Tag: books
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The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins – A Book Review
I picked this book up based upon a considerable amount of buzz in my community. I have to be honest, I nearly didn’t make it past the first chapter. Our main character is Rachel, and in the beginning, the story is told solely from her perspective. Because I found her so boring and, frankly, pathetic,…
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Slade House by David Mitchell – A Book Review
Much of the promotion surrounding this book touts it as a haunted house story, a work of horror. However, it readily became apparent that it is nothing of the sort – it’s an unrelenting companion piece to The Bone Clocks. In fact, if you haven’t yet read The Bone Clocks, I wholeheartedly recommend you read…
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Teen Titans: Earth One by Lemire and Dodson – A Book Review
Jeff Lemire is always hit or miss with me, but when I saw that Teen Titans: Earth One received positive criticism and when I found it at my local library, I had to give it a shot. I’m glad I did. The Earth One concept is an interesting one at DC Comics. They’ve had success…
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Wytches by Snyder and Jock – A Book Review
The hype for this book may have set it up to disappoint. After all, MTV News called it, “The most terrifying comic you’ve ever read” and USA Today said, “Dark and brutal, Wytches are like nothing horror fans have ever seen.” I’m a Scott Snyder fan. I enjoy his work on Batman, love American Vampire,…
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My Opinion Regarding Go Set a Watchman (Having Not Yet Read It)
I’m excited there is so much conversation happening lately regarding literature. When Go Set a Watchman finally released the other day, my social feed went nuts. In fact, just in the last two days, I’ve had at least three separate conversations about the novel. I love books and I love reading, so these are glorious…
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East of West: Volume 4 by Hickman and Dragotta – A Book Review
East of West continues to be one of my favorite series. In this fourth volume, HIckman and Dragotta continue to expand their complex world, even going so far as providing maps and timelines. This series is a little bit western, a little bit alternate history, a little bit science fiction, a little bit near-apocalyptic dystopia,…
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The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger – A Book Review
Not quite a picture book and not quite a graphic novel, The Night Bookmobile, like its plot, is gloriously subversive in terms of both genre and plot. In this short tale we have Alexandra, a woman who strolls Chicago streets during the early, early morning. She happens across a night bookmobile in the shape of a…
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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart – A Book Review
A friend recommended I give We Were Liars a read, and so I promptly picked it up at my local library. I’m unfamiliar with E. Lockhart, but the blurbs, particularly John Green’s, encouraged me. Most of We Were Liars captivates. Our main character and narrator, Cadence, belongs to an old old money family and she, along…
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The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith – A Book Review
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, yet I chose this book solely because of just that. I saw the cover art on First Second’s (@01FirstSecond) Twitter page and then immediately picked it up at my local library. I didn’t know what to expect from The Alex Crow even after reading its…
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