Author: Simon Cook Format/Source: eBook/Author Published: October 2014Publisher: Ye MachineLength: 49 pagesGenre: Literary analysisWhy I Read: Enjoyed Cook’s article on Tolkien fundamentalismRead If You’re: A Tolkien fan, esp. one interested in how his mythology connects to English historyQuote: “Thus the two […]
Author: Glenn GreenwaldTitle: No Place To Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance StateFormat/Source: Hardcover and eBook/library Published: May 2014Publisher: Metropolitan BooksLength: 254 pagesGenre: JournalismWhy I Read: Learn more about the subject from a key playerRead If You’re: Concerned […]
Author: Neal ShustermanTitle: UndividedSeries: Unwind Dystology #4Format/Source: eBook/AmazonPublished: October 2014Publisher: Simon & ShusterLength: 432 pagesGenre:Young adult dystopiaWhy I Read: Loves the seriesRead If You’re: Already invested in the storyQuote: “Measure F allows the Juvenile Authority to identify and track incorrigible […]
Author: Rene Denfeld Title: The EnchantedFormat/Source: eBook/LibraryPublished: March 2014Publisher: HarperLength: 261 pagesGenre: Literary fictionWhy I Read: Intriguing premise, easily accessible through OverdriveRead If You’re: Looking for something literary but different; interested in death row or the prison systemQuote: “This is an […]
Author: Shirley Jackson Title: The Haunting of Hill House Format/Source: eBook/Amazon Published: 1959 Publisher: Penguin Length: 182 pages Genre: Suspense Why I Read: Loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle; part of Estella Society readalong Read If You’re: A […]