Category Archives: Adult

M, by Jon Muth

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Thistle

I’ve been sick the last two days and no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to read. In a last ditch effort to do something other than watch TV and movies, I pulled out M by Jon Muth. … Continue reading →

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The Big Over Easy, by Jasper Fforde

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Thistle

Humpty Dumpty falls off a wall to his death, but was it murder or suicide or accident? That’s up to Officers Jack Spratt and Mary Mary of Reading’s Nursery Crime Division to determine, if fellow officer and top story detective … Continue reading →

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (graphic novel), by Oscar Wilde

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Thistle

This is the graphic novel adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. It’s adapted by I.N.J. Culbard (illustrator) and Ian Edginton (text). It follows the exact same plot as the original book, so my summary is for … Continue reading →

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Galapagos, by Kurt Vonnegut

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Thistle

Galápagos is a sort of dystopian-science-fiction treatise on evolution. The world has sunk into depression, unknown bacteria are making women infertile, and WWIII is about to break out. Ten people – one male and nine females – end up on … Continue reading →

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African Sojourn, by Uwe Ommer

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Thistle

I read this book as a companion to my Enchantment: Senegal book. It’s a book that is supposed to highlight the beauty of the female African body. West African, specifically (but not just Senegal). Unlike Native, the photography book that … Continue reading →

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The Metamorphosis (graphic novel), by Franz Kafka

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Thistle

My long-time readers know that I love Kafka. The Metamorphosis is probably my all-time favorite novella. After loving the brilliant adaptation of The Trial to graphic novel last fall, I knew I had to get my hands on this GN … Continue reading →

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Bayou (vol 1), by Jeremy Love

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Thistle

I read this GN online. The main character is a little girl named Lee who lives in Charon, Mississippi back during segregation. She’s a black girl and has a white friend named Lily. When Lily goes missing in the bayou, … Continue reading →

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Monique and the Mango Rains, by Kris Holloway

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Thistle

Kris Holloway was a Peace Corps volunteer in the West African nation of Mali in 1989-1991. Her host in the small town of Nampossela was Monique Dembele, the local midwife and health worker. This book chronicles their experiences over those … Continue reading →

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Virginia Woolf: A Biography, by Quentin Bell

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Thistle

I have long found Virginia Woolf a fascinating woman. After reading A Room of One’s Own last year, which had a brief introduction to her life, I decided I wanted to read a biography of her. This is a big … Continue reading →

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Native Son, by Richard Wright

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Thistle

Bigger Thomas is a twenty-year-old black hoodlum from South Side Chicago in the 1930s. When his petty criminal acts spill over into accidental killing, then to rape and murder, the whole city erupts into chaos in their hatred against him. … Continue reading →

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