Tag Archives: speculative

Lost in a Good Book, by Jasper Fforde

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Thistle

I don’t usually use the book-jacket description, but in this case, I couldn’t explain the essence of this followup to The Eyre Affair better: If Thursday thought she could avoid the spotlight after her heroic escapades in the pages of … Continue reading →

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The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Thistle

The Book Thief is about WWII Germany. A girl named Liesel arrives at her foster parents’ home when she’s nine years old. On the trip there, she lost a brother to tuberculosis and gained a book, The Gravedigger’s Handbook, stolen … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Peeps, by Scott Westerfeld

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Thistle

Cal Thompson acquires a parasite during a one-night stand at the beginning of college. Fortunately, he didn’t have to suffer the worst of symptoms that normally come on with this parasite – cannibalism, anathema, gathering a brood – but unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Stardust, by Neil Gaiman

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Thistle

Stardust is my third book by Neil Gaiman. I liked Coraline, and disliked American Gods. Stardust is by far my favorite Gaiman book yet. I do admit, from things I’d heard before, I expected this to be much more adult … Continue reading →

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Thistle

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. It’s Pride and Prejudice, with zombies. What more can I say? This is a very funny book. A laugh out … 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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The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Thistle

This is book two of the Percy Jackson series. I read The Lightning Thief in February, and am just now getting to the first sequel of the series (with my son’s encouragement). In this book, which starts the summer after … Continue reading →

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How to Ditch Your Fairy, by Justine Larbalestier

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Thistle

The basic lesson learned in this book is to be careful what you wish for. It’s a simple lesson, much simpler than I was expecting, actually. This is categorized at my library as young adult, but it felt much more … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Thistle

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American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Thistle

This is one of the most bizarre books I’ve read in a long time. I’m not quite sure what to say about it. It’s a graphic novel that intertwines three separate stories in a way I never would have guessed … Continue reading →

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