A lot of readers and bloggers are delving into their libraries and ARC’s for some appropriate reading this October. But, and I have no idea why, my inner goblin just wasn’t feeling it. So I pulled out some classics and a variation on a theme, and found my Halloween mojo. Continue reading
The story leaves strong impressions that last with you long after you put down the book: that the Minotaur symbolizes much more than a creature who is half man, half beast. That perhaps, this is a redemptive tale. Or demonstrates the struggle in dealing with the duality inside ourselves. Continue reading
The first week has been one of re-discovery, or more like discovery. This is not like any other of Steinbeck’s work. I never came away before with the impressions I have gotten while reading this, a novel even he said was his best. Continue reading
When I think of the thriller genre, this book will become an example I point to. This author keeps it simple, and I like it. There is no extraneous writing. The pace is brisk, the story enthralling, and several of the sub-plots are just as good as the main. Continue reading
The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith ISBN13: 9780446402415 Fiction/Thriller, 440 pages Grand Central Publishing an imprint of Hachette Book Group FTC Disclaimer: Book courtesy of the publisher Book summary from publisher’s website:Soviet Union, 1956. Stalin is dead, and a … Continue reading
First of all I would like to thank Brenda Ambrose, Client Manager of Terra Communications for allowing me access to the author in order to conduct this interview through email. I would also like to thank the author himself for … Continue reading
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Fiction, 321 pages HarperCollins Books Review copy courtesy of Terra Communications Read Author Interview Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human … Continue reading
I wonder how many of us realize that some of our readers have not claimed their own little section of Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal, etc. Here I share with you a review by a reader who does not blog in style we may be accustomed to. She is someone you may not be familiar with, but should know nonetheless. Continue reading
Testimony by Anita Shreve (2008) Contemporary Fiction, 352 pages Little, Brown and Company Reprint Edition (May 2009) Review copy provided by Hachette Book Group Advisory: Scenes of a sexual nature and strong language. I won’t try to gloss … Continue reading
Shanghai Girls by Lisa SeeScheduled release date: Late May 2009Historical Fiction, 336 pagesRandom House an imprint of Random House, Inc. Advanced Reader’s Editions obtained through:LibraryThing Early Reviewers program andThe Random House Publishing Group I love Lisa See’s writing. I was … Continue reading
Follow Me by Joanna Scott (April 2009) Contemporary Fiction, 420 pages Published by Little, Brown and Company Review copy courtesy of Hachette Book Group, Inc. On a Summer day in 1946, Sally Werner, the precocious daughter of hardscrabble Pennsylvania … Continue reading
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818) Fiction, Page lengths and publishers vary I always include a book cover with my reviews. I also try to use one that is identical to the particular edition I’ve read. That being said, I don’t … Continue reading