Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us Written By: Rachel Aviv Published By: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Reviewed By: Melissa Minners I am very interested in the field of psychology, so when Netgalley offered me the opportunity to read Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv, I jumped on the chance. The book was describedContinue reading “Stranger to Ourselves”
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Bird Box
Distributed By: Netflix Reviewed by Melissa Minners I had been seeing previews for a new movie scheduled to air on Netflix for about a month now. Based on a novel by Josh Malerman, Bird Box stars Sandra Bullock in the lead role and has a rather frightening premise – an entity is out thereContinue reading “Bird Box”
A Street Cat Named Bob
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Reviewed by Melissa Minners Years ago, I heard about A Street Cat Named Bob, a memoir written by a man who credits his survival to a cat. It was not the first time I had heard about someone with an addiction problem crediting an animal with helping them kick theContinue reading “A Street Cat Named Bob”
Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me
Written By: Tess Gerritsen Published By: Ballantine Books Reviewed By: Melissa Minners I’m a big fan of the Rizzoli & Isles television series that used to air on TNT and now is available in syndication and on DVD. In fact, I have every season on DVD. Yet, I never have read any of the booksContinue reading “Rizzoli & Isles: Listen to Me”
The Walking Dead: Compendium One
Written By: Robert Kirkman Penciler and Inker: Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard Editor: Sina Grace Distributed By: Image Comics Reviewed by Melissa Minners My brother has been reading The Walking Dead comic book series since its inception and has been trying to get me to read it for almost as long. The same canContinue reading “The Walking Dead: Compendium One”
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
Distributed by: Universal Pictures Reviewed by Melissa Minners Years ago, I reviewed a musical score Mark Isham created for The Express: The Ernie Davis Story. I was intrigued by the film based on a book (Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express by Robert C. Gallagher) about Ernie Davis, the first African American football player toContinue reading “The Express: The Ernie Davis Story”