Book Review – The Postman
Author: David BrinYear: 1985 As a film critic I watch a lot of movies before I read the books that they were based on. But as a bibliophile, I enjoy…
Book Review – Anne of Green Gables
Author: L.M. MontgomeryYear: 1908 Mark this up as a book I most likely would never have read on my own but am glad that I was introduced to. My wife…
Book Review – The Phantom Tollbooth
Author: Norton JusterYear: 1961 When I was young, my sister & I would watch the movie version of this novel as often as we could. We’d borrow the VHS from…
Book Review – When the Great Days Come
Author: Gardner DozoisYear: 2011 Dozois is known more as an editor than as an author of fiction. Since 1984 he has been editing The Year’s Best Science Fiction anthologies and…
Book Review – Howliday Inn
Author: James HoweYear: 1982 When I was in grade school we read Howe’s The Celery Stalks at Midnight, which is the third book in his Bunnicula series. Howliday Inn is…
Book Review – Full Dark, No Stars
Author: Stephen KingYear: 2010 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; Stephen King is the best. I know he’s not an extremely original choice for favorite author, but…
Book Review – The Left Hand of Darkness
Author: Ursula K. Le GuinYear: 1969 Well-crafted science fiction can be a thing of beauty. It can take us to another world, show us a different life, imagine the changes…
Book Review – A Christmas Carol
Author: Charles DickensYear: 1843 A Christmas Carol is the definition of a classic. I remember the story first from Mickey’s Christmas Carol, a childhood favorite. I’ve seen the tale performed…
Book Review – World War Z
Author: Max BrooksYear: 2006 When I first saw the trailer for the film version of this book I was pretty excited. I love zombie movies and here was one based…
Book Review – The Sirens of Titan
Author: Kurt VonnegutYear: 1959 I would say that my favorite author is Stephen King. I understand that some people don’t like his work, and I also understand that he’s not…