Category: Book Review

Author: Stephen King Year: 2011 My love for Stephen King has been well-documented; the guy is a genius. I enjoy his short stories and novellas most, he simply has a…

Author: Elizabeth Janet Gray Year: 1943 For anyone who has ever had an interest in medieval times and culture, especially in England, Adam of the Road is the perfect traveler’s…

Author: John Christopher Year: 1969 You may know John Christopher’s name in association with the Tripods Trilogy: The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, The Pool of Fire.…

Author: Megan Frazer Blakemore Year: 2016 My daughter read this novel and then recommended it to me, knowing that I love science fiction and also really enjoy dystopia. This was…

Author: Justin Cronin Year: 2010 Dystopian sci-fi is so awesome that there are times when even a bad version of the tale we’ve come to love so much can dazzle…

Author: Ian McEwan Year: 2007 I picked up On Chesil Beach because the film version was coming out, and because I have read Atonement multiple times, a modern classic by…

Author: Emma Donoghue Year: 2010 Donoghue’s novel was adapted into the film Room in 2015, considered by many to be the second best film of the year behind Spotlight, which…

Author: Ian McEwan Year: 2001 I committed the cardinal sin when it comes to Atonement; I saw the movie before reading the book. But, in my defense, it was an…

Editor: Gardner Dozois Year: 2017 For my 34th birthday last year, a friend gave me the new Annual Collection book, with stories gathered by Gardner Dozois, which happened to be…

Author: Neil Gaiman Year: 2001 Neil Gaiman has a particular obsession with mythology, especially Norse mythology, and that interest is right up my alley. I’ve always been fascinated with the…