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Michael McDowell: The Elementals
Hill House, the Marsten house, Amityville, Hell House, the Overlook--now I can add Beldame to the scariest fictional haunted house books. Located on the Alabama Gulf Coast on a spit of land between Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Beldame is a compound of three identical Victorian houses, used by the McCray and Savage families for decades as summer homes. Something horrible (and very sandy) lives in "the third house," which, due to the encroachment of a very large dune, has not been inhabited by mortals for as long as anyone can remember. Now these unexplainable horrors have become interested in taking over the other two houses, and those who dare to sleep there. Ooooooooooo. (****)
Michael McDowell: Blackwater VI: Rain
The town of Perdido, Alabama comes full circle in this final, and shortest, book of Michael McDowell's Blackwater series. The books of the Caskey saga are some of the best I've ever read. Taken together, they are a classic, I believe, of American literature. The marriage of southern gothic and horror makes for some great storytelling. I am so very glad that I discovered this author and will be seeking out other works by him, in limited supply since he died in 1999. The Blackwater books are out of print. I found them on Kindle, and my sister has been able to borrow them from the library. In my opinion, it's high time for a reprint. (****)
Michael McDowell: Michael McDowell's Blackwater V: The Fortune
As if the lumber mill and other enterprises had not made the Caskeys enough money, they now find oil under their land. Money flows in more swiftly than the red waters of the Perdido flow into "the junction." Elinor's youngest daughter Frances discovers she's pregnant and gives birth to twin girls. The daughters must be separated at birth for reasons that will become clear. (****)
Michael McDowell: Blackwater IV: The War
War (WWII) intrudes on the lives of Perdido, Alabama in Book 4 of the Blackwater series, not with entirely negative consequences. Elinor's youngest daughter Frances shows that she is her mother's true daughter. (****)
Michael McDowell: Blackwater III: The House
The Caskey Saga continues in Book 3, as new characters are introduced. Elinor has given birth to two daughters who are very different from each other. Elinor's big house, which her mother-in-law Mary-Love built for her and her husband and for which Elinor must pay a terrible price to be allowed to occupy, becomes a mystery itself. (****)
Michael McDowell: Michael McDowell's Blackwater II: The Levee
In Book 2 of the Blackwater series,Elinor has become thoroughly integrated into the lives of the people of Perdido, and especially of the Caskey family. Townsfolk decide to build a levee around the waters of their twin rivers to avoid another devastating flood. Elinor does not approve. (****)
Michael McDowell: Blackwater I: The Flood
Fanny Flagg meets Stephen King: That's what comes to mind when I think of the writing style of this author, whom Stephen King himself has called "the finest writer of paperback originals in America." Michael McDowell peoples this work with eccentric and colorful southern characters set among scenes of strangeness, spookiness, and violence. The mysterious saga of the Caskey family begins in this first of a series of six novels, set in Perdido in South Alabama during the early 20th century. A devastating flood brings a strange and beautiful visitor to the small, sleepy lumber town. Elinor Dammert's arrival will forever change the town and the wealthy and powerful Caskey family. I'm hooked. I have now moved on to Book 2, THE LEVEE. (****)
Sue Monk Kidd: The Invention of Wings: A Novel
In the early 1830s, Sarah Grimké and her younger sister, Angelina, were the most infamous women in America. They had rebelled so vocally against their family, society, and their religion that they were reviled, pursued, and exiled from their home city of Charleston, South Carolina, under threat of death. Their crime was speaking out in favor of liberty and equality and for African American slaves and women, arguments too radically humanist even for the abolitionists of their time. Sue Monk Kidd has turned the lives of these two freedom pioneers into a most enjoyable and inspiring novel. I recommend it highly. (****)
Diana Gabaldon: Outlander
In 1945, Claire Randall and her husband are just back from their service in WWII. Having been apart for five years, they are spending their second honeymoon in Scotland, getting reacquainted. At a visit to an ancient stone monument where she has gone to pick wildflowers, Claire is suddenly hurled back in time to the 18th century Scottish highlands. She is captured by warriors the McKenzie clan, who believe her to be an English spy. Eventually she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior. Their relationship soon becomes passionate, and Claire's heart is torn between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives. WARNING: Numerous scenes of explicit sex. (***)
Paul Boone: Blackbeard: To Live by the Drink, To Die by the Sword
Having enjoyed the recent tv series, "Blackbeard," I wanted to know more about the famous pirate, so I went searching for a book. I finally settled on this one. It's a fast read and sticks far more closely to what is known of the facts of the life and death of Edward Teach (Blackbeard) than did the tv series. I had some problems with the author's somewhat amateurish writing style, and a good copy editor would have helped, but as a source of a quick look at the reign of one of our most famous and feared pirates, it suffices. Language and violence, however, make it unsuitable for children. (**)
Dan Brown: Deception Point
Very fast paced and exciting read. When NASA scientists discover a 300-year-old meteor buried in ice in the Arctic, it seems that not only the flagging space agency will get a new breath of life but also the presidency of the current administration, which has been a strong NASA supporter. Imbedded in the meteor are the fossilized remains of a giant insect. NASA has discovered extraterrestrial life. But of course things aren't always what they seem, or are they? This book will keep you guessing right into the final pages. (***)
Shelley Stewart: The Road South: A Memoir
Growing up near Birmingham, Alabama in the early 60s, I knew Shelley "the Playboy" Stewart as a rocking cool DJ who spun platters on local WENN. Most of us white kids had to sneak off to our rooms or to the family car to listen to this African American radio personality, it being mid-century Alabama. Little did we know of the horrors Shelley had experienced during his childhood. As a small child, Shelley and his family suffered a violent, abusive, alcoholic father who killed his mother then forced Shelley and his brothers to live on the back porch, sleep on a filthy mattress and eat fried rats. An aunt with whom he lived for a time beat and sexually abused him. By age six, he had run away and was on his on. Shelley survived the horrors of his childhood and the injustices and cruelty of racial bigotry to become a well known, well respected, and successful business man. But his quest for family love and closeness has alluded him, causing his lifelong battle with depression. (***)
Andy Weir: The Martian: A Novel
