Category Archives: 2011

13 Reasons Why, by Jay Asher (audio)

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Thistle

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 →

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The Girl Who Was On Fire, by Multiple Authors

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Thistle

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 →

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Protected: The Spark, by Chris Downie

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Thistle

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Readathon: The Lost Thing, by Shaun Tan

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Thistle

Normally I adore Shaun Tan, but this one didn’t work for me. I think it’s because the people were drawn in a way I didn’t like. They looked like we were meant to think of them as a mix between … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Lolly Willowes, by Sylvia Townsend Warner

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Thistle

Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner is about a spinster aunt who goes to live alone and becomes a witch after making a pact with the devil. I thought it sounded fascinating, but the book ended up being very badly … Continue reading →

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The Original of Laura, by Vladimir Nabokov

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Thistle

This was an interesting book to read. Since it’s Nabokov’s last novel, very incomplete and written only in notes on index cards, it comes across as nothing more than fragments. I’ve been conflicted about reading this one since it came … Continue reading →

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The White Devil, by Justin Evans

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Thistle

Andrew Taylor is an American student sent to spend his senior year at a British boarding school, Harrow, because of some drug trouble he had at his last school at home. While he’s still adjusting to a new way of … Continue reading →

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The Believers, by Zoë Heller (audio)

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Thistle

The Litvinoff family is a dysfunctional bunch of socialist atheist political activists. Joel and Audrey play-act at a good marriage. Their daughter Rosa has given up the family values and is investigating Orthodox Judaism. Their daughter Karla is unhappy in … Continue reading →

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The Six Rules of Maybe, by Deb Caletti

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Thistle

This is the fourth book I’ve read by Deb Caletti and I enjoyed it, though not as much as The Nature of Jade or Wild Roses (my two favorites). As usual for Caletti, this book is wrapped up in family … Continue reading →

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Don Juan, by Lord Byron

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Thistle

This epic poem is a retelling of the legend of Don Juan. Don Juan is normally seen as a scoundrel and womanizer, but in Byron’s retelling, he is instead just a beautiful young man easily seduced by women. The poem … Continue reading →

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