Category Archives: Book Reviews
Book Review: There Goes The Galaxy by Jenn Thorson
I believe I was a freshman in college when I first read the late Douglas Adams’ wildly popular comic space opera The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. I remembered being more than just a little bit blown away by the … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Science Fiction
Book Review: Well With My Soul by Gregory G. Allen
I first received Gregory G. Allen’s novel Well With My Soul as part of a blog book tour and was supposed to have reviewed this title back in November I believe. I definitely can’t say I regret my decision to … Continue reading
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Do You REALLY Need a Guidebook To Play Farmville?
OR Book Review: Farmville For Dummies by Angela Morales and Kyle Orland I have previously written of my distaste for books that call their readers “dummies” or “complete idiots” right there in the title. Though in the past I have … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction
Book Review: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Shhh. I’ll tell you a secret. I had actually read a book about surviving foreclosure that I had planned to review today. Being able to add to my existing section of books related to home ownership appealed … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, YA
Book Review: Paintings From The Cave by Gary Paulsen
I’ve been reading YA lately and was absolutely thrilled with this book I picked up at the library. Paintings From The Cave is a collection of three novellas by Gary Paulsen. Each story revolves around a different ”child who … Continue reading
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Book Review: Hiss Of Death by Rita Mae Brown
I fear that I really have given up on Rita Mae Brown ever writing any more of her wonderful non-genre novels. But I will say that Brown’s latest Mrs. Murphy mystery continues the story of Mary Minor “Harry” Harristeen, … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Mystery
Book Review: Iglu by Jacob Sackin
Most serious observers agree that we have already begun to see the effects of climate change and global warming. Author Jacob Sackin projects a hundred or more years in the future and envisions a world in which much of … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Enviornment/Science, Fiction
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 2– Least Favorite Book
As difficult as choosing my all time favorite book for yesterday’s post was, I found choosing my least favorite book an even greater challenge. It’s not that I never dislike any books, of course. Long time readers … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Humor and Memes, Non-Fiction
Book Review: Life of Shouty: Good Habits
In illustrated children’s books, appearances count. For the youngest readers and pre-readers much information is conveyed by the illustrations in story books. And it seems to me that a paunchy, middle aged man with a pointy pin head is … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Children, Easy Picture Books
