Category Archives: 2010

Newes From the Dead, by Mary Hooper

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Thistle

Newes From the Dead is based on a case from 1650 England. A servant named Anne Green was hung only to wake up on the operating table just as physicians were about to cut into her for medical research. This … Continue reading →

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Baby Be-Bop, by Francesca Lia Block

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Thistle

This is a book about a boy coming to terms with his sexuality in a world that doesn’t want him around. It’s about love, it’s about hate, and it’s about understanding who you are. The message is a beautiful one: … Continue reading →

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M, by Jon Muth

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Thistle

I’ve been sick the last two days and no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to read. In a last ditch effort to do something other than watch TV and movies, I pulled out M by Jon Muth. … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by JK Rowling

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Thistle

The Prisoner of Azkaban is one of my two favorite HP books, along with the Half-Blood Prince. I never get tired of it, no matter how many times I read it. This is Rowling at her best, in writing, in … Continue reading →

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The Big Over Easy, by Jasper Fforde

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Thistle

Humpty Dumpty falls off a wall to his death, but was it murder or suicide or accident? That’s up to Officers Jack Spratt and Mary Mary of Reading’s Nursery Crime Division to determine, if fellow officer and top story detective … Continue reading →

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (graphic novel), by Oscar Wilde

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Thistle

This is the graphic novel adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. It’s adapted by I.N.J. Culbard (illustrator) and Ian Edginton (text). It follows the exact same plot as the original book, so my summary is for … Continue reading →

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Galapagos, by Kurt Vonnegut

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Thistle

Galápagos is a sort of dystopian-science-fiction treatise on evolution. The world has sunk into depression, unknown bacteria are making women infertile, and WWIII is about to break out. Ten people – one male and nine females – end up on … Continue reading →

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Liar, by Justine Larbalestier

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Thistle

There will be absolutely no spoilers, not even a hint of them, in this review. Micah is a liar. Nothing she says can be trusted. And yet she swears that she didn’t kill her boyfriend Zach. She had nothing to … Continue reading →

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African Sojourn, by Uwe Ommer

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Thistle

I read this book as a companion to my Enchantment: Senegal book. It’s a book that is supposed to highlight the beauty of the female African body. West African, specifically (but not just Senegal). Unlike Native, the photography book that … Continue reading →

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Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thistle

In a panic after seeing his ex, Nick turns to the stranger beside him at a bar and asks her to be his girlfriend for the next five minutes. Though her immediate instinct is to say no, Norah decides this … Continue reading →

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