Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card was a hard book for me to get into. I guess I just have a really hard time with the whole kids and violence issue. Within the first chapter, we see a six year old beat the tar out of a classmate. Granted, Ender did not want to hurt [...]
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28 Jul 10
Book Review: The Whispering Mountain by Joan Aiken
My first thought after closing The Whispering Mountain by Joan Aiken was “Wow, that story was surprisingly complicated.” Several different things were happening with several different characters all at once throughout the entire story. While I had a terrible time understanding some of the dialogue (as it was supposed to be authentic Welsh), I did [...]
16 Jun 10
Book Review: The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Hemingway says in A Moveable Feast that he starts by writing the truest sentence he knows. I think Robin Mckinley accomplished this in The Blue Sword as she opens her account of a young woman who goes by the name of Harry. “She scowled at her glass of orange juice.” For some reason, this sentence [...]
31 May 10
Book Review: Sabriel by Garth Nix
I decided to start this blog off with one of my favorite books (and series) thus far – Sabriel by Garth Nix. The story moves rapidly, a definite page-turner, so I never wanted to put the book down. I did not even get hung up on any confusing sections which would require a re-read. (Something [...]
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