A Smart Girl's Guide to Entertainment

So, confession time: I've been trying to get through this book unsuccessfully for about two months now! That's not to say that this book isn't very good or isn't very interesting. It is both of the above. My struggle came more from the writing style in which the book was penned, wherein the author interweaves the story of several commune members, including that of her own parents. As anyone who has lived through the 90's can attest to- or even the 80's for that fact! - we tend to recycle fashion (among other things). In fact, there is nothing new under the sun - including belief systems. Even as the New Age belief system seems to once again be growing in popularity - including everything from yoga to alternative medicines - I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit the original New Age years - the groovy 70's and the hippies who inhabited them. This book chronicles the "Back to the Land" movement that occurred during those years. In fact,

Hey everyone! Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written.   While I’ve been busy reading all sorts of books this month, it took me a while to decide what I wanted to write about next. I have a few books I’m still working on which will definitely get reviews, but in the mean-time, let me introduce you to a novel that made me remember why I like fantasy (and why you should too!). I picked this book up on Sunday and read through all 520 pages by Tuesday. It’s THAT good. Fantasy is a bit of a struggle for me. I feel like being introduced to a completely new world can take some acclimatization, and it sometimes feels like work to learn an entirely new lingo or world construct. This book made me forget that those had ever been concerns.  I initially picked up the book due to the recommendation of a woman working in Barnes & Noble (thank you, thank you, a million times thank you!). She mentioned that it was a mix of historical fiction and fantasy, and that she couldn’t wai