This is the most exciting book I've read in a long time, if ever. Mark Watney, part of a manned mission to Mars, is left for dead on the hostile environment of the Red Planet by the rest of the crew after a monster sandstorm threatens the lives of all. They abandon the mission and settle in for their two-year flight back to Earth, never suspecting that they have also abandoned their friend and fellow astronaut, who is very much alive. Thus begins Watney's year-and-a-half-long struggle to survive until rescue comes. His steady nerves, genius problem-solving, and witty outlook endears the reader to Watney keeps you cheering him on. It's an impossible spot he finds himself in, and logic says there's no way out; but the reader keeps hoping against hope, even when more things go wrong than right. I was unable to put the book down for the last half. There's a lot of technical stuff, but strangely, it does not slow the story. In fact, Watney's descriptions of the working of various parts of the equipment, vehicles, and habitant that he uses to prolong his life on Mars serve to move the story along, build tension, and add dimension to this book's main character. (****)
Anthony Doerr: All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
This beautifully written story takes place in occupied France during World War II. The main characters are a young blind Paris girl, Marie-Laure, and an orphaned German boy, Werner. Just as the war leaves Much of Europe in tatters, so it does with the lives of these young people and their families. But for one brief moment, the war brings Marie-Laure and Werner together and leaves them both with a memory that will last throughout their lives. This is one of the best books I've read in years. (****)
Stephen King: Mr. Mercedes: A Novel
No ghosts, no vampires, no supernatural stuff at all. Just plenty of Stephen King gore and excitement. This is the story of a would-be mass serial killer whose first massacre occurs when he plows a stolen Mercedes into a group of unemployed people waiting to get into a job fair. A retired cop, a teenage boy, and a woman with flaws of her own team up to try and stop this killer before he can perpetrate an even more horrific slaughter. A good read, but not particularly memorable. (***)
Larry McMurtry: The Last Kind Words Saloon: A Novel
This was a good book--as far as it went. It just didn't go far enough. 167 pages are just not enough for multiple character development (if I weren't already familiar with most of these characters, they'd be blank slates) and plot development (what plot?). Granted, the dialog was the usual McMurtry masterpiece, but that's the best I can say for this little book. I was excited to know that this author, one of my favorites, had written a novel about some of my favorite old west character (Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Charlie Goodnight, etc.). When I saw the page count, I was skeptical; when I read the last sentence, I was disappointed. (**)
Nicholas Pileggi: Wiseguy
If you've seen "Goodfellas," (and I have, about a hundred time), then there's no need to read this book strictly for information. I have rarely seen a movie that sticks so closely to the book from which it was made. The great dialog in "Goodfellas" was, for the most part, taken straight from the mouths of the real-life characters it depicts. As with the movie, WISEGUY begins in 1955 when Henry Hill becomes, at 11 years old, connected with the Mob. It ends, as does the movie also, when Henry and Karen are forced to cooperate with the FBI, join the witness protection program, and help the government take down a bunch of Henry's coworkers--after which, as Henry said, he got to live the rest of his life as as shnook. (***)
Karen Novak: Five Mile House: A Novel
Legend has it that in 1889, Eleanor Bly flung herself from the tower of Five Mile House after murdering her seven children. More than a hundred years later, her ghost reaches out to Leslie Stone, a New York cop who has killed a child murderer and is haunted by her actions. New to the town of Wellington-famous for its coven of witches-Leslie becomes obsessed with Eleanor's story, suspecting that the truth may be quite different from local legend. As she digs deeper, uncovering dangerous town secrets, her life and the lives of her children are put into peril. I love stories in which a haunted house serves as the main character: e.g., The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunted, Hell House, etc. This haunted house story contains ghosts, witches, ancient secrets, and a fascinating premise based on the supposedly infinite number pi and what will happen if its end could ever be reached. A good book for sure--but not quite on a par with The Haunting of Hill House. But then, what is? (***)
Larry McMurtry: Crazy Horse: A Life
Not much is known about this famous Sioux warrior, therefore McMurtry's book is brief and to the point. Even so, the reader gets a pretty clear picture of the man's bravery, integrity, and generosity. As with many of our native people, he died much too young. (***)
Louis Bayard: Roosevelt's Beast: A Novel
In 1914, Teddy Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, set off to map Brazil's Rio da Duvida (River of Doubt). What was supposed to be a lark for the "Colonel" and his son ended up almost killing both of them. Indeed, the former president never completely recovered. Bayard has taken three days out of this time period to write a fictional thriller that kept me turning pages. The Colonel (Teddy) and Kermit kidnapped are by the Cinta Larga natives The tribe is being ravaged by a "beast" that kills its prey, guts it, drinks its blood, and then leaves nothing but a husk. The beast leaves no footprints, and no one has actually seen it. The chief will release Kermit and his father if they kill the beast. The Colonel sees it as just another hunting expedition, but Kermit (the Roosevelt in the title) sees it as something much more, something that will haunt him the rest of his life. I enjoyed this book very much. (***)
Ransom Riggs: Hollow City (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children)
So Miss Peregrine is stuck in bird form, all the loops have been corrupted by murderous wights and hollowgasts, and Miss P. and her peculiar children must go on a long and dangerous trek to find an intact ymbryne to help put things to right. A whole new set of peculiar vintage photos helps the author spin his latest tale of mystery, suspense, and fantasy. Unfortunately, I think I had had enough of these characters with the first book. This one didn't hold my attention nearly as well. But there's another one coming. So if you are an avid fan, you won't have to wait long for the story to continue. (***)
Ron Rash: Serena: A Novel
George and Serena Pemberton are young, ambitious members of the timbers baron class, busy stripping the ancient timberlands of Western North Carolina for profit during the Depression--at the same time that the Department of the Interior is trying to protect the area by turning it into a national park. Pemberton is ruthless enough in his own right, but Serena earns her place among the worst female fictional villains of all time. Apparently devoid of conscience or compassion, when someone gets in the way of what she wants, she has them killed as easily as swatting a bothersome insect. The one thing that she wants that she can't have is a child. Her one pregnancy results in a stillbirth and leaves Serena unable to carry another. Pemberton, however, has fathered a child by a local girl before he marries Serena, and this fact does not sit well with the barren baroness. She sets out to destroy both the child and his mother. The excessive descriptive passages in the book do nothing to further the action, but the interspersed scenes of action and interplay among characters is enough to keep one reading to the end--an end that I didn't quite see coming. In fact, I went back and retread the last two sections just to make sure I had understood. (***)
