Tag: book review
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Sunday Reading
The semester is off to a roaring start but I’ve still had a little time to myself to read some interesting articles, blog posts and books. Here’s a run down of what I’ve enjoyed: Blog Post: Coloring for Grownups: At Kenyon it was a given that around finals time the coloring books would come out.…
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Book Review: The Diviners by Libba Bray
Summary: Evie O’Neill has been a very bad girl. After pushing a party trick too far and exposing a scandal she’s sent off to live in New York City with her crazy Uncle William who runs The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult. It’s the days of bobbed hair and bathtub gin but Evie’s secret powers…
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Book Review: Dust and Shadow
Last week I created a mock-Booklist review for my collection development class. Different from my usual review writing style, this one focuses on the role of the book in trade. Let me know what you think of the new style! Dust and Shadow: An Account of The Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson…
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If You Liked Beauty Queens by Libba Bray….
Try These Titles! The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer As the new captain of the Lorelei Lee, Jacky Faber can’t wait to live an exciting life on the high seas. But when’s she is arrested and put on…
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Book Review: When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
When She Woke By Hillary Jordan Published October 4, 2011 Mode read: Hardcover Summary: Set in the future United States when the extreme right has taken over, When She Woke tells the story of a woman who has committed the crime of abortion but refuses to disclose the name of the father. It follows much the same story…
The Library of Alexandra 