Source: Library

Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose

June 7, 2016 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose

First Impressions After watching Making a Murderer, Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, a play about a jury debating the innocence of a juvenile being tried for murder seemed appropriate. Impressions While Reading It a first seemed like a simple story but it was anything but and the tensions the bounced from one to another […]

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The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson

June 2, 2016 Whitney Review 1 Comment
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson

First Impressions The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson is 309 pages of a “Candid Camera”. Caleb and Camille Fang put performance art above all else. Their kind of performance art I just found to be mean. Although, like a guy getting kicked in the nuts on America’s Funniest Home Videos you can’t help but laugh. Impressions […]

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The Odd Couple by Neil Simon

May 26, 2016 Whitney Review 2 Comments
The Odd Couple by Neil Simon

First Impressions The Odd Couple by Neil Simon,  in play form, is the perfect short humorous read, or listen in my case. Impressions on Narration The principal actors voiced the performance well and I found myself laughing aloud at times.  Oscar and Felix are a stitch without intention. Overall Impression In a sense, it reminded […]

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Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

May 24, 2016 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

This is one of the rare occasions where the movie was better than the book.  The problem with Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx is that there is so much to this story. A novella just couldn’t contain the plot satisfactorily. Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist’s relationship was well-defined and while it mostly felt like a booty […]

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The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder

May 19, 2016 Whitney Review 2 Comments
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder

First Impressions I had not read The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder in a long time and had forgotten what a classic children’s book it was.  Like The Force Awakens, The Long Winter felt like a throwback to the earlier books.  It was like an old friend had come home. Impressions While Reading Laura, […]

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Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer

Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer

If Wuthering Heights and Rebecca were to have a baby, Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer would be the product of their labors.  It held mysterious characters with unclear motives like Mrs. Danvers and the strange, conniving plot of Wuthering Heights. Cousin Kate was our Rebecca,innocent and financially at the end of her rope although rather […]

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Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion

March 29, 2016 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion

I try to find at least one positive thing to say when writing a negative review, but with Play it as it Lays by Joan Didion I am coming up blank.  The characters were all so unlikable and shallow with images of the Kardashians coming to mind.  Due to the lack of caring for anyone in […]

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Re Jane by Patricia Park

March 14, 2016 Whitney Review 4 Comments
Re Jane by Patricia Park

First Impressions The hype Re Jane by Patricia Park received caught my attention, but that is all it was hype. Re Jane could have been a clever Jane Eyre retelling but instead, we received a bad adaptation of The Nanny, annoying voice and all. The writing was mediocre. I also got tired of the amount […]

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