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Robinson Crusoe

The Novel That Created The Castaway Story Author: Daniel Defoe The story of Robinson Crusoe is a cultural icon; many of us haven’t read the full book before, but we all know the premise: a young sailor survives a shipwreck only to be cast onto a desert island. Here, he is stranded and forced to live by his wits and wiles. This becomes more complicated when he discovers that his new island home is also the special feast location for several tribes of cannibals who row across the waters to host their deadly banquets. I read Robinson Crusoe (proper title The [...]

Frances Carden2026-06-06T14:36:06-07:00June 6th, 2026|Tags: book review, cast away, classic, fiction, read, reading, Robinson Crusoe, survival story|

Ten Thousand Light Years from Okay

If You Could Write Your Own Happy Ending, Would You? Authors: Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman Just as Thea’s life is becoming picture-perfect – new book reaching bestselling status, handsome husband, baby on the way – tragedy strikes. And the thing is, she made it happen. Thea has a certain way with words – a way she has never told anyone about. The first time she wrote something into being, she told no one. Perhaps it was just a coincidence. But with her husband dying the same way her main character does in her novel, Thea becomes convinced that there is [...]

Frances Carden2026-05-31T12:29:28-07:00May 31st, 2026|Tags: book review, chick lit, drama, read, reading, romance|

Hunt: The True Story of Alaska’s Most Notorious Serial Killer, Robert Hansen

The Story of the Man Who Hunted Women Author: Ryan Green The story starts in the mind of a victim in the middle of chase that will end in murder. But at the moment, she is still alive, barely clothed, abandoned in the wilderness, surrounded by snow and cold. She’s trying to figure out how to survive, how to navigate this barren terrain and find the town again. That’s when she sees him, gun cocked, emerging from the snow. The hunt has begun. Robert Hansen began his reign of terror with rape. Then he escalated to murder, to silence his victims. [...]

Frances Carden2026-05-25T16:21:16-07:00May 25th, 2026|Tags: book review, read, reading, Robert Hansen, true crime|