Category: Psychology

Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 15 Disclosure:  This is a book that I have read five times, now, but have yet to review.  The first three times I read it were in the… Continue Reading “Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky”

Category: Book Review, Coming-of-Age, Drugs, Epistolary, Favorites, Fiction, Giveaway, Giveaway Hop, Giveaways, Monthly Review, Psychology, Sexuality, Stephen Chbosky, Young Adult

Review: Every You, Every Me by David Levithan

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

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Every You, Every Me by David Levithan Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 48 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) I can say it now: I hate David Levithan, unequivocally.  Why do I hate him?  Because he continues… Continue Reading “Review: Every You, Every Me by David Levithan”

Category: Book Review, Coming-of-Age, David Levithan, Death, Depression, Fiction, Psychology, Young Adult

Review: House of Stairs by William Sleator

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

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 House of Stairs by William Sleator Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 45 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) William Sleator’s House of Stairs is a fascinating psychological thriller about five orphans who are kidnapped, brought to an enormous… Continue Reading “Review: House of Stairs by William Sleator”

Category: Book Review, Dystopia, Fiction, Psychology, Science-Fiction, William Sleator, Young Adult

Review: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

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  Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 18 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Let’s take a moment to talk about true artistry, shall we?  What Vladimir Nabokov does with Lolita is pure, unadulterated (heh heh) genius.   The… Continue Reading “Review: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov”

Category: 1001 Books, Book Review, Fiction, Literature, Psychology, Sexuality, Sociology, Vladimir Nabokov

Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? By Edward Albee Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD:  59 Plot/Story:  4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Edward Albee’s play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, is intoxicating – literally.  With every turn of the page, the reader… Continue Reading “Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee”

Category: Book Review, Comedy, Creative Non-Fiction, Drama, Edward Albee, Fiction, Madness, Marriage, Play, Psychology, Sexuality

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