“Change is what a story is, Ezra,” Mirabel says. “I thought I already told you that.” – The Starless Sea, Erin Morgenstern - As an avid reader and writer, and someone obsessed with stories and characters in general, I’m always taken aback when someone asks me what my favorite book is and I’m not exactly… Continue reading Book Review: The Starless Sea
Category: Reviews
Book Review: My Husband’s Wife
“It strikes me that different people from various walks of life might be tending their gardens at precisely this moment all over the world.” – Jane Corry - Let me start by saying that My Husbands Wife is a novel worthy of several pages of thoughts and review (of course, positive ones). However, I read this… Continue reading Book Review: My Husband’s Wife
Book Review: The Return of the King
“The evils can be amended, so strong and gay a spirit is in him. His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.” – J. R. R. Tolkein - While I thoroughly enjoyed reading every book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I would have… Continue reading Book Review: The Return of the King
Book Review: The Book of Speculation
“Once you’ve held a book and really loved it, you forever remember the feel of it, its specific weight, the way it sits in your hand.” – Erika Swyler, The Book of Speculation - I’ve always loved reading a book consisting of a group of memorable characters seemingly stuck in a strange situation. Erika Swyler’s… Continue reading Book Review: The Book of Speculation
Book Review: Never Let Me Go
“And I saw a little girl, her eyes tightly closed, holding to her breast the old kind world, one that she knew in her heart could not remain, and she was holding it and pleading, never to let her go.” - Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go - I’ve often fallen in… Continue reading Book Review: Never Let Me Go
