Tag Archives: comfort

Ninepins, by Rosy Thornton

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Thistle

Laura is a single mom of 12-year-old Beth, living out of the way in the fens, in a house dubbed Ninepins. Beth’s father is remarried and has three little boys, and Beth sees him every other weekend. Laura supplements her … Continue reading →

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The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Thistle

Best book of the year so far, hands down. Also: major spoilers in this review. A man commissions a Golem created for him to be his wife right before he sails from Danzig to New York. He awakens her halfway … Continue reading →

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He’s Gone, by Deb Caletti

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Thistle

Dani wakes up, and her husband, Ian, is not beside her. At first, she thinks he’s just out, but as time passes, she knows he is gone. She doesn’t know if he left voluntarily, or if something has happened to … Continue reading →

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Meant to Be, by Lauren Morrill

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Thistle

Spoilers. Julia is a quiet, uptight swimmer/bookworm with few friends and a lot of idiosyncrasies. Jason is a popular, loud, obnoxious lacrosse player whom Julia despises. Unfortunately, the two of them are paired up for the duration of their 10-day … Continue reading →

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The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway (audio)

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Thistle

I have no idea what to say about this book. On the one hand, it is about an old fisherman from Havana who has spent many months unable to hook a fish, and then when he finally does, the fish … Continue reading →

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Sweetness in the Belly, by Camilla Gibb (audio)

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Thistle

Lilly is born to British parents, but raised in Africa by a devout Muslim teacher, and eventually moves to Ethiopia as a teenager. When Ethiopia is torn apart by war politics, she becomes a refugee in London, and eventually turns … Continue reading →

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The Dream, by Émile Zola

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Thistle

In a small town outside of Paris, a nine-year-old orphan named Angelique sits outside a cathedral the night after Christmas. It’s snowing, and she has nothing on but rags. She stares up at the images carved into the cathedral’s wall, … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Chocolat, by Joanne Harris

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Thistle

Vianne and her daughter Anouk move to a little town in France and open a chocolate shop, which offends the priest in town because she does this right at the start of the Lent season. The two lock into a … Continue reading →

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Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Thistle

Oh Jane Eyre, how I love you!! Sigh. This is my second time through Jane Eyre (if I don’t count the graphic novel version and the several movie versions I brought home), and I love it just as much as … Continue reading →

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The Host, by Stephenie Meyer (audio)

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Thistle

Wanderer is a Soul, a parasitic alien who has lived through multiple lives on multiple planets before coming to earth to invade a new host, a girl named Melanie. Earth has been mostly taken over by the new alien race, … Continue reading →

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