Jason Mott: The Returned
The book on which the new tv series "Resurrection" is based. Harold and Lucille Hargraves lost their only child, 8-year-old Jacob, in a drowning accident in 1966. In their old age they've settled comfortably into life without him, their wounds healed through time…. Until one day Jacob appears on their doorstep—flesh and blood, their sweet, precocious child, still eight years old. All over the world people's loved ones are returning from beyond. No one knows how or why this is happening, whether it's a miracle or a sign of the end. Not even Harold and Lucille can agree on whether the boy is real or a wondrous imitation. As chaos erupts around the globe, the newly reunited Hargraves find themselves at the center of a community on the brink of collapse. Although I enjoyed this book, I feel the tv show is better. For me, the book lacked the edge-of-seat suspense that's present in the series. But both the series and the book share one problem: the age of Jacob's parents. The dates of the then and now in each just never seemed to jibe with an "elderly" couple to me--not to mention how great Frances Fisher looks in the series as the mom. (***)
Jennifer McMahon: The Winter People: A Novel
After a night of partying, 19-year-old Ruthie awakens to find her mother, an off-the-grid hippie who rarely leaves their Vermont farm, is missing, and Ruthie is left to care for her young sister. Ruthie desperately searches their old farmhouse for clues and uncovers a hidden compartment in her mother's room filled with frightening artifacts: a pair of strangers' wallets, a loaded gun, and an old diary that reveals a 100-year-old mystery lending credence to the campfire tales about their farm, the nearby Devils' Hand rock formation, locals who have gone missing, and her mother's warnings that bad things happen in their woods. Ruthie begins tracking her mother with the information in the wallets and soon finds links between the diary's horrors and her mother's disappearance. This mystery-horror crossover is haunting, evocative, and horrifically beautiful. (***)
M.L. Stedman: The Light Between Oceans: A Novel
After four years at war, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day's journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season and shore leaves are granted every other year at best, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby's cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby. Tom, whose records as a lighthouse keeper are meticulous and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war, wants to report the man and infant immediately. But Isabel has taken the tiny baby to her breast. Against Tom's judgment, they claim her as their own and name her Lucy. When she is two, Tom and Isabel return to the mainland and are reminded that there are other people in the world. Their choice has devastated one of them. Beautifully written and heartbreaking. I found it hard to put this book down. (****)
Roger Zelazny: A Night in the Lonesome October
This delightful story follows 31 days in the lives of watchdog Snuff, the narrator, and his master Jack, as they prepare for a Halloween ritual. Some players want to bring Lovecraft's ancient gods of chaos back to earth; some want to banish them, at least until the next ritual. Discovering who is who and what is where are vital tasks. Zelazny freely borrows from Stoker, Shelly, Conan Doyle, and Lovecraft, screen adaptations of the same, and other popular horror sources for this fun fantasy read. (***)
Ronald Malfi: Floating Staircase
Novelist Travis Glasgow and his wife Jodie buy their first house the western Maryland town of Westlake. At first, everything is picture perfect—from the beautiful lake behind the house to the rebirth of the friendship between Travis and his brother, Adam, who lives nearby. Travis also begins to overcome the darkness of his childhood and the guilt he's harbored since his younger brother's death—a tragic drowning veiled in mystery that has plagued Travis since he was 13. Soon, though, the new house begins to lose its allure. Strange noises wake Travis at night, and his dreams are plagued by ghosts. Barely glimpsed shapes flit through the darkened hallways, but strangest of all is the bizarre set of wooden stairs that rises cryptically out of the lake behind the house. Travis becomes drawn to the structure, but the more he investigates, the more he uncovers the house's violent and tragic past, and the more he learns that some secrets cannot be buried forever. (***)
Pat Conroy: The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son
If you're a fan of Pat Conroy's work, you've already met Santini, aka Pat's father, Don Conroy, in Conroy's fiction. The author's latest work is a nonfiction retelling of the tragedy that is the Conroy family. An abusive father and a mother trapped in a fantasyland of her own invention formed a union that produced seven truly messed-up offspring. In this book, the surviving Conroy children lay their father, but not their demons, to rest. (***)
Ronald Malfi: The Mourning House
Devastated by family tragedy, Dr. Sam Hatch is a shadow of his former self. He travels the byroads of America, running away from a past he cannot escape. There is no salvation for him. And then he sees the house. Like a siren, it calls to him. Yet the house is not what it appears to be. Is it a blessing, a gift...or a curse? Very scary haunted house novella. (***)
Christopher Rice: The Heavens Rise
Creepy, chilling, and almost impossible to put down all describe the new novel by Christopher Rice, son of horror novelist Anne Rice. In the swampy areas of New Orleans, Niquette Delongpre's family discovers an old well on their property, whose contents have dark supernatural properties. During a clandestine meeting, Niquette and her high-school classmate, Marshall Ferriot, are immersed in the well water; within days, Niquette and her entire family are presumed dead and Marshall is in a vegetative state after throwing himself out a window in front of a hundred onlookers during a black-tie fundraising event. Years later, as Marshall sits in a coma in the hospital, things begin to die around him. Nurses first notice the dead birds and squirrels lined up outside his room; then a nurse, alone in his room, silently fillets herself with a surgical blade. This is only the start of what Marshall has planned. This is a horror novel, but in the telling of this page-turner, Rice also manages to deftly address issues of race and class in the Big Easy. (Review from Amazon.com) (***)
S. C. Gwynne: Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
This book tells of the rise and fall of the Comanche, a fierce, powerful, and proud American Plains tribe. It begins in 1836 with the kidnapping of a lovely nine-year-old girl with cornflower blue eyes named Cynthia Ann Parker. She grew to love her captors and eventually became famous as the "White Squaw." She married a powerful Comanche chief, and their son, Quanah, became a warrior who was never defeated and whose bravery and military brilliance made him a legend as one of the greatest of the Plains Indian chiefs. The author describes in brutal detail the savagery of both whites and Comanches. The book is full of historical characters and historical and geographical details. I was left wanting more about the sad and tragic figure of Cynthia Ann Parker and less about our violent and murderous male ancestors, both white and red. (And somewhere along the line, I guess I missed the explanation of the title. I don't know to what Empire of the Summer Moon refers.) (***)
Karen Kondazian: The Whip
