Short reviews of Robopocalypse, The Twelve, The Graveyard Book, The Journal of Best Practices, and Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake.
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Short reviews of Broken Harbor, So Cold The River, I Am America (And So Can You), Losing Clementine, and I Hardly Ever Wash My Hands: The Other Side of OCD.
Read more →Mini reviews of three great reads: 11/22/63 by Stephen King, Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood and Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon.
Read more →Reviews of Graceling, Divergent and A Friend of the Family.
Read more →A review of Flawless by Scott Andrew Selby and Greg Campbell.
Read more →A review of Dan Chaon's collection of short stories, Stay Awake.
Read more →A review of New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast's book What I Hate from A to Z.
Read more →A review of Amy Chua's controversial parenting memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.
Read more →A review of Ernest Cline's deliriously fun thrill ride of a book, Ready Player One. I just LOVED IT!
Read more →Book review of Lee Child's "One Shot" featuring Jack Reacher. A well-done action thriller with a hubba-hubba hero.
Read more →Some brief thoughts on Suzanne Collin's book "Mockingjay" ... plus a giveaway. Click on title to read full article.
Read more →A book review of Michael Chabon's brilliant The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Don't let it scare you like it did me. It is fantastic and fascinating read.
Read more →A review of Justin Cronin's epic "The Passage." It is NOT a vampire book!
Read more →A review of Sloane Crosley's book of essays "How Did You Get This Number?"
Read more →A review of J.M. Coetzee's novel, Disgrace.
Read more →A review of Columbine by Dave Cullen, a non-fiction look at the events surrounding the school shooting at Columbine High School.
Read more →A book review of Michael Chabon's brilliant collection of essays, Manhood for Amateurs. The book that introduced me to Chabon's genius.
Read more →Reviews of three dystopic tales, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins and In A Perfect World by Laura Kasischke.
Read more →The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life As An ExperimentA.J. JacobsSimon & Schuster, 2009ISBN: 978-1416599067256 pagesNon-Fiction, HumorMy Rating: 3.5 stars A.J. Jacobs has created his own little niche market: conducting experiments in his life and then writing about them. The first of these books, The Know-It-All, chronicled his experience reading every single page of the...
Read more →A meme concept by That’s A Novel Idea 1 Book you read and/or reviewed: HeartSick by Chelsea Cain 2 Words that describe the book: Serial killer thriller3 Settings where it took place or characters you met: Setting: Portland, OR, present day Archie Sheridan—a damaged, painkiller-addicted ex-cop who returns to the force to catch a...
Read more →Title: Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper Author: Diablo Cody ISBN: 978-1-592-40273-1 Publishing Info: Gotham Books, 2006 Number of Pages: 212 Book Category: Memoir The other day when I wrote my review of Her Fearful Symmetry in the form of an open letter to the author, I had an...
Read more →A review of The Ridiculous Race by Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran -- a ridiculously funny travel memoir.
Read more →A review of The Economist Book of Obituaries, which was much better than you might expect.
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