*The following information applies to the English Vintage softcover edition. (the novel was originally published in Japanese in 1994).*   Author: Haruki MurakamiTranslator: Jay Rubin Title: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Published: 1997 Publisher: Vintage International Length: 607 pages Genre: Science fiction/Fantasy Why I picked it up: Fan of the authorRating: 3 stars Buy:  IndieBound |  Chapters | Check your local bookstore! I don’t have a whole lot to say on this […]

  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 blog was The Atlantis Complex, the penultimate book in the Artemis Fowl series. It was one of the more awful books I’ve ever read. It made me dread the next […]

 *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 musicalRating: 4 stars Buy:  IndieBound |  Chapters | Check your local bookstore! As I described in my post about The Phantom of the Opera, I am going through a bit […]