I have to say that Shattered Glass was probably my favorite. Maybe. Yes, I think it was. Or maybe the first one I read, The Unquiet Past. This is Toni's story and it is so sad and so real and so good. This one is set in Toronto. Toni is a sweet and innocent girl, it seems to me. There is a lot of humor in this one. And there is a good look at adults who live on the seamer side of life. Heartbreaking book, too. 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.
Showing posts with label Toronto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toronto. Show all posts
Friday, March 4, 2016
Now that the secrets are out...
I have to say that Shattered Glass was probably my favorite. Maybe. Yes, I think it was. Or maybe the first one I read, The Unquiet Past. This is Toni's story and it is so sad and so real and so good. This one is set in Toronto. Toni is a sweet and innocent girl, it seems to me. There is a lot of humor in this one. And there is a good look at adults who live on the seamer side of life. Heartbreaking book, too.
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Friday, June 15, 2012
The Mind of a Killer
Acceleration is a fast-paced, really well done novel set in Toronto, mostly in the subway system. Duncan is working in the subway system for the summer, downstairs in what they call "the morgue" in the lost and found. He comes upon the journal of a seriously twisted and sick man whom he called Roach. Roach chronicles how he tortured animals and set fires. Now he is stalking women on the subway, planning to torture and kill them.
Duncan has a ghost in his own past, he feel responsible for the death of a young girl he couldn't save from drowning.
Duncan tries to figure out who Roach is and how to stop him before he claims his first victim.
This is such a great book, I remember book talking it to the high school students of Bethel Park back in the day. And I recommend it if you are looking forward to something very creepy and realistic that will have you turning the pages very quickly.
Duncan has a ghost in his own past, he feel responsible for the death of a young girl he couldn't save from drowning.
Duncan tries to figure out who Roach is and how to stop him before he claims his first victim.
This is such a great book, I remember book talking it to the high school students of Bethel Park back in the day. And I recommend it if you are looking forward to something very creepy and realistic that will have you turning the pages very quickly.
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