The Whip is inspired by the true story of a woman, Charlotte "Charley" Parkhurst (1812-1879) who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man in the old west. As a young woman in Rhode Island, she fell in love with a black man and had his child. The destruction of her family drove her west to California, dressed as a man, to track the killer. Charley became a renowned stagecoach driver for Wells Fargo. She killed a famous outlaw, had a secret love affair, and lived with a housekeeper who, unaware of her true sex, fell in love with her. Charley was the first known woman to vote in America in 1868 (as a man). Her grave lies in Watsonville, California. (***)
Stephen King: Doctor Sleep: A Novel
Danny "Doc" Torrance is all grown up now, battling alcoholism as well as the demons of his past, demons he first met at the haunted Overlook Hotel one snowbound Colorado winter. Dan and his newfound 12-year-old "niece," who, like Dan, possesses the ability known as the shining, team up to battle a tribe of murderous paranormals who travel the country in a caravan of RVs, kidnapping children who shine, killing them, and feeding on their essence, their steam. In addition to Dan, the reader meets other familiar characters, first encountered in King's THE SHINING, some 35 years ago. One very special character joins Danny late in the book for a scene that will tug at your heart. This is classic King, every bit as good as his best. Nobody can write a monster quite like he can. (****)
Olive Ann Burns: Cold Sassy Tree
On July 5, 1906, scandal breaks in the small town of Cold Sassy, Georgia, when the proprietor of the general store, E. Rucker Blakeslee, elopes with Miss Love Simpson. He is barely three weeks a widower, and she is only half his age and a Yankee to boot. As their marriage inspires a whirlwind of local gossip, Blakeslee's grandson, fourteen-year-old Will Tweedy, suddenly finds himself eyewitness to a family scandal, and that's where his adventures begin. The anomaly of Cold Sassy, in my opinion, is that it's a town full of people you don't like (with the exception of Will Tweedy. Loomis, Miss Love, and to a lesser degree Grandpa Blakeslee). You will never meet a bigger group of mean spirited and judgmental folks. But it's a good story. I liked it. (***)
Elmore Leonard: The Moonshine War: A Novel
The recent death of Elmore Leonard made me sad and also got me to looking into some of his work that I had not read. There's a lot of it. I chose this book, one of his earlier works. It is set during Prohibition and concerns a small eastern Kentucky community whose main industry is moonshining. Son Martin, the novel's hero, is your typical Leonard tough-guy--reminded me a lot of Raylan Givens of Leonard's tv series "Justified"--quiet, operating on the edge of things, something of an outlaw himself. The bad guys are what you would expect--vicious, erratic, and often kind of stupid. There's a treasure that everyone, bad guys and good, would like to get their hands on. Son's deceased dad has left a hoard of first-rate, eight-year-old moonshine, and nobody but Son and his farm hand know where it is hidden. It's worth boo-coodles of money on the illegal bootleg market of the times, and Dr. Taulbee, the baddest of the bad guys, wants it. Son is determined he won't get it. Who wins? Read the book. (***)
Sharyn McCrumb: The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
Nora Bonesteel, the wise woman of the Tennessee mountains is what her Celtic forebears would recognize as an "edge witch", one who patrols the boundaries between life and death, good and evil, the supernatural and the mundane. In this novel, sorrow comes to the mountain community in the guise of a murder/suicide on a remote farm and via a polluted river that brings death into the valley. Nora Bonesteel, with her graveyard quilt and her herbal remedies, does what she can do to protect the ordinary folk from tragedy. This is a wonderful novel to trace the continuance of Celtic heritage and folkways into America's Eastern mountains. (***)
Sharyn McCrumb: She Walks These Hills
In 1779, Katie Wyler, 18, was captured by the Shawnee in North Carolina. The story of her escape and arduous journey home through hundreds of miles of Appalachian wilderness is the topic of ethno-historian Jeremy Cobb's thesis-and the thread that runs through the third of McCrumb's ballad novels (after The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter). As Cobb begins to retrace Katie's return journey, 63-year-old convicted murderer Hiram (Harm) Sorley escapes from a nearby prison. Suffering from Korsakoff's syndrome, he has no recent memory: old Harm is permanently stuck in the past. Hamelin, Tenn., police dispatcher Martha Ayers uses the opportunity to convince the sheriff to assign her as a deputy. One of her first duties is to calm a young mother who, angry at her inattentive husband, is threatening her baby with a butcher knife. Ayers and the sheriff must also warn Harm's ex-wife Rita that he has escaped. Acting as a kind of narrative conscience is a local deejay, a "carpetbagger from Connecticut," who sees Harm as a folk hero from another era. Deftly building suspense, McCrumb weaves these colorful elements into her satisfying conclusion as she continues to reward her readers' high expectations. (***)
Yann Martel: Life of Pi
Pi, his family, and their zoo set off on a move from India to Canada. All goes well until they are ship wrecked in the middle of the Pacific. Pi and three of the zoo animals manage to board a lifeboat and are saved from the sinking of their ship. The narrative of Pi's seven months as a castaway is sometimes brutal, sometimes sad, but all the time a page turner. This is a wonderful book. Perfect writing, strong characters, intriguing plotting. I recommend highly. (****)
Jodi Picoult: Second Glance: A Novel
Do we love across time? Or in spite of it? A developer has slated an ancient Abenaki Indian burial ground for a strip mall, and now strange happenings have tiny Comtosook, Vermont, talking of supernatural forces at work. Ross Wakeman is a ghost hunter who's never seen a ghost-all he's searching for is something to end the pain of losing his fiance Aimee in a car accident. He tried suicide-any number of times. Now Ross lives only for a way to connect with Aimee from beyond. Searching the site for signs of the paranormal, Ross meets the mysterious Lia, who sparks him to life for the first time in years. But the discoveries that await Ross are beyond anything he could dream of in this world-or the next. Picoult expertly weaves in the factual Vermont eugenics program of the 1930s, from which it has been said that Hitler got his ethnic cleansing idea. I truly enjoyed this book. (***)
Wanda E. Brunstetter: The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club
The unlikely group that signs up for Emma Yoder's beginner's quilting class proves the adage that quilting is good therapy. The group includes a preacher's wife, a troubled married couple, a biker working through a dui probation requirement, a young woman from a troubled home, and a young widower with a baby. Every member of the group, including the teacher, is battling his/her own problems. As the six-week course progresses, our quilters come to know each other and themselves better and work through the problems that are threatening to upend their lives. The narrative is a little stilted, in my opinion, but it's an easy, feel-good read. I understand this book has been made into a play. I'd like to see a performance. (***)
Stephen King: In the Tall Grass
