1. Bag of Bones by Stephen King: It's not a new read, but it's definitely my favorite King book (and it gets better every time I read it). It doesn't improve with age in the…
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Still Alice
I can't remember the last time I read a book and cried nearly every page. Lisa Genova doesn't mess around; Still Alice goes right for the jugular. Alice is a Harvard psychology professor in her…
Augusten Burroughs? Probation Period is Over
In my last review of Augusten Burroughs' work, Magical Thinking, I was pretty seriously disappointed by his attitude. So much so that I decided I would give him one more chance to show me he…
Augusten Burroughs is on probabtion
I read Magical Thinking on recommendation from a friend who understands and appreciates my intense germaphobia. She had read his essay entitled “Rat/Thing,” where Burroughs goes into his bathroom in the dead of night and…
The Shining
I grew up believing that Stanley Kubrick's movie “The Shining” was the epitome of horror. Jack Nicholson? I mean, come on! And Jack Nicholson with a big ax screaming “Heeeeeeeere's Johnny!” after smashing through a…
I am the Messenger
In my (imaginary) book, Markus Zusak wins the award for coolest ideas ever. His first novel, which happened to make #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List, is The Book Thief?a book narrated by…
People of the Book
One of my secret passions is historical literature. While I absolutely love a good story, I also love learning about the past; combining the two can bliss me out. People of the Book is the…
The Time it Takes to Fall
The answer to the question is two minutes and forty-five seconds…the question is “How long did the Challenger astronauts fall, alive, to the earth.” The Time It Takes to Fall was recommended to me by…
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
Back in July I began Leif Enger’s Peace Like a River, a book I thought might take me a week to read, tops. Though I should have been wary of such a time frame when…
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water is, without question, one of the most moving books I’ve ever read. I remember in college, when Dorris committed suicide, everyone was reading this book. My favorite professor held…
“Best New Horror” by Joe Hill
If you ever wondered where Stephen King would be after having the road of horror paved for him by, well, himself, Joe Hill is your answer. He’s also the answer to whether or not the…