The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is an ambitious debut set at the turn of the 19th century that provides a feast for the senses. Immersive passages told in present tense describe the wonders and sights of The Night Circus, open only from dusk until dawn and completely themed in black and white. Erin Morgenstern’s […]
The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell Book Review
July 17, 2011
Apparently being ‘ruined’ in the 1800s is kind of a big deal since I guess as a female your self worth revolved around your virginity, and if that ship had sailed, well you were screwed literally out of making a good match. Or at least that’s the gist I got from The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell. […]
Family by Micol Ostow Book Review
July 7, 2011
Family by Micol Ostow is a free verse fictionalization of the Charles Manson murders. The story is told from the point of view of Melinda Jensen, a troubled 17 year old who desperately seeks affection. As she is a runaway, she sleeps on park benches. And so while passed out on a park bench she meets […]
Dead End In Norvelt by Jack Gantos Audiobook Review
July 3, 2011
Audiobook Review: Dead End In Norvelt by Jack Gantos Dead End In Norvelt by Jack Gantos is a semi-autobiographical young adult book set in the 1960s in a Roosevelt town known as Norvelt, I mention setting because it is an integral piece of the book and the very first thing I think of in describing […]
Book Review: My Dear I Wanted To Tell You: A Novel by Louisa Young
June 2, 2011
My Dear I wanted To Tell You: A Novel by Louisa Young is set in England during the World War One era. It opens with a young working class boy, Riley Purefoy, main character, befriending an upper class artist family, the Waveneys. Out of generosity, the Waveney family provide Riley with upper class schooling as […]
Retro Friday Review: Crocodile On The Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
May 27, 2011
Retro Friday Reviews are hosted by Angieville. Basically you review an older book on Friday. I read the vast majority of Crocodile On The Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters on my iPhone, something I don’t recommend, as I was easily jarred out of reading, plus I didn’t really feel like I was making any progress. This […]