Tag Archives: multi-read

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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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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The Red Tree, by Shaun Tan

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Thistle

Fair warning – I want to discuss what this book means to me, which means I will talk about everything, including the end. While the book is more about the journey and less about what happens, if you don’t want … 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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Evermore, by Alyson Noel

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Thistle

After Ever’s entire family dies in a car crash, she gains the gift/curse to see auras, hear thoughts, learn life stories from a single touch. She walks through life cringing away from people, until the new guy shows up at … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Thistle

Pretty much everyone knows the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and if you don’t know, it’d be better if I don’t give any details at all, so I’m not going to talk about the plot at all. I … Continue reading →

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Readathon: The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Thistle

This is another of my dystopias. North America was destroyed by an ambiguous series of climate-related events, and a new country, Panem, emerged. Panem formed a Capitol in the Rockies, with 13 surrounding districts. When the districts rose up in … Continue reading →

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Specials, by Scott Westerfeld

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Thistle

Humanity is a cancer, and we are the cure. –Dr. Cable of Special Circumstances I’ve thought for a long time how I can write this review without spoilers, and I’m sorry, I don’t think I can. So if you’re planning … 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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