Book Review: The Serpent of Venice

What a great book! I really enjoyed almost every turn and nuance. Christopher Moore has pulled together The Merchant of Venice and Othello into a compelling story of antisemitism, racism, revenge, economics, and dragons. Most important though, it’s really, really funny. This adaptation never loses its tone or its “authentic” voice and Moore’s interwoven Shakespearean […]

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Book Review: Uprooted

This was the first audio book I tried out using Overdrive. My experience was mixed. The voiceover had a nice subtle Eastern European accent, but the read itself was oddly staggered as if English was a second language and the reader was struggling to come up with the right word. As such, the narrative had […]

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