What's Going On Here?

There are SO MANY wonderful book review blogs out there and I can't compete with them, that is for sure. So this is not a book review blog. This is just a way for me to organize what I have read so that I can be better at matching the right book to the right person. The blog title comes from the brilliant mind of the most talented woman who ever lived, Ms. Judy Garland. The full quote is, "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else." That is what I hope to do here and in ever aspect of my life.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Halloween

Yes...I do love it.  And I have always wanted to read The Halloween Tree, but I never was able to get into it.  When I needed an audiobook, though, there it was.  And I am very glad that I listened to it.  First of all, this cover is awesome.  Those delightful jack-o-lanterns.  You just want to crawl into the tree. 
The book itself was really good, and had I been able to listen to it at a normal volume in my car (I lost by hook-up) so I just play it right from the ipod on the dash.  The audio that I listened to was acted out, full cast kind of deal.  And I love that.  The book gives a history of Halloween through the story of boys who go back in time and see how different cultures celebrated their dead.  This is the first Ray Bradbury I have ever read and now I know I must try some more.   

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