Category: Book Review

A Garden, A Maze, A Sematary*

Posted on May 27, 2018 by

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In this second “potpour-reads” post, I share some quick thoughts on three recent reads, all of which were completed in May. The Secret Garden was a title on my Classics Club Challenge list. The Burning Maze is third in the Trials of Apollo series… Continue Reading “A Garden, A Maze, A Sematary*”

Category: Book Review, Classics, Classics Club, Coming-of-Age, Fantasy, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Horror, Middle Grade, Mythology, Potpour-reads, Rick Riordan, Stephen King, Thriller, Young Adult

The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon

Posted on May 5, 2018 by

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Oh, how I wanted to love this book.  I had no doubt in my mind, given the subject, the blurb, and some of the reviews (not to mention the great cover art), that this was going to be a brilliant read. Unfortunately, I was… Continue Reading “The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon”

Category: Ancient Greece, Annabel Lyon, Book Review, Classical History, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Christopher Wild by Kathe Koja

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

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Anna Quindlen once wrote, “[books] are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” It is hard for me to find a better example of this adage than the works of Kathe Koja. The act of reading her stories is not just an experience,… Continue Reading “Christopher Wild by Kathe Koja”

Category: Atheism, Book Review, Christopher Marlowe, Historical Fiction, Kathe Koja, LGBT, Novella

The Ingram Interview by K.B. Dixon

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

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Meet Daniel Ingram, retired English professor: despondent, eccentric, and in the midst of writing his memoir, after being kicked out of his current home (a retirement facility) for depressing the other residents. The story itself is the process of Daniel writing his story, so… Continue Reading “The Ingram Interview by K.B. Dixon”

Category: Aging, Book Review, Death, Fiction, K.B. Dixon, metafiction, Psychology

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Posted on March 27, 2018 by

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“The town was full of trees. And dry grass and dead flowers now that autumn was here. And full of fences to walk on and sidewalks to skate on and a large ravine to tumble in and yell across. And the town was full… Continue Reading “The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury”

Category: Book Review, Fantasy, Fiction, Halloween, Horror, Middle Grade, Ray Bradbury, Young Adult

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