Author: Helen Oyeyemi Title: Mr. Fox Published: September 2011 Publisher: Penguin Length: 324 pages Genre: Magical realism? Why I picked it up: Fan of the author Rating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare Let’s pause here and take a moment to appreciate this book’s cover. (I didn’t mean to make the image so huge, but the smaller size is too small for proper appreciation.) I love the simple illustrations and the […]

*The following applies to the English hardcover edition. (The novel was originally published in Japan in 1985.)*   Author: Haruki MurakamiTitle: Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the WorldPublished: September 1991 Publisher: Kodansha Length: 400 pages Genre: Post-modern surrealism Why I picked it up: Fan of the authorRating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! I felt far more comfortable reading this novel […]

  Author: Catherynne M. ValenteTitle: In the Night GardenSeries: The Orphan’s Tales Published: November 2006 Publisher: Bantam Dell Length:  483 pages Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: Fan of the authorRating: 5 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! Whooaa, this is the fourth book I’m giving five stars! For me, that fifth star is very precious and can only be awarded to […]

  Author: John GreenTitle: The Fault in Our Stars Published: January 2012 Publisher: Dutton Books Length: 313 pages Genre: YA Fiction Why I picked it up: Fan of the authorRating: 3.5/4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! ***Spoilers ahead!!*** Writing about a John Green is very much like writing about Cloud Cult album. Each person’s experience with the story or the music is […]