Tag: book review
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Book Review: Oday the Healer by E.B. Roshan
Having enjoyed E.B. Roshan’s graphic novel releases recently, I was very excited to see a new novel by her. Having enjoyed books in her Shards of Sevia series, I looked forward to reading what I hope will turn out to be a new series!…
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Book Review: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I never thought much about picking up this book. It never found its way to me as a child, and as an adult, I never bothered to read the synopsis. At some point, I ended up with the Puffin in Bloom edition and decided to jump in blindly. What a treat it turned out to…
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Book Review: Straw Shoes by Mathias B. Freese
What a treat this was! Eloquently written, philosophical, and deeply human, author Mathias Freese dubs Straw Shoes as his final work…
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Book Review: Not That Fancy by Reba McEntire
Though I don’t consider myself an all-out country music fan, I have fond memories of watching Reba’s performance of Fancy on a CMT awards show or special when I was a kid. I was somewhat familiar with her sitcom through a friend, and tidbits of memories like these were enough to make me want to…
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Book Review: The Phantom by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin
I never tire of coming across new biographies of people who fought in World War II. How have I never heard of this man before?!…
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Book Review: Life Ends, Love Remains
Having read The Ghost and Mrs. Muir earlier this year, when I was offered a copy of this book to read, I was immediately intrigued. Though Life Ends, Love Remains has a much different plot, the dynamics are reminiscent of the classic, and I was excited to read a modern version that would undoubtedly flesh…
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Book Review: The Miracle Worker by William Gibson
The Miracle Worker films are so nostalgic for me, particularly Disney’s version and the original. I remember studying Helen Keller in elementary school and I was fascinated by her life and all that she overcame. Every so often I circle back to her story (although I have yet to actually read her books as far…
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Book Review: Inside Gilligan’s Island by Sherwood Schwartz
I never read this when I was first reading books by the cast and crew of Gilligan’s Island, even though this was written by the creator of the show himself. I anticipated it to be a collection of the same stories that have been circulating on the internet for decades, but I was impressed to…
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Book Review: The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
After DNFing Paradise Lost earlier this year, my intimidation about picking up this book increased. I feared the same old-style language that hurt my eyes and brain, which, frankly, wasn’t worth it for a book I was only moderately interested in reading. To my relief, The Divine Comedy was far more approachable, and far more…
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Book Review: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Having gotten through War & Peace last year, I felt much less intimidated about picking up Anna Karenina. I’ve heard a lot of people say they prefer this book, and it’s easy to see why. Where War & Peace is largely a political commentary, Anna Karenina keeps its commentary more intertwined with the characters…