If your spouse was wrongly accused of rape and went to prison for five years but gets released, would you remain married? That was the question An American Marriage by Tayari Jones attempted to answer in her popular novel. An American Marriage was selected for...
Marion’s Favorites: Salt N Pepa Movie
by MHill | Jan 31, 2021 | Marion's Favorites, Movie Reviews, Music Reviews, Nonfiction, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I'm an old school rap fan. Big Daddy Kane and Rakim are my favorite rappers of all time. LL Cool J, Run DMC, Gangstarr, Sir Mix-A-Lot & Heavy D are still in my regular rotation on my iPad. But my favorite rap group of all time is Salt N Pepa. I will admit a...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 71: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
by MHill | Jan 24, 2021 | 2021 Book Reviews, Toni Morrison, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have a question. Has there been a well-regarded or lauded author you keep trying out as a reader but have never connected with their books? Toni Morrison is my answer to that question. I have attempted several of her books (Jazz, Paradise, and Love) over the years...
Rest in Love, Eric Jerome Dickey (1961-2021)
by MHill | Jan 6, 2021 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I would like to give my condolences to family, friends, and legions of readers for author Eric Jerome Dickey. I found out the news of his passing earlier today and realized that I had not read none of his books. Nothing personal....just an oversight on my part. I...
Happy New Year!
by MHill | Jan 1, 2021 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
First, I want to wish everyone reading this post a Happy New Year. Obviously, 2020 has been a challenging year for most of the world on some level. For many of you, it has been a challenging year on multiple levels. No one could have imagined a year like 2020. I'm...
Second Books In A Trilogy Or Series I Plan To Read In 2021
by MHill | Dec 30, 2020 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have started to plan my reading year for 2021. I realized that I have read quite a few first books in a trilogy or series and had not read the second book. I usually don't read all the books in a trilogy or series right away. I don't know why but it's a quirky...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 70: Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
by MHill | Dec 28, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Rereading Series, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Sometimes in reading a novel for the second time, you will not get the same feeling when you read it previously. This is the case for Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata. Snow Country is considered to being Kawabata's masterpiece. And for many reasons, I agree with...
Wisdom From Kammbia Movie Review: Soul
by MHill | Dec 26, 2020 | Marion's Favorites, Movie Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
They released the animated movie Soul today on Disney Plus. I had seen the previews recently and was looking forward to watching the movie. It did not disappoint at all. Soul tells the story of jazz musician Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx). He is a part-time high...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 69: Silver Surfer #1 (1968) by Stan Lee & John Buscema
by MHill | Dec 25, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Wisdom of Kammbia Story Review
As a teenager, I had a huge comic book collection. It was mostly Marvel and DC Comics with a few independent comic book publishers like Image, Dark Horse, and Valiant Comics. I read Avengers, Green Lantern Mosaic, Green Arrow, The Spectre, Sandman, and Icon (from...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 68: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold by John Le Carre
by MHill | Dec 24, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Rereading Series, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
John Le Carre passed away earlier this month. I posted on social media my respects and fondness for The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, the only Le Carre novel I had read. I was going to read A Perfect Spy in honor of his death. However, I got about fifty pages into...