Month: April 2015

Reread Review: The Scar by China Mieville

20 April 2015 / review / 0 Comments
Reread Review: The Scar by China Mieville

Author: China MievilleTitle: The ScarSeries: Bas-Lag novelsFormat/Source: Paperback/my copyPublished: 2000Publisher: Del ReyLength: 578 pagesGenre: Mieville is his own genre (steampunk?)Why I Read: In the mood for a strong ‘place as character’ book Read If You:  Like original world-building, grounded characters or ocean adventuresRating:  ★★★★★ [ratings guide]Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | AmazonThird book for the Reread Challenge. Read my original review. WHEN I First Read – At the start of January […]

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Review: Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

16 April 2015 / review / 1 Comment
Review: Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

Author: Neal ShustermanTitle: Challenger DeepFormat/Source: ebook/EdelweissPublished: 21 April 2015Publisher: HarperCollinsLength: 320 pagesGenre: Young adult Why I Read: New work by a favourite authorRead If You: Want to understand what experiencing mental illness can be like Rating:  ★★★★★ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | AmazonI received a complimentary copy from the publisher through Edelweiss in exchange for my honest review.  I don’t know what to say about this book, beyond […]

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Quick Review: If I Stay and Nothing to Envy

12 April 2015 / brief reviews / 1 Comment
Quick Review: If I Stay and Nothing to Envy

It’s been a few months since I reviewed two books in one quick review post. The only way I could think to connect these two is that they’re both for Adam @ Roof Beam Reader’s TBR Pile Challenge. These are my fourth and fifth reads for that challenge.   Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick Rating: ★★★ [ratings guide] Ugh, why am I reading books about […]

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Response: Understanding Éowyn, Part Two

9 April 2015 / response, thoughts / 1 Comment

Last month, I wrote about how The Lord of the Rings‘ Éowyn is one of my favourite Tolkien characters, despite my struggle to comprehend her from a feminist perspective. I want to develop a more perceptive view of Éowyn, so I can better inform my opinion of her and understand her role in Middle-Earth. Ultimately, I’d like to settle whether I can successfully argue Éowyn is a feminist icon (or […]

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Quick Review: The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel

6 April 2015 / brief reviews / 2 Comments
Quick Review: The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel

Goodreads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon  Krysta @ Pages Unbound Review | The Guardian Review ★★★½ Key words to describe this book: Diversity and Canadian history and classism and folklore and sexism and racism and adventure! Whoo, that’s a lot for one book to address, but all these topics factor into the story. I guess the best word here is intersectionality? It’s great to see that in a novel […]

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