Category Archives: Adult

Protected: Full Planet, Empty Plates, by Lester Brown

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Thistle

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The Book of Margery Kempe, by Margery Kempe

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Thistle

This is an autobiography from the early 1400s of a woman who was apparently considered quite saintly. Basically, she had fits and religious delusions, gave herself over to crying and weeping so hard she astonished people continually (even those who … Continue reading →

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Zoo Story, by Thomas French (audio)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Thistle

I picked up this audiobook back in December, while Jason and I were visiting an unfamiliar library branch during our day out for our anniversary. I like zoos, and I thought it might make an interesting bit of nonfiction. I … Continue reading →

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MWF Seeking BFF, by Rachel Bertsche

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Thistle

When Jill reviewed this book, I thought it sounded fascinating, but potentially terrible. The author, Rachel Bertsche, had newly moved to Chicago to be with and marry her boyfriend, but in the few years that she’d been there, she’d been … Continue reading →

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The Uninvited, by Liz Jensen

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Thistle

Spoilers. What a bizarre book. This starts out almost like an apocalyptic or near-dystopian sort of book. Two seemingly disconnected things start happening all around the world. First, there are the children who suddenly attack their parents in gruesome ways, … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan (audio)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Thistle

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City of Dark Magic, by Magnus Flyte

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Thistle

This is my favorite book of 2013 thus far. It’s so creative and so much fun, flying across a dozen different genres, with a plot and characters so ridiculous the book should be ludicrous, but it doesn’t take itself seriously, … Continue reading →

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Free-Range Kids, by Lenore Skenazy (audio)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Thistle

In 2007, I visited my cousin and aunt at my aunt’s house. She was watching one of her grandsons, who was 2.5 years old at the time. While I was there, I played with him, picking him up by the … Continue reading →

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Into the Darkest Corner, by Elizabeth Haynes

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Thistle

My feelings about this book are very mixed. On the one hand, it was well written and I certainly couldn’t put it down after I picked it up, and I really liked the way it wrapped up. I loved the … Continue reading →

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Wheat Belly, by William Davis

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Thistle

I thought the premise of this book was really interesting, but I’m not sure I bought into the science behind it. There were a lot of case-studies where the removal of symptoms could be related to wheat-removal, but also could … Continue reading →

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