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On Ruth Graham’s Slate Article About YA Fiction

Just a few things to say about this article. 1. It’s one thing to say readers miss something when they Continue reading →

Jasper Jones, by Craig Silvey

Jasper Jones is a book that is more exciting in its promise than its actuality.  But that’s not to say Continue reading →

The Chaos Walking Trilogy: The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, and Monsters of Men, by Patrick Ness

Whatever else they are, these books are gripping. I’ve read one a day for the past three days and been Continue reading →

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, by Karen Joy Fowler; Little Face, by Sophie Hannah; Long Lankin, by Lindsey Barraclough

It’s been out since last year, so you may have already read some reviews for We Are All Completely Beside Continue reading →

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Month Part III: The Maze Runner Trilogy, by James Dashner

I’m writing this mainly to say: if you like fast-paced thriller-style sci-fi with a sort of 70s/80s paperback feel, you Continue reading →

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Month Continued: Far Far Away, by Tom McNeal

In my last post, I mentioned this book only briefly, but it’s so unlike anything I’ve ever read that I Continue reading →

January: Self-Declared Sci-Fi/Fantasy Month!

Back in December 2011, I decided I would read nothing but YA all month, and damn, did that ever work Continue reading →

End-of-August Round-Up: Night Film, by Marisha Pessl; The Age of Miracles, by Karen Thompson Walker; House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer

Before I head into my September books, here are a few from August that I want to mention, but don’t Continue reading →

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