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Favorite Reviews:
I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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Author Archives: Thistle
Storm Front, by Jim Butcher (audio)
Harry Dresden is a professional wizard, meaning that yes, he can perform magic – such a thing does exist, along with vampires and demons and various other paranormal phenomena – and yes, he does so for a fee when you … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month. November. Fifty thousand words in thirty days. A tradition for me now since 2009, an event I love to pieces. And yet, I debated whether or not to participate this year. Moving across the country has … Continue reading
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson (audio)
I have read the story of Jekyll & Hyde so many times since my first read eight years ago that I really cannot just review it like a normal book. Even my first review – my third read-through, and one … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Adult, Personal, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, audio, callback, circus horror, classics, favorite, memorable, psychology, reread, RIP-worthy, speculative
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Afterworlds, by Scott Westerfeld
Eighteen-year-old Darcy Patel can’t believe the dream is really happening to her. Her novel has been picked up by an agent, and a publisher. She’s received a huge two-book-deal advance. She’s moving to NYC. She’s going to be a real … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Utter Readathon Fail
Um…I was supposed to participate in Readathon yesterday. I haven’t participated in quite some time, and I was looking forward to it this fall. I knew it was going to be hectic, and busy, because yesterday was my oldest son’s … Continue reading
The Secret Place, by Tana French (audio)
Stephen Moran has been working cold cases since his appearance in Faithful Place. Holly Mackey, who has aged seven years since Faithful Place, comes to him with a postcard from a wall at her private girls’ school. The wall is … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, dream-invader, RIP-worthy, speculative, WTF moments
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Sunday Coffee – Busy busy busy
I haven’t had time for much these days. Been under a lot of stress. Just wanted to take a moment to pop my head back in and say hello. Hopefully soon I’ll get back to my feed reader and responding … Continue reading
An Age of License, by Lucy Knisley
An Age of License is Lucy Knisley’s latest memoir/travelogue-thingy. It depicts an uncertain time in her mid-twenties, on a trip through Europe, and the discoveries she made about herself there. Let me just say first off: I adore Knisley’s work. … Continue reading
