Tag Archives: humor

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by JK Rowling

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Thistle

So it’s month 5 (a couple days early…) and book 5 for my Harry Potter hardback/paperback comparison. The hardback version of Order of the Phoenix was actually where I discovered the discrepancies between the two versions. The story, in brief: When … Continue reading →

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Readathon: French Milk, by Lucy Knisley

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Thistle

Quick Summary: This is a memoir/diary/travelogue of the month Lucy Knisley and her mother spent in Paris. They rented an apartment and spent a month seeing the sights, eating French food, and generally getting to know themselves better. It’s also … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by JK Rowling

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Thistle

It’s month four/book four in my hardback-paperback comparison of the Harry Potter series! As per always, there will necessarily be spoilers in this post, so don’t read this if you haven’t read Harry Potter and plan to! I mentioned last … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by JK Rowling

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Thistle

The Prisoner of Azkaban is one of my two favorite HP books, along with the Half-Blood Prince. I never get tired of it, no matter how many times I read it. This is Rowling at her best, in writing, in … Continue reading →

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The Big Over Easy, by Jasper Fforde

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Thistle

Humpty Dumpty falls off a wall to his death, but was it murder or suicide or accident? That’s up to Officers Jack Spratt and Mary Mary of Reading’s Nursery Crime Division to determine, if fellow officer and top story detective … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by JK Rowling

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Thistle

It’s time for my hardback/paperback comparison of the second book in the Harry Potter series. This will be quick. Just like with the first book, there were no differences between the two versions. I kind of wonder when the differences … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by JK Rowling (+ Philosopher’s Stone)

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Thistle

I reread the Harry Potter series at least once per year, and have since I first read it in the summer of 2005, after the sixth book came out. For the first couple years after that first read, I actually … Continue reading →

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Protected: Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List, by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Thistle

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So Yesterday, by Scott Westerfeld

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Thistle

This book is commercialism on steroids! The characters are almost like superhero sales-people! What a weird concept. Hunter Braque is a Trendsetter or “cool hunter.” He goes out looking for the people who come up with new ideas on their … 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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