unqualified opinions from a person with no literary background
Those who pass up this book because it looks like it was written for fourteen-year-olds are really missing out. I first heard about Eleanor and Park from my mother, who told me I absolutely had to read it. My mom typically reads books about women struggling to survive in East Asia or queens getting their heads cut... Continue Reading →
This book seriously messed with my head. Maybe it's just been a little too long since I took a science class, but if you ask the people on Amazon.com, it messed with their heads too, so I know it's not just me. "Dark Matter" tells the story of Jason, once aspiring physicist, current mediocre physics... Continue Reading →
Prior to reading "City of Thieves" by David Benioff, I knew pretty much nothing about Russia. Now I know that it sounds terrible. During World War II, at least. Lev is a very self-conscious Jewish teenager living in Leningrad during World War II, trying his hardest to stay alive. When he gets arrested for looting the body... Continue Reading →
We are simply going to ignore the fact that I haven't posted a review since February. If you haven't read "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, stop everything you're doing and go read it. I'm serious. I love this book. This is my second time reading the dystopian novel, and it was just as good... Continue Reading →
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