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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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Tag Archives: speculative
Gregor and the Code of Claw, by Suzanne Collins
My feelings on this book started very mixed. Just like with the last book, there was too much recap. I knew the last prophecy had to come into play, but I’m really kind of tired of prophecies (more on that … Continue reading
Gregor and the Marks of Secret, by Suzanne Collins
This is the first book in the series that I admit to not liking as much as the others. Too much of it was spent recapping the first three books, and the plot was very haphazard. While there’s not an … Continue reading
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, by Suzanne Collins
The third book in the series is happily just as wonderful as the ones that came before it! We are still meeting new creatures and learning more about the Underland (I’d love to have a map!). This time, it was … Continue reading
Gregor and the Prophency of Bane, by Suzanne Collins
It’s been a year since I read the first book in the Underland Chronicles, but I remembered the characters all fairly well, especially Gregor and his little sister, Boots. The Underland characters, I had to catch my memory up on … Continue reading
Dick and Jane and Vampires, by Laura Marchesani
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
Coraline (graphic novel), by Neil Gaiman
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
Posted in 2010, Children's, Visual
Tagged circus horror, mini-review, reread, RIP-worthy, speculative
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (graphic novel), by Robert Louis Stevenson
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
Posted in 2010, Adult, Visual
Tagged atmospheric, circus horror, classics, psychology, reread, RIP-worthy, speculative
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Ruined, by Paula Morris
I liked the story of this book, though there were elements of the plot that seemed off or odd. The setting was very well done. It was a lot simpler in writing than I was expecting – more like middle … Continue reading
Readathon: Mercury, by Hope Larson
This story is twofold. In 1859, a prospector named Asa shows up on the Fraser family farm in Nova Scotia. He entices Mr. Fraser with gold, and wins the daughter, Josey’s, heart. In present day, the Fraser descendants still lived … Continue reading
Readathon: Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (audio)
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
Posted in 2010, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, circus horror, divinity, favorite, humor, memorable, readathon, RIP-worthy, speculative
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