Boys’ Life

Boys’ Life by Howard Korder (1988)

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Theatre | Drama1 StarBlurb:

“Two gripping plays by one of America’s most exciting playwrights Boy’s Life: love, relationships, and growing up in New York City “a substantial play. It makes Howard Korder a presence to take seriously in the theater” (Village Voice); Search and Destroy: corporate politics, lies and relationships Continue reading

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee (1962)

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Theatre | Comedic Drama5-starsBlurb:

“Twelve times a week,” answered Uta Hagen when asked how often she’d like to play Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In the same way, audiences and critics alike could not get enough of Edward Albee’s masterful play. A dark comedy, it portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and games. Continue reading

Uncommon Women and Others

Uncommon Women and Others by Wendy Wasserstein (1978)

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Theatre | Drama4 StarsBlurb:

“Comprised of a collage of interrelated scenes, the action begins with a reunion, six years after graduation, of five close friends and classmates at Mount Holyoke College. They compare notes on their activities since leaving school and then, in a series of flashbacks, we see them in their college days and learn of the Continue reading

The Fall of Five

The Fall of Five (Lorien Legacies #4) by Pittacus Lore (2013)

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YA Fiction | Paranormal: Aliens3.5 StarsBlurb:

“The Garde are finally reunited, but do they have what it takes to win the war against the Mogadorians?

John Smith—Number Four—thought that things would change once the Garde found each other. They would stop running. They would fight the Mogadorians. And they would win.  Continue reading

What the Butler Saw

What the Butler Saw by Joe Orton (1969)

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Theatre | Comedy: Satirical Farce5-starsBlurb:

“Joe Orton’s last play, What the Butler Saw, will live to be accepted as a comedy classic of English literature” (Sunday Telegraph) The chase is on in this breakneck comedy of licensed insanity, Continue reading

The Devil’s Flower

The Devil’s Flower (The Eternal Beings #1) by Lisa Collicutt (2013)

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NA Fiction | Paranormal Romance | (TV-14)2.5 StarsBlurb:

“Killing isn’t exactly on Rosalie Lockwood’s list of things to do when she runs away from home. But despite her search for peace; guns and motorcycles become her latest fashion accessories as Divine interference leads her to Steele, co-leader of the Fallen Paladins motorcycle club. Continue reading

Saved

Saved by Edward Bond (2000)

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Theatre | Drama1 StarBlurb:

“Described by its author as ‘almost irresponsibly optimistic’, Saved is a play set in London in the sixties. Its subject is the cultural poverty and frustration of a generation of young people on the dole and living on council estates. Continue reading

Leviathan

Leviathan (Leviathan #1) by Scott Westerfeld (2009)

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YA Fiction | Historical Fantasy | Steampunk
4.5 stars
Blurb:

“Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battletorn war machine and a loyal crew of men.

Deryn Sharp is a commoner, disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She’s a brilliant airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being discovered.

With World War I brewing, Alek and Deryn’s paths cross in the most unexpected way…taking them on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure that will change both their lives forever.”
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A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney (1956)

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Theatre | Drama3 StarsBlurb:

“A sensational theatrical success in London, A Taste of Honey was written by Shelagh Delaney at the age of 18. The play prompted Graham Greene to say that it had “all the freshness of Mr. Osborne’s Look Back In Anger and a greater maturity.” A Taste of Honey won Miss Delaney two national awards, the sale of film rights productions at Stratford, London, and Paris, and a round of applause from the critics.  Continue reading

The Death Cure

The Death Cure (The Maze Runner #3) by James Dashner (2011)

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi3 StarsBlurb:

It’s the end of the line.

WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, and now his only friends—the Gladers. But it’s finally over. The trials are complete, after one final test.  Continue reading