Tag Archives: reread

Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Thistle

This will not be a popular review. Most people who have read Catching Fire have said it’s even better than The Hunger Games. I’m afraid I disagree. In fact, I was a little bit disappointed. Why, you ask? Well, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Jane Eyre (graphic novel), by Charlotte Bronte

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Thistle

This is exactly what the title says – a graphic novel version of Jane Eyre. It’s part of a series of graphic novels aimed at helping teens enjoy classics through a different media. There are several versions of the GN … Continue reading →

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The Trial, by Franz Kafka + graphic novel

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Thistle

Spoilers. Josef K. wakes up on his 30th birthday to find himself arrested. No one will tell him why, and he’s free to go about his own business in the meantime. Over the course of a year, he must defend … Continue reading →

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Protected: Wait Till Helen Comes, by Mary Downing Hahn

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Thistle

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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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The Diary of Anne Frank, by Anne Frank

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Thistle

Anne Frank began this diary on her 13th birthday, June 14, 1942. A couple months later, her family went into hiding in Amsterdam with two other families. For two years, they lived in tense conditions. The diary closes on August … 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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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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An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Thistle

I read this book the first time in 2001, and finished it within a few days. It made a strong impression on me, which makes rereading it for my book club now a little more difficult. It was not a … Continue reading →

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Animal Farm, by George Orwell

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Thistle

After my failed attempt at reading The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells, I was suddenly stuck with no books in the to-read pile on my desk. I have a few on the way from the library but they haven’t gotten … Continue reading →

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