Category Archives: Adult

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Thistle

Oh finally! I’m done. I suppose I’ll just say right off that while this book is certainly well written, I didn’t enjoy it very much. It wasn’t the length or anything, though I wish I’d have chosen the abridged version. … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Knife of Never Letting Go, by Patrick Ness

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Thistle

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Enchanted Night, by Steven Millhauser

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Thistle

I’m a bit at a loss how to sum up this book. Basically, on a summer night under an almost-full moon, people of all ages (and dolls, and toys, and a mannequin) around a coastal town wake up and wander … Continue reading →

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Shadows on the Grass, by Isak Dinesen

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Thistle

I read Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (pen name for Baroness Karen Blixen) about a year ago. It was an interesting book, a memoir about Blixen’s experiences in Africa. She lived there nearly two decades, and had much interaction … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Thistle

This book is about two women, Miriam and Laila, who are married to the same abusive man, Rasheed, in Kabul. The two women are about twenty years apart in age, and the book explores their lives prior to, during, and … Continue reading →

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Sky Burial, by Xinran

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Thistle

This book was surprisingly captivating, interesting, and fast. I began to read it last night, and within an hour, I’d gone through the first quarter. The book is sort of a memoir-in-proxy. Xinran is a journalist, and in 1994 met … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Thistle

In summer of 2007, while visiting my brother in Chicago for his graduation, my dad told me that each time he traveled, he read this book. My dad’s a meticulous sort of person, just like the main character here, Phineas … Continue reading →

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The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Thistle

Minor spoilers. Rather than post a plot summary of this book, I’d rather take you through my thoughts about the story as I went along. This book blew all my expectations out of the water, simply put. I expected to … Continue reading →

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The Three Incestuous Sisters, by Audrey Niffenegger

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Thistle

Spoilers. Honestly, I’m having a difficult time considering this a true book. It’s supposed to be a graphic novel, but it reminds me of an adult-level picture book, with huge pictures on one page, and small bits of text opposite. … Continue reading →

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Ella Minnow Pea, by Mark Dunn

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Thistle

[For ease of reading this book review, every instance of the word “letter” will refer to notes people write to each other, and “character” will mean a letter of the alphabet. I won’t use the word “letter” to refer to … Continue reading →

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