Read the INK Q&A with Howard Blum and save 30% on American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century.
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Kate, August 18, 2007
I will never forget the first sentence. "My name is Kathy H. and I'm a carer." When the import of her last initial hit me later, I cried. The story is deeply poignant to the point of aching. Kathie holds her pillow as the baby she will never have, imagining herself singing "Never let me go," but right there is the unadmitted wish to be someone's baby herself. Unloved, she can still love. These tragic orphans have only each other and are able even in their stunted, deformed lives, to love each other. Their solitary, brave humanity makes us love and pity them and the lonely, brave core in all of us.(12 of 18 readers found this comment helpful)
Rowing Faster by Volker (edt) Nolte
Kate, March 18, 2007
An excellent resource for technique, nutrition, and motivation. The wide range of writers lends a balance and authority that any one author cannot achieve.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia by Janet Wallach
Kate, May 3, 2006
"Desert Queen" is the most fascinating book I have ever read, and after reading it several times, I can't wait to start again. Janet Wallach paints a portrait of a larger-than-life figure, a woman who is a mountaineer, heiress, adventurer, linguist, politician, author, translator, government agent, student, and woman in one. Her life was so fantastic, it's often hard as a reader to remember that Gertrude Bell was an actual person. Although Bell lead a charmed life, she was human and her life less than perfect at times. Her extraordinary life, however, makes her death more tragic."Desert Queen" is also inspiring. Gertrude Bell was a woman before her time; the fearless way she lead her life is a timeless example for all.
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