Tag Archives: WTF moments

Gentlemen and Players, by Joanne Harris (audio)

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Thistle

Note: My original review of this literally consisted of a two-sentence reaction. Instead of keeping this post primarily as a placeholder, I’ve written a full review of Gentlemen and Players, and this will be my spoilerific thoughts on first reading. … Continue reading →

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Warbreaker, by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Thistle

This is one of those books that has so many intertwining plotlines that I couldn’t possibly begin to write a summary. There’s a God that doesn’t believe in his own divinity, a princess forced to marry for the sake of … Continue reading →

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The Hero of Ages, by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Thistle

This book had so much in it! It’s the only book of the trilogy that I’ve only read once (so far, because I’ve started to read the whole thing again), and I’m still not sure my brain fully comprehends everything … Continue reading →

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In the Woods, by Tana French (audio)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Thistle

Yesterday, I was sick. Some sort of icky head cold that could have been either a back-to-school thing or due to the poor air quality we currently have in town with all the wildfires raging nearby. Whatever the case, I … Continue reading →

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Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Thistle

Jude and Sue are two distant cousins from a family that has had bad luck with marriage. They’ve both been warned not to marry anyone, but both do, and both marriages fail. Now they are in love with each other, … Continue reading →

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The Saga of Gosta Berling, by Selma Lagerlöf (audio)

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Thistle

I don’t begin to know how to describe this book. It starts as the tale of a priest, Gosta Berling, as he’s dismissed from his post and goes to live in a new place. He’s taken in by a woman … Continue reading →

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Bumped, by Megan McCafferty

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Thistle

In the dystopian world of Bumped, a virus has destroyed people’s ability to reproduce after their late teens, so teen pregnancy has become a valuable commodity. Teens are getting pregnant as young as eleven. Stores sell “fun bumps” where you … Continue reading →

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Troll: A Love Story, by Johanna Sinisalo

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Thistle

Mikael (aka Angel) has just broken up with his boyfriend to date a new guy, but the new guy, conflicted about his sexuality, rejects him the night they go out. Mikael returns home, drunk and dejected, to find a baby … Continue reading →

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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender (audio)

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Thistle

When Rose is almost nine years old, she bites into a slice of cake and tastes something underneath the lemon and chocolate. Something empty and hollow, as if the cake is sad, longing, desperate. She knows instantly that this is … Continue reading →

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The Monk, by Matthew Gregory Lewis

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Thistle

I hardly know what to say about this book, it was such a trip. It was like a 1700s gothic Harlequin romance adventure thriller allegory! Every gothic element you can think of was in the book, excepting the whole vampire/zombie/werewolf … Continue reading →

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