Category Archives: Review

The Eight, by Katherine Neville

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Thistle

When I first read the Wikipedia description of The Eight, recommended to me by my cousin Jen, I somehow got the impression that this was a young adult novel. When I got it, a very thick hardback of 550 pages, … Continue reading →

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Bronte

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Thistle

This recommendation was made by a woman at my non-online book club when we discussed Jane Eyre last month. Before just over a year ago, I’d never read anything by any of the Brontes, and have now read all three. I … Continue reading →

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Reasonable Doubt, by Marcia Mickelson

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Thistle

Marcia Mickelson is a friend of mine, and I’ve read three of her novels (two that are published and one that I edited and will hopefully get published). Of the three, this is by far my favorite. Marcia is an … Continue reading →

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The Jane Austen Book Club, by Karen Joy Fowler

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Thistle

The last time I picked up a modern fiction book, I assumed I’d like it, and was disappointed. This time, with The Jane Austen Book Club, I assumed I wouldn’t like it, and ended up loving it. Go figure. I … Continue reading →

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The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Thistle

This book is about a country cricket named Chester who gets accidentally carried to NYC in a picnic basket. He meets up with a little boy, Mario, who keeps him as a pet, and with two city-toughened friends, Tucker Mouse … Continue reading →

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Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Thistle

I must say, this book was a very welcome change from Don Quixote. So welcome, that it only took two days to read. Of course, I admit it’s shorter – under 200 pages – but it’s also extremely captivating. The … Continue reading →

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Don Quixote (book 1), by Miguel Cervantes

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. Hem. Well, I’ll make this brief. I didn’t like this book at all. This is supposed to be such a great book, the model for modern times, or whatever such nonsense. To me, it felt like the 1600s version … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Book of Names, by Jill Gregory and Karen Tintori

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Thistle

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Protected: Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Thistle

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The Bookseller of Kabul, by Asne Seierstad

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Thistle

In her introduction, Seierstad states that she met Sultan Khan (the bookseller, whose name has been changed for anonymity) in Kabul, Afghanistan, after spending six months tagging along as a journalist with the military offensive in the country. She was … Continue reading →

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