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Roundup: All the Books
Okay, not all the books, but three books for the price of one post: The Golden Day, Winger, and The Midnight Dress. (It was going to be four books, because I stayed up way too late reading More Than This the other night, but I think I need to sit on that for another day […]
Yellowcake
Yellowcake, Margo Lanagan Knopf Books for Young Readers, May 2013 Reviewed from Final Copy Short stories aren’t always my favorite – collections can be so uneven sometimes; I’d rather spend time in a big long novel. But Margo Lanagan seems to be trying to convince me that I – even I! – can love a […]
All You Never Wanted
Another (and last for the year) guest post from pinch-hitter Joy Piedmont. This time, Joy raves about a book that made the contenda list with three stars but mostly deserves recognition as a serious buzz book. I’m a long time fan of Adele Griffin’s, and this is, I think, a stronger candidate than her last […]
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The Brides of Rollrock Island
The Brides of Rollrock Island, Margo Lanagan Knopf, September 2012 Reviewed from ARC My first draft for this post, which sat in WordPress for two weeks, taunting me, read as follows: “So much to say! And none of it coherent!” You know how I delayed and delayed writing about The Raven Boys? And then was […]
every Unwholly day
every day by David Levithan Published by Knopf, August 2012 Reviewed from a final copy You know a book’s a big deal when the visiting public librarian gives it a shiny booktalk and then all the students want to do is keep hearing about that book, to the exclusion of all the other books said […]
More than Paint by Numbers
Graffiti Moon, Cath Crowley Knopf, February 2012 Reviewed from ARC I [redacted but it starts with F and is something Ed might say] love this book. I actually started this post once before, and I had nice things to say, but I was being a bit dismissive. It’s “sweet and light,” I said. Ah, the […]
Historical Fictions
Historical fiction is tough. Too often the fiction takes a back seat to the history, and readers are drowned in detail or left feeling vaguely cheated by secondary characters who flesh out the story but whose experiences seem to cover a laundry list of additional details. This is not to say that historical fiction can’t […]
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