A long short story or a short novella by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill. Good and scary, well plotted, a spine-tingling joy to read. But I do believe the fellows had enough here to go ahead and make into a full-length novel. The plot centers around a field of tall grass across the highway from a rest station. There's something in that tall grass, something horrible. And once you're in, you're in for good. (***)
Steven Sidor: Pitch Dark
It's Christmas Eve, and Vera Coffey is on the run. She doesn't know the men who are after her. She has never seen them before, but she has seen the horrors they visit on people who don't give them what they want. Vera has something they want badly. She'd give it up if it weren't the only thing keeping her alive. The Larkins have known the toll violence takes on a family ever since they were trapped in a madman's shooting rampage. They've been coping with the trauma for nearly twenty years. Now, on a cold and lonely winter morning, Vera collapses at their roadside motel. And she's brought something with her. Together they'll have to make one last stand against an evil that has followed them further than anyone could've imagined. If you don't like fast-paced thrillers, don't open this book. (***)
Smoky Trudeau: The Cabin
James-Cyrus Hoffmann has just inherited his grandfather's farm, and with it a mysterious cabin deep in the woods on Hoffmann mountain; a cabin he has dreamed about since childhood. When James-Cyrus enters the cabin, he is vaulted back through time to the Civil War era, where he meets Elizabeth, the brave young woman who lives in the cabin, and Malachi, a runaway slave. James-Cyrus realizes his dreams of the cabin were visions of the past, and that Elizabeth is his great-great aunt—a woman who vanished without a trace from the family tree. (***)
Eowyn Ivey: The Snow Child: A Novel (Kindle)
Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart--he breaking under the weight of farmwork; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone--but they glimpse a young, blonde girl running through the trees. This little girl, who calls herself Faina, seems to be a child of the woods. She hunts with a red fox at her side, skims lightly across the snow, and somehow survives alone in the Alaskan wilderness. As Jack and Mabel struggle to understand this child who could have stepped from the pages of a fairy tale, they come to love her as their own daughter. But in this beautiful, violent place things are rarely as they appear, and what they eventually learn about Faina will transform all of them. A very good story. (****)
Gregg Olsen: Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest
The setting is a forested wilderness in the Northwest, circa 1911. The villain is a tall, egotistical woman doctor with an imposing jawline and a fierce will to dominate others. The victims are two wealthy English sisters, gullible health faddists after the fashion of those who flocked to Dr. Kellogg's sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan. But unlike Dr. Kellogg's comparatively gentle method of diet plus enemas, Dr. Hazzard's method was to literally starve her patients to death--and then defraud them of their valuables. An intriguing story but not very well written. (**)
Charles Frazier: Nightwoods: A Novel
A woman living in an abandoned rural lodge is suddenly forced to raise her dead sister's two wild young children. Neither of them has spoken a word since witnessing their mother's brutal murder, and they've developed a fondness for breaking things and starting fires. When their ne'er-do-well father is released from jail, the action in this lush and lively novel flares. Not as good as Cold Mountain but better than 13 Moons. I liked this book a lot. (***)
Stephen King: 11/22/63: A Novel
Jake Epping is a 35-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students—a gruesome, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning's father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as evidenced by his crooked walk. Not much later, Jake's friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane—and insanely possible—mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake's new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake's life—a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time. A tribute to a simpler era and a devastating exercise in escalating suspense, 11/22/63 is Stephen King at his epic best. (****)
Emma Donoghue: Room: A Novel
To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world. . . . It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits. Room is home to Jack, but to Ma it's the prison where she has been held for seven years. Through her fierce love for her son, she has created a life for him in this eleven-by-eleven-foot space. But with Jack's curiosity building alongside her own desperation, she knows that Room cannot contain either much longer. Room is a tale at once shocking, riveting, exhilarating--a story of unconquerable love in harrowing circumstances, and of the diamond-hard bond between a mother and her child. (****)
Dean Koontz: What the Night Knows: A Novel
Here is ghost story like no other you have read. In the Calvinos, Dean Koontz brings to life a family that might be your own, in a war for their survival against an adversary more malevolent than any he has yet created, with their own home the battleground. Of all his acclaimed novels, none exceeds What the Night Knows in power, in chilling suspense, and in sheer mesmerizing storytelling. --Amazon.com (***)
Daniel Woodrell: Winter's Bone: A Novel (Kindle)
Intriguing story and writing that is both lyrical and earthy. I loved this book. Bone chilling. The movie, which I saw before I read this book, sticks very very closely to the book's plot. (****)
Stephen King: Mile 81 (Kindle Single)
A right scary novella with somewhat the same theme (but not exactly) of CHRISTINE and FROM A BUICK 8. (***)
Robert McCammon: The Five
The only complaint I have about this book is that there's a little too much rock and music terminology that I don't understand. Otherwise it's an excellent thriller with a supernatural touch. You won't see the ending coming, an ending that proves you never know what effect your actions might have on someone else. (***)
Peter Straub: A Dark Matter
Four high school friends in 1966 Madison, Wis., fall under the spell of charismatic wandering guru. During an occult ceremony in which said guru attempts to break through to a higher reality, something goes horribly awry leaving one participant dead. Decades later, one of the four's writer husband interviews the quartet to find out what happened. And so we get to hear the entire story not once, but four times, as told by each of the four. I have to say, Peter, I could have done with the one telling, the last one, the one that I almost didn't make it to. (**)
Jack Kilborn: Endurance: A Novel of Terror (Kindle)
The Rushmore Inn in rural West Virginia is much like the Eagles' Hotel California: Folks check in but they can never leave. Run by a crazy woman and her brood of inbred mutants, this inn doesn't appear in vacation pamphlets or Chamber of Commerce websites. It's the area's dirty little secret that even the sheriff is in on. Being a fan of scary books, I enjoyed this one. It's scary--very. But there was one thing that kept distracting and irritating me. I have lived in the south all my life, and I have never heard anyone use y'all for a plural pronoun. When you call someone "y'all," you better be speaking to more than one person. Apparently the vocabulary rules are different in West Virginia, or this author is in over his head when he writes in southern dialect. (***)
Mark Haddon: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Kindle)
