Tag Archives: psychology

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac, by Gabrielle Zevin

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Thistle

When Naomi wakes up from her bad fall down the stairs of her high school, she can’t remember the last four years of her life. She doesn’t know about her parents’ divorce, her father’s recent engagement, her mother’s remarriage, or … Continue reading →

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13 Reasons Why, by Jay Asher

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Thistle

Clay Jensen comes home to find a package waiting for him with seven cassette tapes inside. Immediately, he starts playing the first, and regrets it. The tapes are from Hannah Baker, Clay’s longtime crush, a girl who killed herself two … Continue reading →

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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, by Joanne Greenberg

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Thistle

This book is a fictionalized autobiography (along the same lines as The Bell Jar) of Greenberg’s years in a mental hospital as a teen. Greenberg’s character is called Deborah Blau, and is diagnosed with schizophrenia. In those days (late 50s), … Continue reading →

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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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Tethered, by Amy MacKinnon

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Thistle

I’m on the fence about this one. I finished it yesterday, and have been pondering it all day. I even re-skimmed it, trying to figure out my thoughts. I’m not sure still if I like it. The book is part … 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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Reasonable Doubt, by Marcia Mickelson

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Thistle

Marcia Mickelson is a friend of mine, and I’ve read three of her novels (two that are published and one that I edited and will hopefully get published). Of the three, this is by far my favorite. Marcia is an … Continue reading →

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