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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 Station Eleven begins, ironically and appropriately, in a theater with a staging of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. Three of the novel’s recurring characters are first encountered in this opening scene, a… Continue Reading “Thoughts: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel”
Andrew Smith is a mad scientist. I imagine him, even now, sitting in his writing laboratory playing with every imaginable ingredient and coming up with another brilliant concoction of literary gold. This might sound like the delusions of a raving fanatic or a particularly… Continue Reading “Review: 100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith”
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith So, this is the way the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a …uh… clacking-buzzing sorta sound? Yes, I think T.S. Eliot would be proud of Andrew Smith’s newest wasteland, which is to say, an average, all-American,… Continue Reading “Thoughts: Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith”
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable On What Grounds is the first novel in the popular Coffeehouse Mystery series by Cleo Coyle. In it, we meet Clare Cosi, former manager… Continue Reading “Thoughts: On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle”
House of Hades by Rick Riordan Final Verdict: 3.7 out of 4.0 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable The House of Hades is Book 4 in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. This series follows the five-book Percy Jackson &… Continue Reading “Thoughts: The House of Hades by Rick Riordan”
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