“You never got what you wanted; you just learned to get by without it.” Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng It is impossible not to have expectations when we pick up a book. In fact, I would argue every book I pick up I am expecting to enjoy it, otherwise I wouldn’t have…
Category: Book Reviews
The Titan’s Curse Book Review
A friend recently told me, he wished he read more nonfiction because there is more to learn in nonfiction than fiction. While I understand the sentiment, I believe you can learn equally as much from fiction as nonfiction. Authors study and do a lot of research for some of their books. They write what they…
The Dictionary of Lost Words Book Review
“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.” Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind I have always been drawn to words, even outside of reading. Words have fascinated me from a…
The Sisters Brothers Book Review
“In the end I decided to hold onto the book, my thought being that his story was a unique one, and so best to keep his words aboveground where they might be shared and admired.” Patrick DeWitt, The Sisters Brothers My grandpa read westerns. Westerns, both old and modern, lined the shelves. I proudly wear…
Alice in Wonderland Book Review
I first read Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade and loved it. I giggled and dreamed and wondered about it for days afterwards. The creativity poured into its pages bled out into my tiny little 8 year old world. I saw white rabbits, and I wondered what…
The Lightning Thief Book Review
I have wanted to reread Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for a while now. These books are what started my need to read in middle school. If you notice how destroyed my copy is, you can tell the book used to be my favorite. I felt indecisive on whether or not to review one…
In the Miso Soup Book Review
“The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last” Oscar Wilde There are often two ways for suspense to be resolved, which makes reading them all that more difficult. Suspense can be resolved in an extravagant feat, leaving the reader or viewer speechless. On the other hand, suspense can end in a flop, much like…
Random Book Review
When I think of Las Vegas I picture the brightly lit strip, the casinos filled with slot machines, and attractive women wearing boas. By random chance alone, people can become wealthy from a dice roll or the spin from a roulette wheel. Random by Penn Jillette paints a different picture of Vegas involving gambling debt,…
Anxious People Book Review
Have you ever walked into a situation where you are forced to talk to complete strangers? Have you ever gone to an apartment viewing and dealt with the awkward interactions that ensue when looking about another persons dwelling? Lastly, have you ever been held hostage by a bank robber? If you answered yes to any…
The Silent Patient Book Review
Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways. Sigmund Freud Mysteries are meant to be solved, that’s why they are always so fascinating. Two options exist whenever we encounter a question without an answer. We can either accept our lack of knowledge and move on, or…