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Are these movies better than the books? I think so! Do you?
Gone with the Wind The Godfather Jaws The English Patient Little Women (2019) The Notebook Stardust What, you ask, are these? Movie adaptations that are better–in some cases, much better–than the books they are inspired by.…
the ask@AAR: Are people more rude than in the past? And if so, why?
Lately, everywhere I read, I see articles about the increased cruelty/meanness/rudeness of our modern world. Articles titled How America Got Mean, Bad behavior at ‘Barbenheimer’ reflects a worrying trend, If you’ve felt like people are getting crueler,…
TBR Challenge August 2023 – Tropetastic!
Not That Complicated by Isabel Murray Thankfully, the prompts for the TBR Challenge are generally open to interpretation. Some months a book will attach itself to the prompt immediately in my mind, and other months, I…
the ask@AAR: If AAR had a slogan, what would it be?
This week I have been at my annual big family vacation in the North Carolina mountains. We’ve been coming to the same “family camp” since I was a child–this year there are 24 of us. …
the ask@AAR: What’s your favorite documentary film?
We are living in a golden age for documentary films. Lately, when I ask people what they’re watching, almost everyone speaks with passion about a documentary. In the past month alone, friends have raved to me…
Great Reviews of Terrible Reads!
At AAR, we love good books. We are delighted to find them and thrilled to be able to recommend them to you. But we also have a huge soft spot for bad books. As a reviewer…
the ask@AAR: What’s your go to sleep read?
I struggle to fall asleep. I always have. As the poet Dana Gioia writes, every night brings to me the useless insight, the unbroken dark. I am not anxious or unhappy as I lie awake–I am,…