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Sunshine Dust

Sunshine Dust

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I love reading and the English language. I have a bachelor's degree in English Literature but am shamefully under read and trying to remedy this. I love libraries and everything they provide to a community - the novelty of being able to read literature and share ideas without cost! - and I'm working on getting my master's degree in Library &... more »
  • Omaha, NE, USA
  • member since August 29, 2009

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  • The Organization of Information
    • Rated 2 stars

    “This book is dry like dirt and doom. We had to read it for our Organization of Information class and even the teacher told us "Read this book during the day, with coffee." Found the information extremely technical - important but boring. Don't read this one unless you have to.”

    Sunshine Dust wrote this review 4 hours ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Sixty Odd
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Ursula Le Guin has this wonderful ability to express one striking, vivid emotion succinctly in her emotions, or evoke a situation so entirely that the reader cannot help but understand what she meant. Love.”

    Sunshine Dust wrote this review 4 hours ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Meat Free Monday Cookbook: A Full Menu for Every Monday of the Year
    • Rated 5 stars

    “The recipes in this book are imaginative and delicious. Thank you, Paul McCartney.”

    Sunshine Dust wrote this review 4 hours ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Importance of Being Wicked
    • Rated 3 stars

    “This was a fun, engaging novel with plenty of smoldering. I'd probably work on the romance a bit - felt somewhat haphazard - but overall very entertaining. As usual, there was not quite enough traveling for my taste, but alas. ”

    Sunshine Dust wrote this review Friday, March 15, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • Looking for Alaska
    • Rated 5 stars

    “This is certainly a young adult novel, but it grapples with very real issues that many teenagers are forced to deal with. The writing is at once thoughtful and youthfully belligerent. Wonderful. I especially appreciated the Buddhist undertones in the main character's reasoning.”

    Sunshine Dust wrote this review Tuesday, February 26, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • An Heiress at Heart (Love's Grace)
    • Rated 2 stars

    “Historical romance novels with dated ideas of romance? This was tiresome. The story was entertaining to a point, but half the fun of a romance novel is the moment(s) when the hero and heroine give into their mutual desire. That never happens here. At one point he - gasp! - kisses her gloved hand. Ugh. Would not suggest this to a friend. Maybe a religious older woman.”

    Sunshine Dust wrote this review Friday, February 1, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • Girl on the beach (A Dell first edition)
    • Rated 0 stars

    “Oh god, there are so many dated and entirely, outrageously non-pc parts to this story, but there is also some beautiful imagery and I love how dreamy the main character is. I love how implausible this plot is now. In some ways there is insight into the heroine's mind, and in other ways you can just see her following social mores TO. A. TEE. It's very interesting. Once you get over the block-headed, self-pitying, entirely over-confident ass-of-a-hero, the story is quite engaging.”

    Sunshine Dust wrote this review Wednesday, January 30, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Tao of Pooh
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Winnie the Pooh has spoken to children and adults for generations. Benjamin Hoff used this to his advantage and explains some basic aspects of Taoism with the help of a certain lovable, fluff-brained bear.”

    Sunshine Dust wrote this review Monday, January 28, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Duke Is Mine
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Very charming novel and I LOVED that the heroine was not a skinny, waifish nothing of a woman. Curves are absolutely sexy. Downside - literally NO sex scene. There was, but it was vague at best. Exceptionally disappointing and entirely, ridiculously sentimental. Considering that many people read romance novels just for the romantic scenes, I felt a little let down. But charming story.”

    Sunshine Dust wrote this review Friday, January 25, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
  • Amitabha: The Buddha of Light and Life
    • Rated 4 stars

    “This is a beautiful, fairytale (like) book printed with blue paper and gold ink. The book itself is stunning and the story within, although moderately didactic, is wonderful and imaginitive and lovely.”

    Sunshine Dust wrote this review Sunday, January 20, 2013. ( reply | permalink )
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