Tag Archives: speculative

Airman, by Eoin Colfer

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Thistle

Immediately on seeing the picture of Airman, I knew this wasn’t typical of what I read. I’m not really an adventure-type person, and this was definitely an adventure book. But despite that, I ended up enjoying this one a lot. … Continue reading →

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, by JK Rowling

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Thistle

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the newest accessory in the land of Harry Potter. It is a book of five wizard-children’s fairy tales, mentioned first in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The five stories are “The Wizard … Continue reading →

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The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Thistle

This is a story about an odd mouse who falls in love with a princess and risks everything to save her from an odd serving girl and an odd rat. That’s probably the simplest way I can wrap up the … Continue reading →

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Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Thistle

Gathering Blue is the companion novel to The Giver and second in Lois Lowry’s trilogy. (The third book is Messenger, which I plan to read in 2009.) I’m not actually sure why this is considered a companion novel beyond the … Continue reading →

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Protected: American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Thistle

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Coraline, by Neil Gaiman

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Thistle

Trish from Trish’s Reading Nook reviewed this book recently. For some reason – probably because I read so little modern fiction – I’d never heard of it. Her review excited me, and I wanted to get my hands on this … Continue reading →

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The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. Better never means better for everyone, he says. It always means worse, for some. This book comes so highly recommended that I feel bad saying the dreaded words: I didn’t like it. I wanted to like it. But I … Continue reading →

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The Diamond of Darkhold, by Jeanne DuPrau

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Thistle

The Diamond of Darkhold is the fourth and final book of the Ember series by Jeanne DuPrau. The book takes the people of Ember, joined with the people of Sparks from book 2, through their first winter together. It’s a … Continue reading →

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The Giver, by Lois Lowry

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Thistle

You know, I’d thought that, as a kid, I’d read a lot of Lois Lowry. I didn’t recall which books specifically, but I remembered her name. A quick check on Wikipedia, however, reveals to me that before Number the Stars, … Continue reading →

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Nine Lives to Murder, by Marion Babsen

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. This book was…okay. Not my favorite, but then again, I’ve not read anything in the mystery genre since my youngin’ days of R.L. Stine’s The Babysitter (not the best recommendation for the genre, I might add). I was therefore … Continue reading →

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