Author: Ray Bradbury Title: Something Wicked This Way Comes Published: 1962 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Length: 289 pages Genre: Light fantasy/horror Target age: 12+Why I picked it up: Inspired Neil GaimanRating: 3.5 starsChallenges: 100+ Buy: Chapters | Barnes and Noble | Check your local bookstore! What a fun read! A bit scary, of course. But enjoyable. I rarely rarely read ‘horror’ (I can’t even think of a solid example of […]
Author: Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver Title: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Published: April 2007 Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 352 pages Genre: Food memoir Why I picked it up: Browsing Amazon for ‘food’ books, this one looked goodRating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ | Foodie’s Buy: Barnes and Noble | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! This is the first book I’ve read this year that I picked out specifically […]
*The following information applies to the English hardcover edition. (the novel was originally published in Japanese in 2002).* Author: Haruki Murakami Translator: Philip Gabriel Title: Kafka on the Shore Published: 2005 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Length: 436 pages Genre: Post-modern surrealism Target age: Adult (I’d also recommend it for mature 16+)Why I picked it up: Can’t rememberRating: 5 starsChallenges: 100+ | 2011 TBR Pile | Global Buy: Chapters | Barnes […]
Author: Graham MooreTitle: The Sherlockian Published: December 2010 Publisher: Penguin Length: 346 pages Genre: Mystery Why I picked it up: Fan of Sherlock Holmes stories, read a favourable recommendation in the local newspaperRating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ Buy: Barnes and Noble | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! The Sherlockian was the third book I tried to read this week and apparently third time’s the charm, for I very much […]
Author: Ruth Reichl Title: Garlic and Sapphires Published: April 2005 Publisher: Penguin Length: 328 pages Genre: Food memoir Why I picked it up: Recommended by Margot, host of the second challenge linked belowRating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ | Foodie’s Buy: Barnes and Noble | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! This was just the sort of book I was looking to read after finishing Saramago’s Blindness. I needed something fun […]