Double Story Review: Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Samsa in Love by Haruki Murakami Because these stories are so short and closely related, I decided to do a double review for them, so that they might be properly compared and discussed without the headache of switching back and forth between two different posts. These will be... Continue Reading →
The Beauty of Charles Simic’s Walking the Black Cat
Book Review: Walking the Black Cat Walking the Black Catby Charles Simic1996.Genre: PoetryKlorrie Cup Award Winner #0011This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: Hamlet's ghost wandering the halls of a Vegas motel, a street corner ventriloquist using passersby as... Continue Reading →
Exploring Mental Health and Friendship in ‘Anxiety Girl’ by Lacey London
Book Review: Anxiety Girl Anxiety Girl by Lacey London Series: Anxiety Girl, Book 1 Genre: Contemporary, Mental Health Awareness This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: One in four people will be affected by mental health issues at some... Continue Reading →
Tally-wa and Shay-la are Bubbly, Pretty People
Book Review: Pretties Prettiesby Scott Westerfeld Series: Uglies, Book 22005.Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young AdultThis article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is... Continue Reading →
Mastering Loneliness and Love in Kokoro: Natsume Soseki’s Classic
Book Review: Kokoro Kokoroby Natsume Soseki Edwin McClellan (Translator).1904.Genre: Classic, Japanese LiteratureKlorrie Cup Award Winner, #0009This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: Kokoro, meaning ‘heart’, is a tantalizing novel about the friendship between a young man and an enigmatic... Continue Reading →
The Swap Offers a Fun New Look at the Freaky Friday Troupe
Book Review: The Swap The Swapby Megan Shull2014.Genre: Young Adult, Middle Grade, ContemporaryAge Range: 10-14 years oldThis article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: “YOU BE ME... AND I'LL BE YOU.” ELLIE spent the summer before seventh grade getting dropped... Continue Reading →
When Alzheimer’s Meets Science Fiction
Book Review: Pale Highway Pale Highwayby Nicholas Conley2015.Genre: Science FictionKlorrie Cup Award Winner #0008This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: Gabriel Schist is spending his remaining years at Bright New Day, a nursing home. He once won the Nobel... Continue Reading →
The Echo Series Earns Another Klorrie Cup Award!
Book Review: Echo V3: The Dialectic of Agony The Dialectic of Agony by Kent WayneSeries: Echo, Volume 32017.Genre: Science Fiction, DystopianKlorrie Cup Award Winner, #0006This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: While Crusader Kischan Atriya fights to keep his... Continue Reading →
Stepping into an Abandoned Dream
Book Review: Clay Tongue Clay Tongueby Nicholas Conley2016.Genre: Fantasy, Visionary FictionThis article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: Katie Mirowitz is a small little girl with an even smaller little voice. She possesses a deep love for her grandfather, who... Continue Reading →
I Hope the Right Person Found This Poetry Book
Book Review: I Wrote This for You I Wrote This for Youby pleasefindthis (Iain Thomas)2016.Genre: Poetry, PhotographyThis article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: Started 2007, I Wrote This For You is an acclaimed exploration of hauntingly beautiful words, photography and... Continue Reading →

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