For a post-apocalyptic book, The Road was alright, the writing style was definitely unique, but I still by far prefer The Stand by Stephen King, which again also disturbed me, but I felt more empathy for the characters of The Stand.
In My Mailbox
August 9, 2009
In My Mailbox In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Her blog is terrific, I highly suggest checking it out. I definitely had a lovely week in book-obtainment! From the library: Madapple by Christina Meldrum – you can read my review here The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner […]
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay | Book Review
August 1, 2009
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay is a historical fiction novel that follows the interweaving stories of Sarah Starzynski and Julia Jaramond. Sarah is a young Jewish girl who was taken from her Parisan home during the Vel d’Hiv round up. Julia Jaramond is an American journalist living in Paris who comes across Sarah’s story sixty years later. I felt […]
The Name of the Wind
July 29, 2009
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss left me starving. I want more of Rothfuss, that is how fantastic this book was. Fantasy fans, it is time to set your cookie cutter LOTR knock-offs aside and breath in some fresh air. Throughout the book, Rothfuss describes a drug known as denner resin which seems […]
Book Review: Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
July 27, 2009
I am not a baseball person by any means, despite the hall of fame being so close. Maybe that is why I did not love Shoeless Joe by WP Kinsella. Maybe it’s because I’m a curmudgeonly young person who dislikes the tourists, and the main character Ray, reminded me of those tourists. To be brutally honest, I […]