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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: 2010
A Wish After Midnight, by Zetta Elliott
Brooklyn, 2001. Fifteen year old Genna lives in the slums and dreams of getting out of her neighborhood. She wants to go to college and become a psychiatrist. Nearly every day, she goes to a local garden and wishes in … Continue reading
Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares, by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
One day, Dash is at The Strand and finds a red notebook with some instructions in them. He follows the instructions, which eventually lead to a back-and-forth set of dares between him and the notebook’s owner, a girl named Lily … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Prose, Young Adult
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Carlyle’s House and Other Sketches, by Virginia Woolf
This is an interesting little book that I picked up solely because I love Virginia Woolf and thought it would be fun to read through some of her writing sketches. I didn’t realize that instead it would be extracts from … Continue reading
The Mark, by Jen Nadol
Don’t judge this book by its cover, all my readers who wouldn’t normally read a book like this one. Please, take a moment to read the review – The Mark is very different from what you might expect. Cassandra – … Continue reading
The Hour Before the Dawn, by William Somerset Maugham
So I really thought this book was going to be the end of my reading rut. I haven’t read a book I loved loved loved since The Tapestry of Love back in early October, and when I started this lesser-known … Continue reading
Illyria, by Elizabeth Hand
The Tierney family all descended from a theatre tradition, though for several generations, that tradition has been shunned. The two youngest cousins, Rogan and Maddy, both have stage inclinations though, the former to singing, the latter to acting. They are … Continue reading
Gone, by Lisa McMann
My thoughts on this book followed the same pattern as the last two in the series. It was a fun series to read but nothing earth-shattering or particularly memorable. Each book made for a fun afternoon of reading. I think … Continue reading
Protected: Let It Snow, by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
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Protected: Claudine at School, by Colette
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The Alchemist (graphic novel), by Paulo Coelho
I read The Alchemist back in March of 2009. Despite the fact that the book bordered the edge of something I wouldn’t normally like, I enjoyed the book. It was true enough to itself to not step over the line … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 