Excellent storytelling. The narrator is a 15-year-old autistic boy who sets out to solve the mystery of who murdered his neighbor's dog. The journey is engrossing; You'll find this one hard to put down. And, with Christopher's fast-paced way of telling his story, often opting for tangents, you'll find yourself breathless and a bit tired at the end. Like you've made the journey with him. And you'll fall in love with this kid along the way. (****)
Charles Portis: True Grit
Somehow I missed ever having read this western classic, which was published in the 60s. I loved it. Portis is a very good storyteller. You'll fall in love with Rooster and Mattie. Now I'm ready for the new movie starring the amazing Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn. (Remember the old movie with John Wayne as Rooster?) (****)
Elissa Elliott: Eve: A Novel of the First Woman
A fictional account of the lives of Adam, Eve, and their children, with appearance by Elohim, Lucifer, and a bunch of other folks that we never knew were there. Good story. (***)
Ransom Stephens: The God Patent (Kindle)
I have mixed feelings about this book. It's a well told story with an intriguing conclusion. But I felt the characters were a bit flat. I think they could have been fleshed out more. (***)
Stephen King: Full Dark, No Stars
Four long stories by the King of Horror. No vampires or werewolves though. The monsters in these stories are all too human. They're some of King's darkest stories, however. Sometimes they're hard to read. But the writing is some of his best. (****)
Barack Obama: Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
The author created OF THEE I SING for his daughters Sasha and Malia back in 2004. It's a tribute to some honored Americans of all races. It's a great little read and would make a wonderful gift for some beloved child in your life. I'm giving one to my grand nephew (5 y.o.) for Christmas. I also got one for me. (****)
Tiffany Baker: The Little Giant of Aberdeen County
What it means to be different and the importance of acceptance run throughout this yankee gothic story. Aberdeen County, N.Y., in all its quirkiness, serves as a microcosm for the larger world and reminds us that we are all different and that things—and people—are not always what they seem.While I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves a good read, it is not without problems. The main character, a girl named Truly who cannot stop growing, serves as the story's narrator. But the story loses some of its believability as Truly describes scenes, conversations, and thoughts involving other characters that she could not possibly know about. And some situations, such as the burial of Amelia's father, the lack of any kind of investigation when Truly's sister disappears, etal, interrupt one's suspension of disbelief. It's a testament of the author's otherwise superb story-telling ability that I was able to overlook this drawbacks enough to enjoy this book. I would have given it four stars if not for these problems. (***)
Charlaine Harris: Grave Sight (Harper Connelly Mysteries, Book 1)
Harper Connelly's talent is that she can find dead people. She finds a bunch of them in Sarne, Ark. Harper and her stepbrother Tolliver solve a trio of murders in this small town, then hightail it to safer ground. Fun read. (***)
Stephen M. Irwin: The Dead Path (Kindle)
This is onen of the best scary books I've ever read. An adult fairy tale of sorts, don't even open it unless you're a scary story fan--'cause it's plenty scarey. Warning: It has spiders--lots and lots of spiders. (****)
Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition
My fifth reading of this most excellent of books. My book club chose this as our October selection to honor the 50th anniversary of its publication. Scout, Jem, Dill, Atticus, Boo, and Ms. Lee, thank you for this story. (*****)
Stephen King: Roadwork
One of King's "Richard Bachman" books. There really is a difference in Bachman and King. Bachman is harsher and not as sympathetic with his characters, I think. This is a pretty good story of a man fighting eminent domain to save his house and his sacred memories. In a way, he wins. (***)
Amy Greene: Bloodroot (Kindle)
Named for a flower whose blood-red sap possesses the power both to heal and poison, Bloodroot is a stunning fiction debut about the legacies of magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and loss that haunt one family across the generations, from the Great Depression to today. (****)
Stephen King: UR (Kindle)
This novella concerns a man who ordered a Kindle from Amazon and got a highly unusual pink one that let him read books and newspaper from alternate dimensions of our universe. Good read. (***)
Christian Moerk: Darling Jim: A Novel (Kindle)
A dad-gum good book. Modern Irish gothic tale of traveling bard Jim Quick and victims of his killing spree. This author combines fairy tales, Arthurian legend, horror, mystery, and a few other genres to create this entrancing tale of murder and revenge. (****)
Colm A. Kelleher: Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah (Kindle)
A compendium of every UFO and paranormal experience that most people have ever heard of. According to this book, which is presented as a true story, the owners of a Utah ranch were terrorized by everything from Big Foot to giant wolves over a period of several years, some of which appeared out of a portal to/from another dimension. NIDS (National Institute for Discovery Science) subsequently bought the ranch and started an investigation. Although the author reports that the investigators experienced many of the same phenomena that the Gormans did, they apparently didn't get a lot of evidence in the way of photos, videos, or recordings--as none appear in the book. Read at your own risk of becoming disenchanted. (**)
Jeannette Walls: The Glass Castle: A Memoir (Kindle)
This is the story of Rex and Rose Mary Walls, who might just be the worst parents in the history of the world. Victims of the Walls's laissez faire form of child rearing as well as their parents' complete lack of a sense of responsibility for their children, the four Walls kids suffer inhuman deprivation and indignity. The miracle is that they all got out and, at least in the case of this author, because productive adults. A good story. (***)
Dan Simmons: Black Hills
Paha Sapa (Black Hills) a young Lakota Sioux, counts coup on old Yellow Hair at the Battle of the Greasy Grass and acquires Custer's ghost as an unwelcome lifelong companion. Paha Sapa's adult life finds him working as s powder man with Gutzon Borglum on Mt.Rushmore, a white sculpture paid for by the white government and carved into The Six Grandfathers, a mountain sacred to the Sioux and other Plains Indians. But Paha Sapa has a plan to avenge this desecration. If you have any interest in the history of the Sioux or Mt. Rushmore, or if you just like a very good story, you should love this book. I did. (****)
Justin Cronin: The Passage (Kindle)
I have mixed feelings about this book. In the end, it was a good story, well plotted. But Cronin included way too many characters, especially in the middle of the book. Hard to keep up with who was who. But I'd still recommend it for anyone who likes a good end-of-the-world thriller. (***)
Paul David Binkley: Thawing Eden (Kindle)
This book did not measure up to my expectations. While the premise was intriguing (finding the ancient Garden of Eden under the Antarctic polar ice cap), the execution just didn't ring true for me. The last fourth of the book is the best. (**)
Richard Matheson: The Box: Uncanny Stories (Kindle)
