Vanessa rated The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish: 4 stars
The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean
After trading his father for two goldfish, a boy and his little sister go on a rollicking adventure around town …
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Vanessa rated Three Cups of Tea: 4 stars
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in …
Vanessa rated Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders: 4 stars
Vanessa rated The writing life: 3 stars
Vanessa rated House of Mirth: 3 stars
Edith Wharton: House of Mirth (2006, Little, Brown Book Group Limited)
House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Beautiful, intelligent, and hopelessly addicted to luxury, Lily Bart is the heroine of this Wharton masterpiece. But it is her …
Vanessa rated If you want to write: 4 stars
If you want to write by Brenda Ueland
"In her 93 remarkable years, Brenda Ueland published six million words. She said she had two rules she followed absolutely: …
Vanessa rated A Room With a View: 4 stars
Vanessa rated Aspects of the novel: 4 stars
Vanessa rated Something Missing: 2 stars
Something Missing by Matthew Dicks
A career criminal with OCD tendencies and a savant-like genius for bringing order to his crime scenes, Martin considers himself …
Vanessa rated The art of creative nonfiction: 2 stars
Vanessa rated Bird by Bird: 4 stars
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott gives her perspective on the art and work of writing. The title comes from a family story when …
