Tag Archives: speculative

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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Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Thistle

[joint review and recipe by my husband and me] Recipe: Gignac Tiramisu Ingredients: 24 Milano cookies, 5 egg yolks, 1/3 C sugar, 1/2 C heavy cream, 2 tsp REAL vanilla (no extract!), 14 oz cream cheese, 3/4 C espresso Jason: So… … Continue reading →

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The Last Days, by Scott Westerfeld

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Thistle

This is the most disappointing Westerfeld I’ve ever read. Normally, I love his books. Spoilers if you haven’t read PEEPS. If you have or don’t plan to, you should be fine to read on. *No* spoilers from The Last Days. … 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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Tender Morsels, by Margo Lanagan

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Thistle

I hardly know what to say about this book. I’m not even going to try to describe the plot. A plot description really doesn’t tell you anything. Each moment of this book illuminated nothing but the moment before it, nothing … Continue reading →

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Kin, by Holly Black

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Thistle

While Tithe by Holly Black wasn’t my favorite book, I decided to give her another chance with this graphic novel. I had about an hour of downtime at ALA while waiting for my friend Debye, plus my feet were killing … Continue reading →

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Reincarnation, by Suzanne Weyn

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Thistle

If you are found worthy you will go directly to the next world. If not, you may have to return to this one to acquire further enlightenment. …The unraveling is the journey. Four souls, locked in a love-quadrangle fraught with … 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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Zel, by Donna Jo Napoli

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Thistle

This book is a retelling of Rapunzel. I’ll keep this short. I didn’t particularly like it. It wasn’t badly written or anything, but I think I’ve just decided I don’t really like fairy tale retellings. I recently tried to start … 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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