Tag Archives: historical

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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Readathon: Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Thistle

Alek, son of the assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, is on the run for his life as war stirs in Europe. Along with his tutor and fencing master, 15-yr-old Alek treks across Europe in a steam-powered Stormwalker in an attempt to reach … Continue reading →

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Protected: What I Saw and How I Lied, by Judy Blundell

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Thistle

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Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Thistle

[joint review and recipe by my husband and me] Recipe: Gignac Tiramisu Ingredients: 24 Milano cookies, 5 egg yolks, 1/3 C sugar, 1/2 C heavy cream, 2 tsp REAL vanilla (no extract!), 14 oz cream cheese, 3/4 C espresso Jason: So… … Continue reading →

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East of Eden, by John Steinbeck

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Thistle

East of Eden is too gigantic and un-plot-based to really have a synopsis. I suppose I can say it follows the sometimes-intertwined lives of the Trask family and the Hamilton family for many years, mostly in the Salinas Valley in … Continue reading →

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Reincarnation, by Suzanne Weyn

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Thistle

If you are found worthy you will go directly to the next world. If not, you may have to return to this one to acquire further enlightenment. …The unraveling is the journey. Four souls, locked in a love-quadrangle fraught with … Continue reading →

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Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Thistle

It’s been awhile since I read a slow classic, over several days, and Death Comes for the Archbishop was just perfect for me: nicely paced, quiet and calm, evocative, and something that transported me to a different time. This was … Continue reading →

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Protected: Atonement, by Ian McEwan

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Thistle

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A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Thistle

When Gemma Doyle’s mother dies, she’s sent from India to an all-girl boarding school in England. There, she has to cope not only with being the strange new girl in a very catty society, but with terrible prophetic visions and … Continue reading →

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Lost in a Good Book, by Jasper Fforde

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Thistle

I don’t usually use the book-jacket description, but in this case, I couldn’t explain the essence of this followup to The Eyre Affair better: If Thursday thought she could avoid the spotlight after her heroic escapades in the pages of … Continue reading →

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