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 lover of a terror or haunted houses, but prefer modern over Victorian Quote: I would like to watch her dying, Eleanor thought, and smiled back and said, ‘Don’t be silly.’ […]
Author: Robin Sloan Title: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Format/Source: eBook/library Published: October 2012 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Length: 304 pages Genre: General fiction/mystery Why I Read: Liked the idea of a 24 hour bookstore, stumbled across some reviews that remind me to read it Read If You’re: A Google superfan?? Quote: “You and I will have a son, and we will name him Hadoop, and he will be a […]
Author: Charis Cotter Title: The Swallow: A Ghost Story Format/Source: eBook/Netgalley Published: September 2014 Publisher: Tundra Books Length: 320 pages Genre: Middle grade ghost story Why I Read: Intriguing premise, cute cover Read If You’re: Looking for a good ghost story, or a story about friendship Rating: ★★★★ [ratings guide] I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Publisher’s description: In 1960s […]
Author: Leslye Walton Title: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava LavenderFormat/Source: Hardcover/library Published: March 2014Publisher: Candlewick PressLength: 301 pagesGenre: Young adult/magical realismWhy I Read: Description sounded fantasticRead If You’re: New to magical realism or YAQuote: “After failing every other attempt to get the ornithologist to notice her […] Pierette took the extreme step of turning herself into a canary” (14).Rating: ★★★★½ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon I […]
Author: Philippe Sands Title: Torture Team: Deception, Cruelty and the Compromise of Law Format/Source: Hardcover/library Published: May 2008 Publisher: Allen Lane Length: 315 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I Read: Library browsing, looked interesting Read If You’re: Interested in the intersection of law + politics or the legality of torture Quote: “…[all] aggressive interrogative techniques recommended by Jim Haynes and approved by Secretary Rumsfeld [were] used” (8). Rating: ★★★ [ratings guide] […]