Category: Reviews

Goodreads Review: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

December 6, 2015

Three Star review, originally posted here on December 5, 2015. Well, it was sure to happen at some time or another… a point wherein it comes time to review a book that was recommended to me by a dear friend who can see my Goodreads reviews, and when I (sigh, sorry, you know who you … More Goodreads Review: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

Goodreads Review: A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn

November 3, 2015

Four Star review, originally posted here on November 3, 2015. This book took me forever to finish. It’s dense, repetitive, long, and dry. I wound up basically reading one or two chapters every month or so every time I finished some other book. If you’re looking for a can’t-put-it-down page-turner, or for flowing prose, this … More Goodreads Review: A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn

Goodreads Review: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

October 26, 2015

Four Star review, originally posted here on October 22, 2015. Memoirs of a Geisha had 3 major strikes working against it when I started reading it: 1. It was a bestseller that everyone else raved about. I usually hate these books as they tend to be terrible (ahem, Water for Elephants, ahem, Gone Girl, etc) … More Goodreads Review: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Goodreads Review: East of Eden by John Steinbeck

October 26, 2015

Four Star review, originally posted here on October 26, 2015. The writing in this book is an absolute treasure. Sometimes I wonder whether there really is a distinction between supposedly good and supposedly bad writing, and if it isn’t all just the same, really. And then I picked up East of Eden, and I was … More Goodreads Review: East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Goodreads Review: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

September 13, 2015

Three Star review, originally posted here on September 11, 2015. ** spoiler alert ** Well, as everyone probably knows, there’s been a lot of controversy about this book. There shouldn’t be, though, at least not regarding the content. The basic gist is that Scout returns home and discovers that the seemingly black-and-white world of her … More Goodreads Review: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

Yelp! Review: Laurel Caverns in Hopwood, Pennsylvania

August 27, 2015

Five Star review, originally posted here on September 5, 2013. Laurel Caverns was great from start to finish! Their website is very informative and clear, which is always a plus. I called a week or two before our trip with a handful of questions, and the woman on the phone was very nice, professional, patient, … More Yelp! Review: Laurel Caverns in Hopwood, Pennsylvania

Yelp! Review: Ohiopyle Trading Post in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania

August 27, 2015

Five Star review, originally posted here on September 3, 2013 and updated on August 27, 2015. ****************** ORIGINAL REVIEW:  We went through OTP to book a fully-guided Lower Yough rafting trip, and we are so glad that we did! We had an absolute blast. Everyone was really nice and helpful, and they seemed to genuinely … More Yelp! Review: Ohiopyle Trading Post in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania

Yelp! Review: Poe’s Tavern on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina

August 27, 2015

Four Star review, originally posted here on June 18, 2014. Poe’s Tavern is the type of place that I would LOVE to love, and that comes super close to being awesome, but just missed the mark by making just enough mistakes to leave me grumpy. I’m a big Edgar Allen Poe fan, so I LOVED … More Yelp! Review: Poe’s Tavern on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina

Yelp! Review: Killer ESP in Alexandria, Virginia

August 27, 2015

Three Star review, originally posted here on June 7, 2014 and updated to a Four Star review on August 27, 2015. ORIGINAL POST:  I’m trying to like this place because other people are telling me it’s awesome and handing me food/drink from there as evidence. I’ve tried their coffee, which is delicious, and a couple … More Yelp! Review: Killer ESP in Alexandria, Virginia