Tag Archives: RIP-worthy

Dick and Jane and Vampires, by Laura Marchesani

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Thistle

I never read the original Dick and Jane books as a child, but I’ve seen them around as an adult. When I saw this one at the Penguin booth at the Texas Book Festival, I knew I had to have … Continue reading →

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Coraline (graphic novel), by Neil Gaiman

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Thistle

I’ve now read the original book, seen the movie, and read the GN version of Coraline. Of them all, I think the GN is actually my favorite. I thought the medium worked well for the story. My biggest quibble with … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (graphic novel), by Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Thistle

While of course this graphic novel version of Jekyll & Hyde can’t quite live up to the original text, which is one of my very favorite books, the illustrator did an excellent job capturing Stevenson’s tone and atmosphere in his … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (audio)

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Thistle

Good Omens is a humorous look at the apocalypse. It involves an angel, a demon, the Antichrist, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a children’s gang, a fortune-teller/Jezebel, a witch-finder association, a Satanic Order of Chattering Nuns, a Hell-hound, and … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Ghost Cat, by Beverly Butler

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Thistle

Annabel is spending the summer with her great-aunt and -uncle and a bunch of cousins she’s never met. She would rather be at home with her mother, and feels very out of place on the lonely Wisconsin farm. But soon … Continue reading →

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Readathon: The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Thistle

Manfred is desperate for his only son to wed and carry the family lineage down in the Castle of Otranto. There is a prophecy that says that the Castle will return to its rightful owner when that owner is “too … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Amphigory Also, by Edward Gorey

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Thistle

This is the third collection of Gorey’s graphic short stories that I’ve read, and I actually think it might be the best of the three. I split it up a couple stories at a time all day during the Readathon … Continue reading →

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The Thin Man, by Dashiell Hammett

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Thistle

This is my third read by Hammett and probably my favorite. It’s a perfect detective story. I never suspected the actual criminal beforehand, despite having seen the movie a few years back (it’s also equally funny). (Shows how much I … Continue reading →

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Gothic Charm School, by Jillian Venters

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Thistle

Gothic Charm School is a nonfiction book about goth culture and manners. Jillian Venters, aka “the Lady of the Manners,” takes us through a ton of different aspects of what it means (and doesn’t mean) to be a goth. For … Continue reading →

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Jamaica Inn, by Daphne du Maurier

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Thistle

When Mary Yellan’s parents die, she must move up north to the moorlands to live with her Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss at Jamaica Inn. When she gets there, though, she finds that her aunt is no longer the happy … Continue reading →

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