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Sounder (Spoiler ALERT)

Posted by Josh on June 9, 2013 in Book Review |

The most recent book I read was Sounder.  It was written by William H. Armstrong, in 1969.  It is the story about a family of sharecropper farmers, which takes place probably around the early 1900’s, or late 1800’s.  They live in a run-down cabin, working in the fields, and doing other chores for “the people […]

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The Survivor (Spoiler ALERT)

Posted by Josh on June 9, 2013 in Book Review |

  The Survivor, a book written by Robb White, is a fictional story about World War II.  The main character of the book is Adam Land, a litenaut in the navy who is also a pilot, but embarks on a dangerous mission with the marines. At the beginning of the book, Adam is a carefree […]

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The Hobbit

Posted by Josh on February 24, 2013 in Book Review |

The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolken, is the prelude to The Lord of the Rings.  It is the story of a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, who lives in the land of Middle Earth. He does not like to go on adventures, but is persuaded by a band of dwarfs and a wizard named Gandalf, […]

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The Secret Defenders #1

Posted by Josh on June 2, 2012 in Book Review, Comics |

I recieved this comic  last year, and have read a few times; enough to say that this is probably one of the better comics made in the ’90’s.  It has a pretty good story line, and I would give it a 3-out-of-5 rating.  The main charcters are Wolverine, Doctor Starnge, Darkhawk, Nomad, and Spider-Woman, which […]

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Harry Houdini

Posted by Josh on April 9, 2012 in Book Review |

Harry Houdini was born in Hungary in 1874.  His poor family moved to Wisconsin but Harry (Enrich Weiss was his real name) ran away to Texas, but got the wrong train and went to Missouri at the age of twelve.   After a few years of working odd jobs, he moved to New York City, and […]

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The Last Battle – Spoiler ALERT

Posted by Josh on February 23, 2012 in Book Review |

Recently, I read the last book of the Chronicles of Narnia, The Last Battle and it was by far the best book of the series.  The book started when two “friends”, an ape named Shift, and a donkey named Puzzle, saw something floating down the river by the waterfall.  Puzzle waded into the river to […]

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