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The real risk is in not changing. I have to feel that I’m after something. If I make money, fine. But I’d rather be striving. It’s the striving, man, it’s that I want.
John Coltrane, quoted in Paul D. Zimmerman’s “Death of a Jazz Man”, Newsweek, July 31, 1967. (via mlarson)
THE LONG BLACK VEIL Jennifer Finney Boylan
MY RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️▫️▫️ PUBLISHER Crown Publishing PUBLISHED April 11, 2017
SUMMARY It was a hot August day in 1980, and six friends from college are together for a wedding. After a post-wedding visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the group decides to check out an abandoned prison that had opened in 1829 and closed in 1972. Shortly after entering the open gates of the mid-evil looking prison, the group discovered that the gate have been chained and they were locked in. The group split up in order to search for a way out. And then it happened. One of the girls in the group goes missing.
In 2015, thirty-five years later, a skull is found at the prison. An archaeology student had been digging in one of the rooms of cellblock five and found it. The missing girl from so long ago had finally been found. She had been murdered and stuffed in a tunnel. It hits the news. Casey, one of the six friends, and husband of the missing girl, was under investigation for the murder. Judith is the only person that can definitively testify to Casey’s whereabouts in the prison that night. But to testify, Judith will have to reveal a secret that could cause her to lose both her family and her friends.
REVIEW The use of the prison was an interesting choice for the initial setting. It was eerie and a little creepy. That scene made me wonder what kind of book I was getting myself into. After finishing the book and considering the cast of characters, the setting seemed to work.
LONG BLACK VEIL proved to be an interesting character study of the six friends that entered the prison that night. The book explored who they were then, and who they became thirty years later as a result of what had happened that night. I found myself wanting more details on the characters. Jennifer Finney Boylan made this book compelling by touching on several thought-provoking topics such as loyalty, love, identity, obesity, and special needs.
Much of the book was told from Judith’s point of view. She had painstakingly built a happy life for herself. She and her loving husband and son lived on an idyllic lake in Maine. Her struggles and her decision on whether or not to reveal her long held secret and help Casey was fascinating. I enjoyed reading about Judith’s life and her tribulations.
Overall, I liked the book. At times, I was a little confused with the narration. Thanks to Netgalley and Crown Publishing for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I have mixed feelings about Long Black Veil. The story was absolutely compelling and I was sucked in. I read it fast- it was an all-nighter for me. I needed to know WHO THE KILLER WAS?! I wasn't sure but I felt a bit of heartbreak when I learned who it was and why. I loved that this book was a journey of what happened that day at Eastern State Penitentiary and the view of a transwoman. I really loved the story from both the thriller aspect and the life of the transwoman (I am leaving her name out for a reason). The author has an amazing writing ability. Her words flow and it's just beautiful. Here are my issues with the book- The changes in viewpoint. I wish there was some kind of warning, maybe? Some of the viewpoint changes were just unnecessary. Also, it changes from third to first person. I had the same annoyance other readers did- physical descriptions were lacking except for Casey. It was beaten into my head that he is obese. We GET IT!!!! What about Judith? What did she look like? What about Rachel? Maisie? Also, the dialogue was kind of weird. Like I said, I really enjoyed Long Black Veil and I will definitely read more of her work!
I received a review copy from Blogging for Books
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New, and a bit alarming Who’d have ever thought that this could be? True, that he’s no Prince Charming But there’s something in him that I simply didn’t see.
Brienne has always denied being a lady
and corrected everyone on the matter (”I’m no lady”)
All the mocking, from men specifically, she had to face and withstand through her entire life have made her insecure as for being an unconventional and unattractive woman. She likely considered herself not worth to be viewed as a lady at all.
But then we have Jaime Lannister, who looks at Brienne with the flirtiest #hearteyes and sincerely addresses her as ‘Lady Brienne’. She knows that he’s not trying to mock her.
Afterwards we have proud Podrick praise Brienne for successfully keeping her oath and addressing her as a lady too. She starts to protest (”Im not a …”) and pauses for a moment, not finishing her sentence, and just thanking the lad instead. It’s as if she took a moment to remember and think that if Jaime sees her as a lady, other people, particularly ones who respect her, can too.
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“But not the love that loves for something, to gain something, or because of something, but that love that I felt for the first time, when dying, I saw my enemy and yet loved him. I knew that feeling of love which is the essence of the soul, for which no object is needed. And I know that blissful feeling now too. To love one’s neighbors; to love one’s enemies. To love everything - to Love God in all His manifestations. Some one dear to one can be loved with human love; but an enemy can only be loved with divine love. And that was why I felt such joy when I felt that I loved that man… loving with human love, one may pass from love to hatred; but divine love cannot change. Nothing, not even death, can shatter it. It is the very nature of the soul.” - War & Peace
I absolutely LOVED Nyxia.
It has the vibes of
Ender's Game and The Hunger Games
. If you love either of these, you will adore Nyxia.
Emmett is a teenager from Detroit whose family has been stuck in a cycle of low income and he just wants to help his family out and being recruited by Babel Corporation will be the answer. Or will it?
Not every kid recruited on the mission for Nyxia will win the money. Yes, it's a fight for money and survival of the fittest. Babel Corporation will award those who are successful with a financial stipend that will set them up for life.
Which kid is hungriest? Which kid is smart enough? Each character has a story.
A tense and thrilling book that makes it difficult to put it down.
I received this book courtesy of Blogging for Books
