You ever stumble on a book that you’ve heard nothing about, but immediately find yourself immensely attracted to? Soonchild by the late Russell Hoban was that book for me — the Patrick Ness blurb on the cover acting as a sort of siren call. Friends, this genius, slim little book evoked the same sort of feelings in […]
Swim The Fly Don Calame Book Review
June 28, 2012
Holla if you like Judd Apatow movies. If you have a crass sense of humor and laughed hysterically at Superbad, The 40 Year Old Virgin and Anchorman, you will absolutely not want to miss Swim The Fly by Don Calame. Seriously, where has this book been all my crass, dirty-minded life? Every summer Matt, Coop […]
The Ask And The Answer Patrick Ness Book Review
April 8, 2012
Oh, friends, this review of The Ask And The Answer is WAY overdue. You see, I read Patrick Ness’s second Chaos Walking book in Summer 2010 and is it is 2012 already, a lot of time has gone by in book years. So, I’ll be very succinct because my memory is fuzzy, but when I read Monsters Of […]
Worth The Emotional Bombs It Will Drop On Your Soul
November 16, 2011
Friends, you need to know that A Monster Calls is not an easy, happy go lucky book. It is deep. It is painful. It will make you feel unless you have a heart of stone, in which case, why are you even reading my reviews considering how much I write about my emotional reactions. I absolutely think A Monster Calls is worth the emotional bombs it will drop on your soul.
The Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson & John Paterson Book Review
August 18, 2011
The Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson and John Paterson illustrated by John Rocco opens up on ancient times. Long ago, in the Stone Age, a young soldier named Phuttphutt once wanted what is not his, the chiefdom of his clan.
Bluefish by Pat Schmatz Book Review
August 14, 2011
Bluefish by Pat Schmatz is an understated contemporary novel. I haven’t actually seen any reviews for it so far, so it seems very under the radar, or at least it did until I checked goodreads and realized it doesn’t come out until September 13.