I love Richard Matheson's writing. My initial reason for reading this book was to get some more insight into the movie of the same title that left me wondering WT?. But I think the story was even more ambiguous than the movie. My favorite story in the book is the last one, "Tis the Season to be Jelly." (***)
Sandra Felton: Living Organized: Proven Steps for a Clutter-Free and Beautiful Home (Kindle)
This book gives advice on how Messies can become Cleanies. Tips on decluttering, organing, finding your style, and living beautifully. The main problem I had with this book is that the author seems to be speaking to an audience with plenty of money. (**)
Irene Latham: Leaving Gee's Bend
In 1930s rural Gees Bend, Alabama, young Ludelphia Bennet goes on a journey to save her mother and ends up saving Gees Bend. (***)
Donald B. Kraybill: Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (Kindle)
Not so much a story of the Amish school house shooting as a documentary on the history of Anabaptists and the Amish doctrine of forgiveness. But it's very interesting. It's also very inspiring to know that there are people who work this hard to follow Jesus and do the things he taught, especially the part about forgiveness and loving our enemies. (****)
Joe Hill: Heart-Shaped Box (Kindle)
As one has-been hard-rock star found out, be careful what you buy on Ebay (or a knock-off Ebay). You might get a little more than you paid for. This is a scary book. (***)
Robert Goolrick: A Reliable Wife
In the fall of 1907, Ralph Truitt puts an ad in a Chicago newspaper for "a reliable wife" to share his life in rural Wisconsin. Catherine Land answers his ad, claiming she is "a simple, honest woman." What she is, however, is a prostitute whose plan is to become Truitt's wealthy widow. The action, suspense, plot twists, and beautiful prose kept me turning pages until the very last one. (****)
Dennis Lehane: Shutter Island (Kindle)
Edge-of-your-seat page-turner with a lot of twists and an ending that I never saw coming. I had to read the last two chapters three times before I believed it. Can't wait to see the movie. (****)
John Connolly: The Gates: A Novel
Who knew quantum physics could be so much fun? This book is sort of a children's book for adults. When scientists at the CERN particle accelerator have a wee malfunction, the Gates of Hell are opened and Samuel Johnson, his doggie Boswell, and three of his friends find themselves on the front lines in a demonic war. Sounds scary, and it is a little. But mostly it's funny. (***)
Greg Mortenson: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time (Kindle)
Greg Mortenson risks his life time and again to build schools in the hostile environs of the Islamic world. Mortenson is a living hero to rural communities of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where he has gained the trust of Islamic leaders, military commanders, government officials and tribal chiefs from his tireless effort to champion education, especially for girls. Read this book and believe that peace can be won without violence. (****)
Dan Simmons: A Winter Haunting
This is a very scary book. The ending took me totally by surprise. Didn't see it coming. Sequel to Children of the Night. Just as good, if not better, than Children. (****)
Louise Murphy: The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
Using a framework based on the "Hansel and Gretel" fairy tale, Murphy weaves a story of horror and heartbreak set in Poland during the latter days of the Holocaust. The moral of this story can be found in the very last chapter: When all is said and done, "when the bombs have stopped dropping...and we are done killing each other," love is what we're left with. Love is all that's eternal among the many human emotions. (****)
Clyde Bolton: Nancy Swimmer: A Story of the Cherokee Nation
This novel takes place during the 19th century in North Georgia in the period before and during the removal of the eastern Indian tribes to Oklahoma. It's an interesting and well written account of the life of Nancy Swimmer, a Cherokee woman who lived during this time. It's heartbreaking as well and will not endear you to the government of Georgia of the time, nor to the old Chicken Snake himself, President Andy Jackson. (****)
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Re: So close, yet so far
UncleTimmy wrote:OK! I have 43070 segments, and it's got to be on the right track.
Nevertheless, no variation of "little man smoking a cigarette, with giant exploding brain and legs" seems to work as the key to the next level. Maybe that's because he's twirling a whirligig, not smoking a cigarette? Or maybe it's a map of Mars. I'll pursue these possibilities with vigor.
So is this one finally a programming challenge then, as opposed to just more tricks with PIL? Playing with the color map certainly didn't get me anywhere, so I suppose I get to navigate the maze now. I don't see any other hints about where else to go...

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We first told you about this program last October. The Better Buildings for Michigan program gives homeowners the chance to make energy saving improvements at a discount price.Step one is a home energy audit, which usually costs $350, but under the program you can get the four hour assessment for just $100."The audit helps them identify ways that they can save money on their energy bills, improvements that they may need to make," said Sue McAlpine, the program's director. "Then they can go ahead and take advantage of the rebates and incentives and make the changes so that they can make their home more comfortable."She said 3,200 people have signed up so far, but they're hoping for more than 4,000. It is all made possible thanks to a $30 million grant from the federal government.More than 30 metro Detroit communities are eligible from the city of Detroit to Washtenaw County. The program is ideal for people with drafts and cold rooms or homes that need insulation, a new water heater, furnace or roof."In the winter it's going to keep your house warmer, and in the summer it's going to keep your house cooler," McAlpine said.The program matches rebates from the utility companies and gives low interest or zero percent financing for improvements. They will also install a programmable thermostat, compact florescent bulbs and high efficiency shower heads. The best part is that you will save money in the long run. The changes will lower your utility bills all year round."People are saving anywhere from a few hundred dollars up to a thousand dollars. It just depends on the house and the amount of work that they need to do and the amount of improvements that they choose to make," said McAlpine.The deadline for this program has been extended to March 31. It is your last chance to get a home energy audit for $100.For more information or to sign up, call (313) 566-4801 or visit www.mihomeenergy.org.
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Hello charlie, long time no talk.... I was just browsing around and decided to leave you this message.... I was wondering what are your thoughts on the Neymar transfer deal and how do you feel he is doing at Barcelona?
I feel that the deal was bound to happen, however I'm very happy of how it happened(little money for Santos, lots of money to his father's company) I think he is doing better than I though he would do in such amount of time. He is adapting quickly. Anyways.... Have a nice weekend. Talk to you soon.
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I feel that the deal was bound to happen, however I'm very happy of how it happened(little money for Santos, lots of money to his father's company) I think he is doing better than I though he would do in such amount of time. He is adapting quickly. Anyways.... Have a nice weekend. Talk to you soon.
