Tag Archive > coming-of-age

Son of Rambow

Proper Oklahoma weather has finally come. The “snow” is all ice and slick and impossible to play with. None of that “real” stuff we got over Christmas. That just wasn’t right. Unfortunately, this weather traps you inside. So, let’s talk movies. In this weather, we need a good laugh. From a movie that isn’t seen […]

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A thoughtful Nation

This review is a little after the fact, but every new Pratchett book needs eventual attention. And this new book, Nation, is fantastic.   It doesn’t have a giant turtle, or any elephants, and there are no witches and dwarves, but it does have its own creation myth, giant tidal waves, spirits, dolphins, and tree-climbing […]

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Going Bovine

I’m going to say it straight. You must read Going Bovine by Libba Bray. This book reads like someone shoved Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and John Irving into the blender and hit puree. Bray’s taken the failing life of 16-year-old Cameron, who’s dying from Mad Cow Disease, and made him into an adventurer out to […]

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