Category: Birds of Paradise-a story that will broaden your scope of the world Genre: Non-fiction Having graduated with a degree in sustainable food systems, I found We Are the Weather while I was looking for a book on the subject. I recognized Foer from his previous novels, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Everything isContinue reading “We Are The Weather Book Review”
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But what do I read next?
Have you ever had that feeling when you’re 20-100 pages from the end of a book and you start reading slower because you don’t want the story to end? Because you don’t know what you’ll do with your life once the writer has left you? Then this blog post is for you. Below, you’ll findContinue reading “But what do I read next?”
The Starless Sea Book Review
Category: Camellias on Moss, Snow Flower, Apple Blossom Genre: Fantasy I just finished reading this book yesterday, so perhaps it is too soon to claim this book is “Camellias on Moss”—one that will keep its place as life changing once the sword settles back in stone and the bees stop buzzing around my head. ButContinue reading “The Starless Sea Book Review”
Ella Minnow Pea Book Review
Category: Apple Blossom-a story that seduces you Genre: Fiction This one is for the bibliophiles. The logophiles. The readers who enjoy the magic of good writing. The writers who delight in the power of being lost in a good story. Ella Minnow Pea is about a town that reveres the sentence, “The quick brown foxContinue reading “Ella Minnow Pea Book Review”
My Most Excellent Year Book Review
Category: Snow Flower-a story that takes you on an emotional journey Genre: Young Adult Fiction This book is a best-kept secret though it should be shouted from the rooftops. I will wager that once you read it, you’ll wish you had heard of it sooner. I don’t know where this book came from, but IContinue reading “My Most Excellent Year Book Review”
Book to Movie: Fantastic Mr. Fox Review
Category: Apple Blossom-a story that seduces you Genre: Fiction, Children’s Fiction Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl was one of my favorite books as a kid, and though I’m not one to reread books, I’ve read this one dozens of times. First, you’ve got an author who is the master of craft. He feels likeContinue reading “Book to Movie: Fantastic Mr. Fox Review”