Category: review

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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Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

25 March 2015 / review / 4 Comments
Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Author: Gabrielle ZevinTitle: The Storied Life of A.J. FikryFormat/Source: ebook/LibraryPublished: April 2014Publisher: Algonquin BooksLength: 260 pagesGenre: General fictionWhy I Read: Popular in the blogosphere, easily accessibleRead If You’re: A book loverQuote: “Sometimes books don’t find us until the right time”.Rating:  ★★★★½ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon I’m starting to run out of general fiction ebooks on my TBR list that are available through the library… These are […]

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Review: Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King

22 March 2015 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King

Author: Thomas KingTitle: Green Grass, Running WaterFormat/Source: ebook/LibraryPublished: March 1993Publisher: Houghton MifflinLength: 469 pagesGenre: Humour + magical realismWhy I Read: CBC Books’ pick for March; want to read more Indigenous literatureRead If You’re: Appreciative of a different sort of humour; interested in Indigenous storiesQuote: “I am very sleepy, says Thought Woman, and then she goes back to sleep. Hee-hee, says that River. Hee-hee.” (198).Rating:  ★★★★ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | IndieBound […]

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Reread Review: White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

19 March 2015 / review / 1 Comment
Reread Review: White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

Author: Helen OyeyemiTitle: White is for WitchingFormat/Source: Hardcover/my copyPublished: June 2009Publisher: PicadorLength: 230 pagesGenre: Contemporary + magical realismWhy I Read: Ready for my annual rereadRating:  ★★★★★ [ratings guide]Second book for the Reread Challenge Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon I love this book so much that I refuse to discuss it. Even if you loved it as much as I did, I don’t want to hear about it. Perhaps you […]

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Review: Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson

5 March 2015 / review / 4 Comments
Review: Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson

Author: Eden RobinsonTitle: Monkey BeachFormat/Source: ebook/KoboPublished: April 2002Publisher: Mariner BooksLength: 384 pagesGenre: Contemporary fiction (magical realism?)Why I Read: CBC Books group read for FebruaryRead If You’re: A fan of B.C. as a setting; interested in Indigenous literature Rating:  ★★★½ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon One of my goals this year is to read more books by Indigenous Canadian authors. I’m happy this book was chosen for CBC Books’ […]

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