Monthly Archives: July 2018

Reviewing a classic: Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe 04) by Raymond Chandler

Posted on July 27, 2018 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): A couple of missing wives—one a rich man’s and one a poor man’s—become the objects of Marlowe’s investigation. One of them may have gotten a Mexican divorce and married a gigolo and the other may be … Continue reading →

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Embedded by Dan Abnett

Posted on July 20, 2018 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): HE’D DO ANYTHING TO GET A STORY. When journalist Lex Falk gets himself chipped into the brain of a combat soldier, he thinks he has the ultimate scoop – a report from the forbidden front line … Continue reading →

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Movie review: Copacabana (2010) directed by Marc Fitoussi

Posted on July 13, 2018 by portiabridget

Product info: Babou (Isabelle Huppert), a single hippie mother, has been leading a frivolous, careless life, changing men, jobs, and countries as often as she could. However, after some time she discovers that her only child, Esmeralda (Lolita Chammah), now … Continue reading →

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Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin

Posted on July 6, 2018 by portiabridget

Synopsis (from Goodreads): When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy aristocrat, he suspects something’s amiss. But when he meets the hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York, he is certain. For York doesn’t care that … Continue reading →

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