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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
Death in the Castle, by Pearl S. Buck
The first weekend of May, a cold front came through and got me right into the mood for RIP reading. Death in the Castle was the second of three books I read. Buck is famous for The Good Earth, which is … Continue reading
Protected: The Winter of our Discontent, by John Steinbeck
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The Professor’s House, by Willa Cather
The Professor’s House is different from most of Cather’s more famous works, which feature immigrants, pioneers, and life in the lower Midwest. Interestingly, I’ve found that I tend not to care much about those works. My Antonia was okay but … Continue reading
The Unit, by Ninni Holmqvist
Imagine a world where economic productivity comes first, a world perhaps not so different from our own, if you really think about it. In this world, people are considered necessary to society if they marry, have children (future workers), and/or … Continue reading
Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy
Jude and Sue are two distant cousins from a family that has had bad luck with marriage. They’ve both been warned not to marry anyone, but both do, and both marriages fail. Now they are in love with each other, … Continue reading
Shooting Kabul, by NH Senzai
I have a difficult time reading children’s or middle-grade fiction because I recognize too many of the elements that go into writing them. Shooting Kabul was no different, and at first I struggled, but the story was so engaging that … Continue reading
Joy in the Morning, by Betty Smith
Eighteen-year-old Annie leaves Brooklyn to join her longtime boyfriend Carl in the Midwest, where he’s attending law school. The two get married against their families’ wishes. This book takes them through their first year of marriage and the birth of … Continue reading
13 Reasons Why, by Jay Asher (audio)
This is a reread, so I will include spoilers in this mini-review. I originally read this book about two years ago, when I’d first started getting into YA. I loved the book, which made me think a lot about suicide … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged audio, callback, mini-review, psychology, reread
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The Girl Who Was On Fire, by Multiple Authors
This book consists of thirteen essays about the Hunger Games series from various authors. The essays cover everything from reality TV to genetic experiments to the power of fashion. I loved the Hunger Games series, and unlike most people, I … Continue reading
Protected: The Spark, by Chris Downie
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The Zen Leaf 