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Ninety-year old Jacob lives in a nursing home where he spends most days parked in the hallway, waiting for Sundays when a visitor comes. He’s excited because a traveling circus has set up next door and he can’t wait to go. He flashes back to his youth during the Depression, when he was penniless and joined a third-rate circus as an almost-qualified vet. There, he fell in love with Marlena, the beautiful star horsewoman. Unfortunately, his boss was her brutish husband.

I absolutely loved this book. It contrasts the misery of being old and helpless with the non-stop action of life “on the show,” though that certainly had its share of misery, too. The pathetic circus Jacob joined was full of lively characters, some kindly, others cruel, and Jacob was forced to grow from naive youth to courageous man. There were many pages that reduced me to sobs, especially those detailing the agonizing despair of some nursing home residents and some instances of animal cruelty at the circus.

I would have given this book five stars, but I didn’t like that it was written in the first person (which immediately takes away some suspense as to the future of the narrator), and it was written entirely in the present tense which struck me as awkward. The story itself is engaging, exciting, touching, and rewarding. Highly recommended.
20 PACK 2 FT

I just finished reading Catcher in the Rye and I did not care for it at all. Wanted to read it because of the publicity, but maybe because I am a grandmother, I just didn’t like it. I just finished Dream Catcher by J. D. Salinger’s daughter, a book I greatly enjoyed and think his daughter is a remarkable individual. However, the book seemed extremely juvenile to me. Most of the content was given to sex and I can see where young boys and perhaps girls would enjoy it. Not something I would have ever cared for but it had a lot of unnecessary profanity. It speaks to me of a young man who was mentally ill, I am sure that a label could be put on it today. I am not so sure it was not actually describing Salinger himself. After reading his daughter’s book, I think Salinger definitely had mental illness, what I would call crazy. His family had to endure awful things because of him. He chose to be a recluse, and did not live in the real world, wanted to live in isolation.
Summits of the South

Not bad, actually. A little teenage-girly, but still quite entertaining. Dang it, this means I have to read the entire series.
Everlasting Light

Wow, it’s been four years since it’s release and its still sold out! I called 3 town looking for one and decided to take my chances online, and oh boy am I glad I did! The overnight shipping rate was cheaper than sales tax in the store! I got my Wii today delivered to my door. I am more than pleased with the packaging and shipping rates, and the product was brand new in the box, very high quality! I am recommending this to anyone!
Columbus Dream and Act

I’m still green with the Garmin although for the few runs, it has been easy to use and when its time to upload the info its just a click away. Once, I’ve had a good round then I can offer a through review. enjoy
BLUE MEDIUM Sweet Dreams

I bought five of these cables. Tried them for Blu-Ray – HD TV connection. Three caused flicker, two seemed to work OK. Different brand two HDMI cables I had (including one 20 foot long) worked fine on this connection.
40% reliability is very poor, but if these two keep working, I will consider myself lucky. I will use the other three for spanking my kids.
I consider this a lesser cheat than to sell cables for $120 apiece. But, I wouldn’t buy again.
The Paris 1745 Old

For some reason, went for the nostalgic toys this last holiday. This one went to our 2 year old grandson and it was a hit.
Train Sound Top

This must be by far the worst book I ever laid hands on! I took so much effort to finish this book, when I just wanted to toss it in the fire. The characters are absolutely depthless, and the relationship between Edward and Bella is appalling. I do not know why Stephanie Meyer, being a woman would create such a weak, whiny, insecure and utterly dependent lead female character. And on top of that she created a psychotic/stalker boyfriend for Bella. I do not know about you, but this doesn’t look like the healthiest of relationships to me. The dialogue of this book makes me want to shoot someone. If all the “I love you/I cannot live without you” nonsense was taken off, I bet there wouldn’t be a book. Anyway, do not waste your money on this ghastly piece of literature (What has happened to literature nowadays??)
Zuke s Mini Naturals

I waited to invest in the purchase of a Kindle. Now that I finally took the plunge, I am so glad that I did. I appreciate the long list of books available and the reasonable price of most of them.
KitchenAid KBFS20EVBL 19 7

Excellent game system. Family oriented, moreso then I even envisioned. The physical involvement is what makes it really “stand out”. I can see why it’s so popular and hard to find in stock. Highly recommended.
Japanese Sanrio Christmas Ornament