Author: George Orwell Title: Down and Out In Paris and LondonDate read: 30 October to 6 November Published: January 1933 Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Limited Length: 213 pages Genre: Fiction/semi-autobiography/social commentary Why I picked it up: Interested in Orwell’s writingsRating: 4 stars Buy:  IndieBound |  Chapters | Check your local bookstore! Brace yourself for an ineloquent post…a lot of ‘I liked this book.’ XP I really enjoyed reading this book. Even from […]

  Author: Kat Rosenthal Title: Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone Date read: 22 October to 27 October Published: July 2012 Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Length: 279 pages Genre: Mystery?Horror?Creepy…/young adult Why I picked it up: Can’t really remember – something to do with Julie Strauss-Gabel’s connection to this book Rating: 4 stars This book. Oh boy. I don’t really have too much to say on this one because I was totally […]

  Author: Lemony Snicket Title: Who Could That Be At This Hour?Series: All the Wrong Questions Date read: 23 October to 24 OctoberPublished: October 2012 Publisher: Little, Brown Length: 261 pages Genre: Noir/children’s literature Why I picked it up: Fan of the authorRating: 3 stars Buy:  IndieBound |  Chapters | Check your local bookstore! I spent my summer preparing for the release of this book by rereading A Series of Unfortunate […]

Author: Catherynne M. Valente Title: The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There Date read: 9 October to 13 October Published: October 2012 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Length: 272 pages Genre: Fantasy, fairy tale Why I picked it up: Fan of the series Rating: 3 stars **THIS REVIEW CONTAINS CONTENT (as opposed to plot) SPOILERS** When I was about 75 pages into this book, I gave it a […]

*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 […]