Category Archives: 2008

Protected: On Writing, by Stephen King

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Thistle

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Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Thistle

Gathering Blue is the companion novel to The Giver and second in Lois Lowry’s trilogy. (The third book is Messenger, which I plan to read in 2009.) I’m not actually sure why this is considered a companion novel beyond the … Continue reading →

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Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Thistle

All I can say is – wow. This book is utterly amazing. Considering it came out in the last decade or so, that’s really extravagant praise from me. Nearly every word was perfect (though I thought the “translater’s note” at … Continue reading →

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The Gypsy Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Thistle

I needed something a little lighter after reading American Gods. Something to clear my head a bit. My husband found the perfect solution for me the other day when we went out shopping – the sequel to one of my … Continue reading →

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Protected: American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Thistle

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Coraline, by Neil Gaiman

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Thistle

Trish from Trish’s Reading Nook reviewed this book recently. For some reason – probably because I read so little modern fiction – I’d never heard of it. Her review excited me, and I wanted to get my hands on this … Continue reading →

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Animal Farm, by George Orwell

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Thistle

After my failed attempt at reading The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells, I was suddenly stuck with no books in the to-read pile on my desk. I have a few on the way from the library but they haven’t gotten … Continue reading →

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In the Land of Invisible Women, by Qanta A. Ahmed

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Thistle

I hardly know what to say about this book. I’ve been trying to read it for the last two weeks, and though it’s only 437 pages long, I struggled to get through it. I don’t want to say it’s a … Continue reading →

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The Stranger, by Albert Camus

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Thistle

The Stranger is a tiny novel (my translation is 123 pages) by Albert Camus published in 1946. It is a tale of a man, Mersault, who lives life completely and utterly without morals. By that, I don’t mean that he’s … Continue reading →

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The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. Better never means better for everyone, he says. It always means worse, for some. This book comes so highly recommended that I feel bad saying the dreaded words: I didn’t like it. I wanted to like it. But I … Continue reading →

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