The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells Published: Genre: Science fiction Why I picked it up: On my TBR list Rating: 3 stars Challenges: 2011 TBR Pile | 100+ My Thoughts: I’ve never read anything by H.G. Wells before. Hey, there’s a first time for everything. I liked Griffin recounting how he became invisible and what happened before Iping and I liked the last part, especially ‘The Hunting of the Invisible […]

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Published: September 2011 Genre: Magical fantasy Why I picked it up: Intensely hyped book with a premise that intrigued me Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ My Thoughts:  This is the only book I have ever purchased solely based on the hype surrounding it. In fact, I hadn’t seen any of the hype, only the discussion of the hype. But I was intrigued, especially by the […]

The Rampage of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa Published: June 2011 (English) Genre: Science fiction Why I picked it up: Reading the series Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: Global | 100+ My Thoughts: Oh look, another Haruhi book…this is the last one currently available in English, so I promise there won’t be anymore for a little while 😛 I like that the ‘Haruhi likes Kyon’…thing (I don’t know what to call […]

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa  Published: November 2010 (English) Genre: Science fiction Why I picked it up: Enjoyed the first book in the series Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: Global | 100+ My Thoughts: I blazed through this volume! It had an intriguing premise: alternate universe-type where Haruhi goes to a different school and isn’t really very Haruhi-like. Which sounds dull, but you can count on Tanigawa to […]

Now that I’m home, I’ve decided that I should tackle some of the books on my bookshelf that have yet to be read…these two books from the shelf. The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa  Published: October 2009 (English) Genre: Science fiction Why I picked it up: Enjoyed the first book in the series Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: Global | 100+ My Thoughts: I first encountered the Haruhi Suzumiya […]