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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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Category Archives: Adult
Harry, a History, by Melissa Anelli
You know you’re a Harry Potter dork when you read – with enjoyment – the end-notes and bibliography to a nonfiction book about the HP phenomenon. Oh yes. I am that dork. I received Harry, a History – appropriately named, … Continue reading
The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
I heartily agree that something odd is going on; something I can’t possibly explain. The barrier between myself and Rochester has softened. –Thursday Next This is a really odd book. Delightful, but odd. It’s alternate history, and the narrator, Thursday … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, Adult, Prose
Tagged historical, humor, memorable, revisiting, speculative
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Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
This is my fourth Austen book, after Persuasion, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility, and it’s by far the best. I can see why Pride and Prejudice is considered her best work. It’s outstanding! Whereas it normally takes me a week … Continue reading
Tethered, by Amy MacKinnon
I’m on the fence about this one. I finished it yesterday, and have been pondering it all day. I even re-skimmed it, trying to figure out my thoughts. I’m not sure still if I like it. The book is part … Continue reading
The War of the Worlds, by HG Wells (audio)
War of the Worlds is my current book club selection. It is only the third selection I’ve seriously considered giving up on (the other two being Don Quixote and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court). In fact, I did … Continue reading
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, by Jean-Dominique Bauby
I came across this book when trying to look up images of a diving bell when reading Airman. I’d never heard of a diving bell before and had no idea what Colfer was talking about. The image search led me … Continue reading
Belong to Me, by Marisa de los Santos
Once again, Marisa de los Santos pulls off a fun and effortless book. This time, there are three stories that twist around each other. First is Cornelia, one of the main characters of the first book (Love Walked In), who … Continue reading
Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
This is my third Jane Austen book. I hadn’t planned to read another one until next summer, but suddenly they’ve started a Jane Austen book club at my library, so I wanted to read this before the 13th so I … Continue reading
Love Walked In, by Marisa de los Santos
Back in late November, I read an interview with Marisa de los Santos on a writing/publishing blog. Her second novel, Belong to Me, just came out in April. It was her answer to the question “What’s most important to you … Continue reading
Protected: On Writing, by Stephen King
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