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24 Aug 2010

Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

resized_Wench_2In Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s debut novel, Wench, Lizzie, Sweet, Reenie, and Mawu are all brought to the Tawawa resort in southern Ohio for the summer by their masters. Perkins-Valdez researched the real retreat where it was common for Southern gentlemen to bring their slave-mistresses. Of course, being in a free state has a certain lure, and for the first time, their eyes are open to real possibilities of living free. An edifying friendship forms, one that none of the women have ever been able to have with other slaves, due to their status as the master’s mistress.

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24 August, 2010 at 9:32 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: 19th century, African-American authors, education, female authors, historical fiction, medicine, politics
Posted in Fiction | 1 Comment »

3 Jun 2010

Epileptic by David B.

epilepticI don’t often talk explicitly about the art when reviewing graphic novels.  To me, the art is usually secondary to the story (and the writing thereof).  But the art in David B.’s Epileptic blew my mind.

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3 June, 2010 at 14:52 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: Art/Art History, autobiography/memoir, coming of age, graphic novels, medicine, pop culture, psychology
Posted in Creative Nonfiction | 3 Comments »

13 May 2010

Savor by Thich Nhat Hanh & Lilian Cheung

savorIn Savor, Thich Nhat Hanh combines his wisdom with the expertise of the Harvard Director of Health Promotion and Communication, Dr. Lilian Chang.  Together they write about the ailments of unhealthy living, such as obesity, that plague so many people.  

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13 May, 2010 at 10:51 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: Asian/Asian-American, cuisine, education, medicine, philosophy, religion
Posted in Nonfiction | 3 Comments »

5 Apr 2010

Watermark by Vanitha Sankaran

WatermarkThis book contained so many elements that speak to me in a book and engage my nerdy interests, I just have to list them out:

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5 April, 2010 at 13:01 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: Asian/Asian-American, coming of age, female authors, historical fiction, linguistics, medicine, politics, religion
Posted in Fiction | 9 Comments »

26 Jan 2010

The Game On Diet by Krista Vernoff and Az Ferguson

game-on-dietThis is a DNF–a did not finish–for me.  Not a did not finish the book, but a did not finish the diet.

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26 January, 2010 at 13:19 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: cuisine, female authors, humor, medicine
Posted in Nonfiction | 6 Comments »

12 Jan 2010

The Harvard Psychedelic Club by Don Lattin

harvard psychedelic clubI had a few problems with what was otherwise and interesting, edifying read.  

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12 January, 2010 at 23:55 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: drugs, history, medicine, pop culture, psychology, religion
Posted in Creative Nonfiction | 6 Comments »

1 Dec 2009

The Portable Jung by CG Jung, ed. by Joseph Campbell

41Q94FRGS4LOf course, with the drive towards ereaders, the portability of a book might not be of consequence, but it’s fun to carry around a book of Jung’s writing like he’s your own personal guru.  Somebody tells you about an encounter or a dream or a movie, and you can say, hang on, let me consult with my colleague Herr Dr. Jung.

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1 December, 2009 at 13:57 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: medicine, philosophy, psychology, religion
Posted in Nonfiction | 3 Comments »

7 Nov 2009

Possible Futures by Jude Treder-Wolff

frontThe subtitle to to this book is “Creative Thinking for the Speed of Life”.  So, I was O.K., when the first few chapters talked about how desensitized we are by media, that we are bombarded with ads all day long.  That was just set up, right?

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7 November, 2009 at 11:27 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: economics, female authors, medicine, pop culture, psychology
Posted in Nonfiction | 2 Comments »

20 Oct 2009

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel

204-1It’s tough when you have a understanding of something to not let inconsistancies or violations bug you when you just want to be entertained.  For example, whenever we watch movies about, say, the American Revolution, my husband will point out that they are using the wrong guns.  And so, because of my basic knowledge of anthropology and evolution I was often irked while reading this book.

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20 October, 2009 at 17:48 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: ancient times, anthropology, archaeology, coming of age, female authors, historical fiction, linguistics, medicine, religion
Posted in Fiction | 7 Comments »

13 Oct 2009

All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren

n179844This is an epic, character-driven, beautifully-written, philosophical, sad, political, morally-ambiguous, expertly-foreshadowed, thematic,hard to get immersed in, dramatic, ironic, difficult, sweeping book.

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13 October, 2009 at 15:22 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: economics, education, historical fiction, medicine, philosophy, politics
Posted in Fiction | 9 Comments »

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