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You were the first person to comment on my wall! Haha, a couple of cool votes for you my friend
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Grazie! Not sure I agree with yours though.... Flamini not only left for more money but left for THAT team! Ughhh!
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Energy Department awards in geothermal development will develop and test novel techniques to advance EGS, Hydrothermal, and Low-Temperature Geothermal energy exploration.Energy Department Announces $31 Million for the FORGE Laboratory to Study Enhanced Geothermal Systems
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LemonFree has found some important recall information regarding 2013 Lincoln MKS vehicles2013 Lincoln MKS (6/26/2013)
Campaign Number: 13V270000
Component Name: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Description: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Ford Explorer, Taurus, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured November 29, 2012, through December 12, 2012. In the affected vehicles, with sufficient door openings and closings, the child safety locks may change from an activated position to a deactivated position without notice.
Defect: If the child lock is deactivated, the door could be unlocked and opened from the inside which could lead to personal injury to an unrestrained child.
Corrective Action: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will test the safety locks. If necessary, the locks will be replaced free of charge. The recall began on August 2, 2013. Ford's recall number is 13S07. Owners may contact the Ford customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
Campaign Number: 13V227000
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Description: Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Explorer, Taurus, Flex, Fusion, Police Interceptor Sedan and Police Interceptor Utility vehicles; and certain model year 2013 Lincoln MKS, MKT, and MKZ vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the fuel delivery module may develop a crack, allowing fuel to leak.
Defect: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Corrective Action: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery module, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall campaign number is 13S04.


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Book your room at Solmar Resort All Inclusive
Beachfront, with full-service spa
With a stay at Solmar Resort All Inclusive in Cabo San Lucas, you'll be on the beach and minutes from Cannery Beach and close to The Arch.
This all-inclusive resort is within close proximity of Solmar Beach and Lover's Beach.
Make yourself at home in one of the 100 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Rooms have private patios. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, which include 2 outdoor swimming pools, a health club, and an outdoor tennis court. Additional features include wireless Internet access (surcharge), concierge services, and babysitting/childcare.
This resort is all inclusive. Rates include meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.
Grab a bite to eat at one of the resort's dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a swim-up bar.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this resort consist of meeting rooms and a meeting room. Free valet parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
At your hotel
All inclusive
This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
Gratuities and taxes
Gratuities and taxes are included. Additional gratuities at guests' discretion are accepted.
Food and beverages
- All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and beverages included
- In-room minibar (non-alcoholic beverages included)
- Meals and beverages at companion properties
- Dining and beverage availability limited at one or more venues
- Gourmet or à la carte dining limited to 3 meals per stay
- Surcharges for:
- premium food items
- premium or imported non-alcoholic beverages
- premium or imported alcoholic beverages
- bottled wine
- bottled liquor
- room service
- Access to onsite clubs
- Access to offsite clubs
- Onsite live performances
- Theme parties
Not included
- Airport transfers
- Childcare
- Golf green fees
- Laundry/dry cleaning services
- Minibar
- Motorized water sports
- Premium and/or non-domestic beverages
- Premium food items
- Room service
- Scuba-diving certification
- Scuba-diving excursions
- Snorkeling excursions
- Spa/beauty facilities and services
- Wireless Internet access
- Activities and services offered by independent operators
- Offsite tours
- Transportation to offsite activities
At your hotel
Solmar Resort All Inclusive is an all-inclusive resort. Room rates include meals and beverages at onsite restaurants and bars. Other items and amenities, including taxes and gratuities, and access to recreational activities and entertainment may also be included. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
Solmar Resort All Inclusive features a full-service spa, 2 outdoor swimming pools, an outdoor tennis court, and a health club. Dining is available at one of the resort's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a snack bar/deli. A swim-up bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with high-speed wireless Internet access (surcharge).
Business amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center, a meeting room, and meeting rooms. 4 meeting rooms are available. This all-inclusive resort also offers a children's pool, a spa tub, and a rooftop terrace. Guests can use the outdoor pool at a partner hotel. Onsite valet parking is complimentary.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Spa services on site
- Swim-up bar
- Full-service spa
- Business center
- Health club
- Shopping on site
- Total number of rooms - 100
- Elevator/lift
- Airport transportation
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- One meeting room
- ATM/banking
- Picnic area
- Year Built 1973
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Spa tub
- Children's pool
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Coffee shop or café
- Hair salon
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Grocery/convenience store
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms
- Free valet parking
- Garden
- Outdoor tennis court
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of meeting rooms - 4
- Tennis on site
- Wedding services
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( 12 USD per 24-hour period )
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( 12 USD per 24-hour period )
Park your car
Free valet parking
In your room
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Premium TV channels
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Patio
- In-room safe
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Minibar
- Shower/tub combination
- Satellite TV service
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Complimentary newspaper
- In-room massage available
Eat and drink
El Tejaban - This beachfront family restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
El Trebol Snack Bar - This poolside restaurant serves breakfast and lunch. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Sushi Factory - Overlooking the pool, this restaurant specializes in sushi and serves lunch only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Have fun
The Solmar is a dream come true for every member of the family. Solmar Resort All Inclusive offers daily activities program such as beach volleyball, Texas hold 'em poker, and bingo. Themed dinners are available at Solmar. The list of things to see and do in Los Cabos is almost endless. The concierge can arrange sport fishing, golf, sunset cruises, snorkeling, whale-watching and much, much more. And remember, when the sun goes down in Cabo, the nightlife heats up. Night clubs are a 10-minute walk from the resort.
An outdoor tennis court and a health club are featured at the resort. 2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Scuba diving nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Miniature golf on site
Playa Del Grande has 8 treatment rooms including rooms for couples and outdoor treatment areas. Massages are available on the beach and in the spa; other services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, and sports massages. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and a steam room. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, and reflexology.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Prenatal massage
- Steam room in spa
- Reflexology
- Sports massage
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Thalassotherapy treatments
- Number of treatment rooms 8
- Outdoor treatment areas
- Couples treatment rooms
- Massages on beach
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
The fine print for Solmar Resort All Inclusive
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
When you leave
Check-out time is 11 AM
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: Visa, American Express, MasterCard
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 21 years old.
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 12 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 12 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)


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