Eoin Colfer – The Last Guardian

Eoin Colfer – The Last Guardian

  Author: Eoin Colfer Title: The Last Guardian Series: Artemis Fowl Published: July 2012 Publisher: Hyperion Length: 336 pages Genre: Science fiction/Fantasy Why I picked it up: Fan of the series Rating: 3 stars The first book I reviewed on this […]

Gaston Leroux – The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux – The Phantom of the Opera

 *The following information refers to the original French edition*   Author: Gaston Leroux Title: The Phantom of the Opera Published: 1911 Publisher: Pierre Lafitte and Cie Length: 260 pages Genre: Gothic (mystery/horror) Why I picked it up: Currently obsessed with the […]

What I Read While Neglecting This Blog

In addition to the books below, I have been rereading A Series of Unfortunate Events because a) The Mysterious Benedict Society made me want some very good child lit about orphans, b) Snicket’s autobiography is coming out in October and […]

J.R.R. Tolkien – The Return of the King

J.R.R. Tolkien – The Return of the King

  Author: J.R.R. TolkienTitle: The Return of the King Published: October 1955 Publisher: Allen & Unwin (HarperCollins) Length: 378 pages (not including appendices; greatly varies, this is for a trade paperback edition) Genre: High fantasy Why I picked it up: Reading […]

Jose Saramago – Seeing

Jose Saramago – Seeing

*The following information applies to the English softcover edition (the novel was originally published in Portuguese in 2004).*  Author: Jose SaramagoTitle: Seeing Published: April 2007 Publisher: Harcourt Length: 307 pages Genre: Fiction Why I picked it up: Favourite authorRating: 4 stars […]