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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: Prose
The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan
This is book two of the Percy Jackson series. I read The Lightning Thief in February, and am just now getting to the first sequel of the series (with my son’s encouragement). In this book, which starts the summer after … Continue reading
Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen
It would be nearly impossible for me to try to describe the plot of this book without spoilers, so I’m not going to describe it at all. It’s an Austen novel. It goes without saying there will be a romance … Continue reading
How to Ditch Your Fairy, by Justine Larbalestier
The basic lesson learned in this book is to be careful what you wish for. It’s a simple lesson, much simpler than I was expecting, actually. This is categorized at my library as young adult, but it felt much more … Continue reading
Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray
Appropriately subtitled: A Novel Without a Hero. I am so, so glad I’m done with this. I’ve been reading this book for weeks. That isn’t to say it’s a bad book, it’s not necessarily, but it really wore on me. … Continue reading
The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
I imagine this book isn’t for everyone. It’s more of a parable than a story, the language is almost semi-Biblical in tone (it’s a translation from Portuguese, but I imagine the tone is similar in the original), the events are … Continue reading
Bogus to Bubbly, by Scott Westerfeld
Subtitled: An Insider’s Guide to the World of Uglies. Originally, I didn’t plan to review this book. I mean, it’s a guide book to a fictional series – not really all that interesting to those who haven’t read the series, … Continue reading
Protected: The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
The Bermudez Triangle, by Maureen Johnson
This is a character-driven book. It deals with relationships, friendship, sexuality, loyalty, and love. It deals with what happens to people when they let the world know they’re gay (both the good and the bad). It deals with long distance … Continue reading
Habibi, by Naomi Shihab Nye
Did people who committed acts of violence think their victims and their victims’ relatives would just forget? Didn’t people see? How violence went on and on like a terrible wheel? Could you stand in front of a wheel to make … Continue reading
Quidditch Through the Ages, by JK Rowling
In honor of my son’s Harry Potter birthday party today, I read the last of the Harry Potter accessories that I hadn’t yet read. Quidditch Through the Ages comes packaged in a two-book set with Fantastic Beasts and Where to … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 