Tag Archives: favorite

Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Thistle

Note: When I wrote this review, I didn’t think I was giving away any spoilers, but I’ve been told since then that my summary gives away the big secret of the book. The “big secret” was something I caught from … Continue reading →

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The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Thistle

Minor spoilers. Rather than post a plot summary of this book, I’d rather take you through my thoughts about the story as I went along. This book blew all my expectations out of the water, simply put. I expected to … Continue reading →

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Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Thistle

Pretties is the second in the Uglies trilogy. In this book, Tally has finally become pretty, and is struggling to fit into the pretty world. She has everything she wants, but can’t shake the feeling that something’s not right. That … Continue reading →

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Ella Minnow Pea, by Mark Dunn

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Thistle

[For ease of reading this book review, every instance of the word “letter” will refer to notes people write to each other, and “character” will mean a letter of the alphabet. I won’t use the word “letter” to refer to … Continue reading →

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Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Thistle

This is a spectacular book! I didn’t want to put it down. I’ve heard about this series for awhile now, but haven’t had a chance to pick up the first book until recently. I’m really happy that I did. Uglies … Continue reading →

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Harry, a History, by Melissa Anelli

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Thistle

You know you’re a Harry Potter dork when you read – with enjoyment – the end-notes and bibliography to a nonfiction book about the HP phenomenon. Oh yes. I am that dork. I received Harry, a History – appropriately named, … Continue reading →

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Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Thistle

This is my fourth Austen book, after Persuasion, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility, and it’s by far the best. I can see why Pride and Prejudice is considered her best work. It’s outstanding! Whereas it normally takes me a week … Continue reading →

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Love Walked In, by Marisa de los Santos

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Thistle

Back in late November, I read an interview with Marisa de los Santos on a writing/publishing blog. Her second novel, Belong to Me, just came out in April. It was her answer to the question “What’s most important to you … Continue reading →

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The Giver, by Lois Lowry

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Thistle

You know, I’d thought that, as a kid, I’d read a lot of Lois Lowry. I didn’t recall which books specifically, but I remembered her name. A quick check on Wikipedia, however, reveals to me that before Number the Stars, … Continue reading →

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We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. This is one of the weirdest books I’ve ever read. I finished reading it a couple days ago; I’ve been pondering it since and still I can’t make heads or tails of it. Seriously, I think about three quarters … Continue reading →

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