Human history contains a great number of tragedies. Often, these are given a footnote, if that in the high school history textbook. While I could go on and on and on about how horrible history textbooks are, I won’t. Instead I will say to you, read Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen. I […]
Book Review: Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran
March 7, 2011
I love it when a book leaves me thinking long after I have read it. I’m the type that flippantly reads books and trots on to the next one without sparing a thought except for the review. However, come to think of it, maybe I read historical fiction a bit differently, being a history nerd […]
Book Review: Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt + Giveaway
March 3, 2011
So, when I first started reading Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt I was concerned that I would unconsciously associate Sean Griswold with Clark Griswold from the vacation movies. Luckily, I was pretty absorbed by Sean Griswold’s Head that I didn’t think about greased up sleds or squirrels or anything, just the book. GUYS, Lindsey […]
Book Review: Angry Young Man by Chris Lynch
March 2, 2011
Angry Young Man by Chris Lynch is a very short young adult novel at 176 pages which explores the dynamic between one such angry young man named Xan who doesn’t seem to fit anywhere and ends up turning to anarchy and his brother, Robert who is Mr. Popular, athletic, and has status.
Book Review: Wither by Lauren DeStefano
March 1, 2011
Wither by debut author Lauren DeStefano is chock full of the polygamies and other fun things too. In DeStefano’s dystopia, cancer and several other illnesses have been eradicated. However, instead of the people turning into those I Am Legend monsters, they die young.
Review: Clarity by Kim Harrington
February 28, 2011
Clarity ‘Clare’ Fern is able to see the past just by touching an object. When a murder happens in Clare’s Cape Cod tourist town, it is up to her and the new town detective’s son to solve the murder.