Category: Fiction

Review: The Warden by Anthony Trollope

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

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The Warden by Anthony Trollope Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 27 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable The Warden is a little book with a big story.  It tells the tale of Mr. Harding, a clergyman and Warden of an… Continue Reading “Review: The Warden by Anthony Trollope”

Category: Anthony Trollope, Book Review, British Literature, Classics, Fiction, Literature, Victorian, Victorian Celebration

Review: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

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Battle Royale by Koushun Takami Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 25 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Every year, in the Republic of East Asia, one 3rd-year Junior High class, made up of 15-year olds, is selected at random to participate in… Continue Reading “Review: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami”

Category: Book Review, Dystopia, Fiction, Horor, Japanese, Koushun Takami, Politics, Pop Culture, Sociology, Violence

Review: The Haunted House by Charles Dickens

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

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The Haunted House by Charles Dickens Final Verdict: 2.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 24 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Haunted House by Charles Dickens is actually a compilation work, with contributions from Hesba Stretton, George Augustus Sala, Adelaide Anne Procter, Wilkie… Continue Reading “Review: The Haunted House by Charles Dickens”

Category: Adelaide Anne Procter, Book Review, Charles Dickens, Compilation Fiction, Elizabeth Gaskell, Fiction, George Augustus Sala, Hesba Stretton, Literature, London Literati, Short Story, Victorian, Victorian Celebration, Wilkie Collins

Review: Germinal by Emile Zola

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

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Germinal by Emile Zola Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 23 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) If you ever want to read a book about miners, or a book about family, or a book about unions, or… Continue Reading “Review: Germinal by Emile Zola”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, Classics Club, Emile Zola, Fiction, French, Literature, Victorian, Victorian Celebration

Review: Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

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Fablehaven by Brandon Mull Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 22 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Fablehaven is book One in a 5-book series by the same name.  After a death in the family, Kendra and Seth’s parents agree to… Continue Reading “Review: Fablehaven by Brandon Mull”

Category: Book Review, Brandon Mull, Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade

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