Book Review – Matilda
Author: Roald Dahl Year: 1988 Since receiving a Roald Dahl box set of books as a gift, my family & I have been enjoying reading these classic novels together, and…
Book Review – Annihilation
Author: Jeff VanderMeer Year: 2014 I first heard of Annihilation as a film, to be released this coming February. You can watch the trailer here; it has a very unique…
Book Review – Ready Player One
Author: Ernest Cline Year: 2011 Steven Spielberg will make this book into a movie next year, and it’s easy to see why. It’s not the dystopia, although that has proved…
Book Review – Les Miserables
Author: Victor Hugo Year: 1862 Perhaps the longest and most difficult read I’ve ever subjected myself to was Moby Dick, a monstrosity of a book that was not worth the…
Book Review – It
Author: Stephen King Year: 1986 As you may know, Stephen King is my favorite author, and although I know that isn’t an extremely original choice, I’ll defend my love for…
Book Review – Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Author: Robert C. O’Brien Year: 1971 The Rats of NIMH is a beloved book from my childhood, one that I have made sure to pass down to my children. Its…
Book Review – The Zookeeper’s Wife
Author: Diane Ackerman Year: 2007 In this case, I saw the movie before I read the book, when it’s usually the other way around. I heard WWII and the Warsaw…
Book Review – Stranger in a Strange Land
Author: Robert A. Heinlein Year: 1961 Stranger in a Strange Land is one of the strangest books I have ever read, and I don’t even wince at the banality of…
Book Review – Ishmael
Author: Daniel Quinn Year: 1992 Ishmael is my favorite book. I also think of it as the most important book ever written, something that every single one of us needs…
Book Review – Wildwood
Author: Colin Meloy Year: 2011 Colin Meloy is the lead singer of The Decemberists, an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon who won me over with Hazards of Love, a…