Happy Book Release Day for Marion's 25 Volume II! Marion's 25 Volume II is my second volume of my Marion's 25 Book Review Anthology Series. I have been a book review blogger on my website since 2011 and decided to put together a series of books showcasing twenty-five...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 58: Alburquerque by Rudolfo Anaya
by MHill | Sep 22, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
One of the great joys of reading fiction is when you get a novel that makes want to read on after you finished it. There are a lot of novels I have enjoyed reading, but once I close the book or eBook (these days) then I'm done with it. Well, Alburquerque by Rudolfo...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 57: Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera
by MHill | Sep 15, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Hispanic Heritage Month, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Signs Preceding The End of The World by Yuri Herrera is the first novel about the US-Mexico Border I can remember reading. I read Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy years ago but it did not deal directly with the current issues about the border. This book came to my...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
by MHill | Sep 11, 2020 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Tuesday September 15th begins the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Culture will be celebrated here in America until October 15th. Obviously, a month is never a long enough time to honor any ethnic group's contribution to American society. I will...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 56: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
by MHill | Sep 9, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
It's okay to be imperfect. It's okay to not do everything just right. It's okay to be who you are....imperfections included. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown brings the importance of imperfection home in this book. I read Brown's Daring Greatly last month and...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 55: The Wind That Lays Waste by Selva Almada
by MHill | Sep 2, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Wisdom From Kammbia Novella Review
I finished Women in Translation Month 2020 with reading The Wind That Lays Waste by Argentinian author Selva Almada. The Wind That Lays Waste tells the story of Reverend Pearson and his daughter Leni traveling through the Argentinian countryside. Their car breaks...
Marion’s 31 Favorite Books of All Time
by MHill | Aug 30, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
2020 has been a challenging year. Dealing with a worldwide pandemic, political unrest here in America, and high profile celebrity deaths like Kobe Bryant and Chadwick Boseman have made it a year that no one saw coming. However, I have reached August 31st and another...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 54: Beton Rouge by Simone Buchholz
by MHill | Aug 22, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Beton Rouge by Simone Buchholz is my second read for Women In Translation Month 2020. I read the first Chastity Riley novel translated into English, Blue Night, last year and connected with the protagonist. Chastity Riley is a prosecutor in Hamburg and along with her...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 53: The Housekeeper and The Professor by Yoko Ogawa
by MHill | Aug 9, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Wisdom From Kammbia Novella Review
The Housekeeper and The Professor by Yoko Ogawa is my first read for Women in Translation Month 2020. It is the story of a single parent housekeeper and her relationship with a former mathematics professor that can not take care of himself after a serious accident a...
Marion’s Favorites: Spades
by MHill | Aug 7, 2020 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I grew up playing card games. I have played Blackjack 21, Tonk, War, Bid Whist, Uno and Spades, my favorite card game all of my life. Spades is played with a partner and the object of the game is to win as many bids as possible. I have one rule when playing with a...