The Uglies
by Kaitlin March 9th, 2012 | Fiction
I didn't quite realize it until I started browsing my bookshelf wondering what book to write about this week, but I have apparently been on bit of a dystopia kick as of late. In the last few weeks alone, I've written about one of my favorites growing up, The Giver, and also Lord of the Flies, which, while not exactly a dystopia, still has the society-falling-t0-pieces theme. This past weekend, I spent the vast majority of time on the couch with a blanket reading The Hunger Games trilogy. Yupp, all of it. And apparently it's not just me --
One For the Money
by T Akery March 2nd, 2012 | Fiction
One For the Money has made a resurgence due to the fact that it has been recently made into a movie. It was this book that first launched Stephanie Plum into the literary world and turned Janet Evanovich into a recognizable author. While lately the series itself has been lagging, One For the Money set up an unexpected formula for what has been a pretty successful series.
It is this first book where you are introduced to Stephanie Plum, who was once a buyer of lingerie. Now desperate for a job, she blackmails her relative Vinny into giving her a
It is this first book where you are introduced to Stephanie Plum, who was once a buyer of lingerie. Now desperate for a job, she blackmails her relative Vinny into giving her a
No One Is Here Except All of Us
by Mackenzie M. February 27th, 2012 | Fiction, New Releases
Picture life in the shtetls of pre-World War II Eastern Europe. These small, self-sustaining Jewish towns dotted the landscape as far as the Ural Mountains of Russia. The shtetl teamed with life. Goats ran down the dirt roads, a fiddler stood on the corner playing folk songs, and the ever-important rabbi walked into the synagogue with his entourage to prepare for the Sabbath. This scene has been portrayed by Elie Wiesel, Fiddler on the Roof, and even history books in the United States. However, this life was ended during World War II. The brand new novel No One is
Lord of the Flies
by Kaitlin February 24th, 2012 | Classics, Fiction, Young Adults
The other day, I made an off-hand reference to William Golding's Lord of the Flies. The response? Deafening silence. My high school English teacher would have been appalled. She considered Sir William Golding her literary boyfriend, and her enthusiasm for his most famous novel was contagious. I'm about to seriously dig myself into a hole of geekdom here, but I'll say it anyway -- one of my favorite assignments in high school was an essay I wrote on the symbolism in Lord of the Flies. Yes, not only did I have assignments I enjoyed, but one of them was on
The Women by T.C. Boyle
by Jessica B. February 23rd, 2012 | Fiction
Frank Lloyd Wright is best known for his architecture, but his love life has made interesting fodder for many a gossip magazine back in his day, and these days several novels. T.C. Boyle’s take on Wright’s women is the second novel I’ve read in the last year about this ladies' man, whose record with women is not so much different from Henry VIII.
In The Women, T.C. Boyle takes an interesting perspective, telling the story from the point of view of one of Wright’s apprentices, a Japanese architect who admires his teacher a great deal. The choice of this perspective,
In The Women, T.C. Boyle takes an interesting perspective, telling the story from the point of view of one of Wright’s apprentices, a Japanese architect who admires his teacher a great deal. The choice of this perspective,
