Category: Book Review

Review: Exterminator! by William S. Burroughs

Exterminator! by William S. Burroughs Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 37  Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Exterminator! is a loosely-related collection of 30 short stories, all neurotically obsessed with the American human condition before & during the 1960s.  Like many of… Continue Reading “Review: Exterminator! by William S. Burroughs”

Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 31 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. City of Bones is the first book in a series of six (originally planned to be three) by author Cassandra Clare.  The… Continue Reading “Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare”

Review: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham

The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 29 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) W. Somerset Maugham’s The Painted Veil is a sad and beautiful story of love, betrayal, growth, and forgiveness. … Continue Reading “Review: The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham”

Review: The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens

The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 24 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Emerald Atlas is Book One in a new and exciting series by John Stephens, called The Books of Beginning.  This is… Continue Reading “Review: The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens”

Review: Stick by Andrew Smith

Stick by Andrew Smith Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 23 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Andrew Smith’s Stick is a powerful story about love and brotherhood.  Not since Brothers by Ted van Lieshout has there been such a touching, personal,… Continue Reading “Review: Stick by Andrew Smith”