A brutal and yet elegant takedown (or the art of the negative review)
It’s unfortunate for Caleb Carr that the craft of writing so often disobeys a beloved American maxim: Hard work pays off. The colossal effort Carr has exerted t...
Tag: Fiction
Wildwood by Colin Meloy
I found it to be creative and imaginative despite having some very classic tropes (enchanted land cut off from "normal" civilization, a witch who allows a coupl...
Book Finds: Little King Diamond
But really it is a sort of enchantment; a story that use a fantastical element to catch your attention and allow the dialog to explore weightier matters. On the...
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
This was so different than so many fantasy stories. The characters are so unique and so well developed that reading it is one of those rare pleasures where you...
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Philip Pullman
Many of the tales included will be familiar to the casual reader but some will not be. Reading the collection gives you a great sense of the reach and breadth o...
Book Finds: The Tree of Here by Chaim Potok (Tony Auth, illustrator)
Perhaps the wistfulness and oddness feel different two decades later. In fact, I like how it is rather odd (with a comic book feel to the illustrations on some...