Four star review, originally posted here on May 21st, 2025: I read this book in preparation for a recent vacation to Shropshire. Not much to say here- the book is exactly what it advertised itself to be: a nice little introduction to and reference material for all things Shropshire. I admit there were entire sections … More Goodreads Review: The Little Book of Shropshire by John Shipley
Four star review, originally posted here on May 20th, 2025. This is exactly the book I needed. I learned virtually nothing about African history in school. A light look at Egypt in 5th grade, and beyond that, literally nothing. In adulthood, I’ve only picked up very small tidbits here and there, usually in a book … More Goodreads Review: An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by Zeinab Badawi
Two star review, originally posted here on March 7th, 2025. Yet another book with a great concept but lackluster execution. I was really hoping to ignore the outside world for a few moments a day by escaping into some fiction. I didn’t need it to be good. I just needed it to suck me into … More Goodreads Review: Shelterwood
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I’ve been posting half-assed reviews here on this blog, then I wrote up a pre-ceremony analysis post. Then I watched the ceremony and reacted to ceremony in real time. Now, 2 nights later, I’m … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: Results and Reactions
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I’ve been posting half-assed reviews here on this blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of unifying post of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. This, ladies and gentlemen, is that … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: The Official Helga Without The H Predictions And Analysis
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: The Brutalist
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: Nickel Boys
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: The Wild Robot
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Almost every year I attempt (with varying degrees of success) to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible before the ceremony. I post half-assed reviews here on my blog, and then at the end I write up some sort of silly analysis, predictions, reactions, etc. The quantity and quality depends entirely on how much time … More 2025 Oscar Reviews: Dune
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