Rite of Fancy

A short summary of the book The Road: A walk after the apocalypse. My favorite Cormac McCarthy quote from the book: "This is what the good guys do. They keep trying. They don't give up." Questions to ponder while reading The Road: How long would it take before we stopped acting humanely? Would you try? My review of The Road: A punch in the gut. I am going out in the beginning. Would it really last that long? **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroads.com #TaketheBackRoads Like my page? Please consider supporting my work by visiting my sponsors, my  webshop , or by buying me a cup of coffee!...

A short summary of the book Trespassing: Am I crazy or did my husband just leave me? My favorite Brandi Reeds quote from the book: " Life deals you shitty cards sometimes. What are you gonna do? Fold?" Questions I pondered while reading Trespassing: Isn't everyone innocent until proven otherwise? Aren't in-laws awesome? My thoughts about Trespassing: Entertaining and fun. Easy to read. Great afternoon in the hammock. **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroads.com #TaketheBackRoads Like my page? Please consider supporting my work by visiting my sponsors, my  webshop , or by buying me a cup o...

A short summary of the book White Rose, Black Forest: Nursing found humanity in Nazi Germany. My favorite Eoin Dempsey quote from the book: "Where they burn books, they will also, in the end, burn people." Questions to ponder while reading White Rose, Black Forest: Would you be too afraid? Could you have maintained your values? My review of White Rose, Black Forest: The Timeline threw me a bit. Great story. The bomb was/is evil. **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroads.com #TaketheBackRoads Like my page? Please consider supporting my work by visiting my sponsors, my  webshop , or ...

A short summary of the book Between the World and Me: A letter to my son. My favorite Ta-Nehisi Coates quote from the book: "But what one "means" is neither important nor relevant." Questions to ponder while reading Between the World and Me: Why is this crap still happening? Is it ever okay to touch another person's kid? My thoughts about Between the World and Me: 4 billion is a sickening number. I agree with Toni Morrison. Where do we go from here? **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroads.com #TaketheBackRoads Like my page? Please consider supporting my work by visiting my sponsors, my  webshop , or by buying me...

A short summary of the book Station Eleven: Bringing Shakespear to society, after the flu. My favorite Emily St. John Mandel quote from the book: "There is nothing to be gained in watching the shipwreck." Questions to ponder while reading Station Eleven: Is survival insufficient? Who would you be? My thoughts on Station Eleven: I think I would follow Frank. Shakespeare trumps the apocalypse. Book recommended by the bartender, I am very glad I left a good tip. **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroads.com #TaketheBackRoads Like my page? Please consider supporting my work by visiting my sponsors, m...

A short summary of the book Lives of Girls and Women: Coming of age in rural Ontario, during the 1940s. My favorite Alice Munro quote from the book: " You may be right but that doesn’t mean there’s a thing you can do about it." Questions to ponder while reading Lives of Girls and Women: Did you fit in growing up? Who did you want to be? My review of Lives of Girls and Women: I, too, wanted more. Girls should be who they want. I look at peonies much differently now. **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroads.com #TaketheBackRoads Like my page? Please consider supporting my work by visiting my sponso...

A short summary of the book The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: And Fry will walk 600 miles... My favorite Rachel Joyce quote from the book: "The past was the past; there was no escaping your beginnings." Questions to ponder while reading the book: Do you have any faith? What would you do for a friend? My review of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: Extraordinarily ordinary characters. Don't hold on to your bitterness. I think I fancy a walk.  **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroads.com #TaketheBackRoads Like my page? Please consider supporting my work by visiting m...

A short summary of the book The Handmaid's Tale A lady's life in the Republic of Gilead. My favorite Margaret Atwood quote from the book: " You can think clearly only with your clothes on." Questions to ponder while reading the book. Would you have submitted? Is name elimination enough to destroy identity? My review of The Handmaid's Tale. Women need to be more supportive of each other. An uneducated population will destroy society. Religion isn't always the right answer. *Regularly challenged, be a rebel and read it* **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroads.com #TaketheBackRoads Like my page? P...

A short summary of the book A Lesson Before Dying: A lesson in a community's humanity. My favorite Ernest J. Gaines quote from the book: "And that's all we are, Jefferson, all of us on this earth, a piece of drifting wood, until we - each one of us, individually - decide to become something else." Questions I pondered while reading A Lesson Before Dying: How do we overcome stereotypes? How do you decide who you want to be? My thoughts about A Lesson Before Dying: Justice isn't always blind. It is hard to change perceptions. People act as they are treated. **************************************** a.d. elliott is a wanderer, writer, and photographer currently living in Salem, Virginia.  In addition to the travel writings at  www.takethebackroads.com , you can also read her book reviews at  www.riteoffancy.com  and US military biographies at  www.everydaypatriot.com Her online photography gallery can be found at  shop.takethebackroa...