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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
The Gardener, by SA Bodeen
I’m sort of puzzled how to review this book, because everything about it is a spoiler. The cover, the tagline on the cover, the back-of-the-book description – all spoilers. If you look at that picture, you can tell exactly what … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by JK Rowling
Warning: This review necessarily contains spoilers. If you have not read this series and might one day, please don’t read any further! We’ve come to the final installment of my Harry Potter hardback/paperback comparison. It was in finally getting the … Continue reading
Posted in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, Children's, Prose
Tagged Harry Potter, humor, memorable, multi-read, reread, speculative
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by JK Rowling
It’s Month 6/Book 6 of my Harry Potter hardback/paperback comparison! Half Blood Prince is one of my two favorite HP books, so I was very excited to dive into it. This is the first month where I’m reading the paperback … Continue reading
Posted in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, Children's, Prose
Tagged favorite, Harry Potter, humor, memorable, multi-read, reread, speculative
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Little Bee, by Chris Cleave
This is the story of two women. Little Bee is a refugee from Nigeria in Britain. Sarah is a wife, mother, and magazine editor, also in Britain. This is the story of how their lives collide and intertwine. I’ve seen … Continue reading
Matched, by Ally Condie
Cassia lives in a future world where the government controls all aspects of life, from your job to the number of kids you can have to the date of your death. Most importantly, the government is also responsible for choosing … Continue reading
Nana, by Émile Zola
Nana doesn’t really have a plot I can describe. It involves a woman named Nana, a cheap “tart” as she’s called who sells her body for money but not on the streets like a prostitute. She’s picked up by a … Continue reading
The First Part Last, by Angela Johnson
Bobby is a sixteen year old parent, struggling to take care of his newborn daughter, Feather. He wants to do the right thing for her, but he’s not perfect. All he can do is keep trying. I loved this book … Continue reading
Carnet de Voyage, by Craig Thompson
Carnet de Voyage is Craig Thompson’s illustrated travelogue/travel journal over two months visiting France, Spain, and Morocco. He was partly doing research for his upcoming book Habibi (which I’m very much looking forward to) and partly on tour for international … Continue reading
Lost At Sea, by Bryan Lee O’Malley
In Lost at Sea, four teenagers are on a road trip through California. Raleigh is the outsider, picked up almost by random, and she’s suffering through a problem: she thinks she doesn’t have a soul. As the trip goes on, … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Visual, Young Adult
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Shortcomings, by Adrian Tomine
I hardly know how to describe this graphic novel. I suppose it’s about two Asian-Americans who are dating each other, Ben and Miko. Ben is cynical and pessimistic. He’s also obsessed with non-Asian culture (ie he likes to fantasize about … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 