Review: "This House is Haunted," by John Boyne
This is a delightful ghost tale, affectionately rendered in prose that sounds reminiscent of Charles Dickens. It keeps the tone...
Review: "Gone Girl," by Gillian Flynn
A best seller several years ago I desired to read this novel before the movie came out and made it by a single day. This was an...
Review: "The Age of Radiance The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era," by Craig
This was an amazing treatise on the history of radiation, its discovery, its uses and the men and women involved. I cannot say enough...
Review: "An Abundance of Katherines," by John Green
As much as I liked "The Fault of our Stars" I didn't necessarily care for "An Abundance of Katherines". I read "Fault" two years ago...
Review: "The Ocean at the End of the Lane," by Neil Gaiman
If there is a scale for enjoyment of a book that goes from 1 to 10, I give this short novel a 10+++++++++. I cannot remember enjoying a...
Review: "Unbroken," by Laura Hillenbrand
This remarkable tale of survival through war has been written about extensively since it was published. Through the heights of Olympic...
Review: "American Born Chinese," by Gene Yang
This is an engaging graphic novel that combines fantasy and realism in a comic book format. This piece delivers on all levels. For any...
Review: "The Five Weapons," by Jimmie Robinson
In my series of graphic novels borrowed from the Oxford High School library I came upon this little gem which is an expanded comic book...
Review: "A Visit from the Goon Squad," by Jennifer Egan
Jumped into this book because it won the Pulitzer a few years ago. The structure of this book is somewhat different, but not wholly...
Review: "A Light In The Ruins," by Chris Bohajlian
I don't usually read these types of books, simply because I don't read many mysteries. Or let's say none. But I picked it up and...