Collie's Bestiary: the Library http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/library The Library of Collie's Bestiary, containing reviews of books & other media, philosophical thoughts and speculations, and rampant intellectual curiosity -- all done for fun and enjoyment. en-us Collie's Bestiary: the Library http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/img/rsscollie.jpg http://www.stormtiger.com/collie 65 50 "Dance of Death" by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/danceofdeath.cgi A modern-day homage (or perhaps rip) of Sherlock Holmes stories. "Red Dust" by Gillian Slovo http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/reddust.cgi A young woman returns to her childhood home to testify against a confessed murderer, against the backdrop of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. "The Corpse Bride" by Tim Burton http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/corpsebride.cgi A stop-motion-animated fairy tale of love conquering all. "My Year of Meats" by Ruth Ozeki http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/ozeki.cgi A half-Japanese, half-American documentarian struggles with the morality of mixing fact and fiction, while creating art to imitate life. "Bitten" by Kelley Armstrong http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/armstrong.cgi Elena, the only female werewolf in the world, must choose between her self-chosen desire to lead a normal human life, and her desire for her Pack and the demands it imposes on her. "Precious Blood" by Jane Haddam http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/haddam.cgi Part of a series of holiday-themed murder mysteries, with an ethnic ex-FBI detective "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/hurston.cgi The lovely prose story of Janie Crawford's discovery of her true Self, as a black woman in 1937 Florida "Howl's Moving Castle" by Hayao Miyazaki http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/howlsmovingcastle.cgi A beautifully realized anime fairy tale. "Black Ribbon" by Susan Conant http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/conant.cgi An extremely disappointing dog related murder mystery. "Disobedience" by Jane Hamilton http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/hamilton.cgi A story of adultery and teen angst which I do not recommend. "Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality" by Retired Bishop John Shelby Spong http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/spong01.cgi The inspiring, fascinating autobiography of a man of courage, heart, and integrity -- a true Apostolic successor. The Rodin Sculpture Garden http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/rodin.cgi A speculative review on some of the sculptures in the largest collection of Rodin's work outside of Paris. "Three in Love: Menages a Trois from Ancient to Modern Times" by Barbara Foster, Michael Foster, & Letha Hadady http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/foster-hadady.cgi A cultural & literary review of this relationship form. "Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World" by Yang Erche Namu & Christine Mathieu http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/mathieunamu.cgi A fascinating semi-autobiography about a unique individual from a unique culture -- the Moso, from the Country of Daughters in China. "The Maltese Falcon" screenplay by John Huston http://www.stormtiger.com/collie/articles/maltesefalcon.cgi The classic movie, presenting Bogart in his definitive 'noir' hard-boiled detective role.