The afterword of my 1960 copy of Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy begins with this, “To read the word of any famous author is in itself something of an art. A reader must develop the poise of courage in order to stay the judgement of his elders until he can read the […]
Review of Ash by Malinda Lo
September 19, 2009
I found Ash by Malinda Lo through book blogs, found many positive reviews, and decided, why not order the book, as I love the cover, and I liked that it received almost universal positive reviews. Fancy my luck, when those reviews turned out to be mostly correct. Now, I will admit bloggers are not a […]
Review of Give Up The Ghost by Megan Crewe
September 13, 2009
Cass McKenna from Give Up The Ghost by Megan Crewe has the dirt on everyone, she knows everybody’s dirty little secrets. How? Well, she can interact with ghosts, who see everything. However, there is one little problem, some has discovered Cass’s secret and now she must decide the value of interacting with humans for a […]
Review of The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
September 10, 2009
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett is a work of narrative non-fiction. This means it’s most likely not going to be a snooze like your earth science textbook! I think that anybody reading this review most likely loves books. If you don’t love books, why oh why are you on […]
Review of Defining Twilight vocabulary workbook by Brian Leaf
September 8, 2009
Defining Twilight by Brian Leaf is a workbook which essentially works in conjunction with Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. The person using the workbook is supposed to read a chapter, then do the vocabulary exercises in the workbook. I think this is an attempt at making SAT studying fun and exciting for students. It’s a nice […]
Review of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
September 7, 2009
If I had to sum up my feelings on The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman in a short phrase, I would say, “Future children’s classic.” Seriously, ya’ll this book deserves to be shelved beside The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster and The Neverending Story by Micheal Ende. I loved this book, and I can see […]