December 18, 2011 – 9:40 pm
The Book: Always Looking Up, by Michael J. Fox
The Story: After Michael J. Fox quit working on Spin City due to Parkinson’s, he was kind of depressed- day-to-day life was a struggle and after years and years in front of the camera, he felt bored and lonely. He decided to use his disease, his fame, [...]
December 11, 2011 – 1:08 pm
The Book: The Slow Moon, by Elizabeth Cox
The Story: Sophie and Crow (yeah, his name is Crow) have been dating for awhile. He is 16 and she is 14 and one night at a party they sneak out in the woods for a little *ahem* alone time. When Crow realizes that he needs some protection [...]
December 7, 2011 – 10:17 am
The Book: The Reservoir by John Milliken Thompson
The Story: One chilly morning a hugely-pregnant girl named Lillie is found floating in the town’s reservoir. Initially, it is assumed to be a suicide and kind of swept under the rug. A detective notices some clues that say otherwise and a group of men start investigating and [...]
December 4, 2011 – 5:46 pm
The Book: The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Story: I have a feeling I’m not going to do justice to this story if I try to explain it, but I’ll give it a go.
Daniel is the son of a bookstore owner in post-war Barcelona. His mother died when he was [...]
November 26, 2011 – 10:54 am
The Book: Brick Lane, by Monica Ali
The Story: Nazneen is born and raised in Bangladesh. Nazneen’s marriage is arranged when she is young. She is married in Bangladesh then promptly removed from her family and moved to London. Her husband is a good man, but is not attentive to her needs in any way.
Through her [...]
November 24, 2011 – 7:20 am
Nothing book related to day, just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope that today you get to enjoy your family, or relax on your own, or eat until you almost burst, or just have dessert… whatever makes you the happiest!
We are spending the holiday in our hometown, with both of our families and so far, [...]
November 23, 2011 – 10:33 am
The Book: 20th Century Ghosts, by Joe Hill
The Story: This is a collection of short stories by Joe Hill, author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns. There is a lot going on here: a story about a kid locked in the basement of a lunatic with an old phone that seems to be connected to somewhere [...]
November 15, 2011 – 9:10 am
The Book: The Lover’s Dictionary, by David Levithan
The Story: I know that I just did this with State of Fear, but I think I’m just going to use Goodreads’ synopsis. They did a much better job than I could. Here ya go:
“How does one talk about love? Do we even have the right words to [...]
November 12, 2011 – 9:47 am
The Book: State of Fear, by Michael Crichton
The Story: I know that I don’t usually do this, but there’s a lot going on here. I’m just going to give you the Goodreads synopsis:
“In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor.
In the jungles of Malaysia, a mysterious buyer [...]
November 9, 2011 – 10:25 am
The Book: Breakfast with Tiffany: An Uncle’s Memoir, by Edwin John Wintle
The Story: Tiffany is a semi-wild 13 year old living with her mom and brother and just causing trouble at every turn.
Edwin as an urbane, successful New Yorker who is 40 years old and pretty proud of where he is in his life.
When Tiffany’s [...]