Category Archives: Adult

I am Half-Sick of Shadows, by Alan Bradley

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Thistle

I’m in two minds about this installment of the Flavia series. On the one hand, it was fun to revisit the characters. On the other, I didn’t really see the point of the book, other than revisiting old characters (which … Continue reading →

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The Prestige, by Christopher Priest (audio)

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Thistle

I first tried to read this years ago, but got bored quickly after it switched to Part 2 (of 5). I heard Simon Vance read the audio, so I decided to give it another try. I’m glad I did, because … Continue reading →

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The Weight of the Nation, by John Hoffman and Judith Salerno

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Thistle

Well, this book gave a lot of the negative information you won’t get in most books on health and weight loss, which I appreciated, but otherwise seemed to skim on the very surface of this topic and didn’t really tell … Continue reading →

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Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Thistle

Because I can’t really do justice to a description of this novel, here’s what Goodreads says: Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of … Continue reading →

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The Magician’s Assistant, by Ann Patchett

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Thistle

Sabine has spent years as Parsifal the Magician’s assistant, in love with him despite the fact that he’s gay. After his long-time partner dies of AIDS, Parsifal marries Sabine to ensure she will be legally entitled to his money and … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Magicians, by Lev Grossman

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Thistle

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The Chaperone, by Laura Moriarty

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Thistle

Everyone and their mother is reading this book right now, so I hopped on the bandwagon this weekend and zoomed right through it. Going into the book, I thought the story was about Louise Brooks – famous silent film actress, … Continue reading →

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Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Thistle

This is one of those books that has so many intertwining plotlines that I couldn’t possibly begin to write a summary. There’s a God that doesn’t believe in his own divinity, a princess forced to marry for the sake of … Continue reading →

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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, by Haruki Murakami (audio)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Thistle

I’ve never read anything by Murakami before. He’s one of those authors that scares me, probably because a long time ago I heard a rumor about some sort of animal brutality in his book Kafka on the Shore. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Pavilion of Women, by Pearl S. Buck

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Thistle

As Madame Wu reaches her fortieth birthday, she makes a decision that will change the life of everyone in her multi-generational housing complex. She decides that she will retire from being a woman, and bring a concubine to live with … Continue reading →

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