Where we are staying is a seaview condo with two…

  • _Public Apology:  In Which a Man Grapples With A Lifetime of Regret, One Incident At A Time_ by Dave Bry Due to my friend and college-mate being a very successful editor, I keep track of new novels that come out from her publishing company. This was one of her latest successful novels. Dave Bry has a very entertaining style with a personal touch in his stories that allows readers to feel as if…

  • _Alex Cross, Run_ by James Patterson What is a vacation without some James Patterson novels? I have been waiting to read some of his latest releases until the summer break because I knew that I would enjoy them more. This is another of the Alex Cross stories, continuing from previous storylines. There’s a bad guy, there’s death and sadness with victory in the end. Did I give too much away? 😉 There’s not…

  • _The Pillars of the Earth_ by Ken Follett This is a book I have heard a lot about and an author who has gotten a lot of attention, yet I have never really paid any attention to either one. However, when a friend at work read another book by him (don’t remember the title), I thought I would try this one since I had heard it mentioned many times. Usually I try to…

  • In my family, we used to always celebrate the 4th by having a large family picnic or BBQ. I am not always here during this time of year, but since I was home, it was nice to bring some tradition back. We had a potluck and shared some tasty beverages whilst briefly catching up. Although we do not see each other as much as we used to, with age it seems to get…

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