A new Wonder Woman, written by Jodi Picoult, is coming out. I really enjoy graphic novels and think that they (hands down) make the best movies (300, Sin City, A History of Violence, V for Vendetta etc).
I am certainly excited to read what Picoult produces despite the fact that I have never read any of [...]
When I picked up A Scientific Romance by Ronald Wright, I thought I was going to read a steampunk novel. However, what I got included a lot more. In many ways it was like The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier (which I wrote about here) meets V for Vendetta (plus more).
There [...]
As compelling as it is, this book totally freaked me out. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro is a “coming of age story” about the “coming of age” of people (clones) who are being raised so that the vital organs can be harvested.
It is complete with teenage angst, romance and girl infighting (not [...]
I am intrigued by Only Revolutions. It is described as an experimental love story that is told from two points of view. And, while I am not a huge Woody Allen fan, I really like Melinda and Melinda since I am attracted to the two points of view theme.
However, since it is compared to The [...]
The Ambler Warning is currently listed as #22 on the NY Times paperback fiction list. The author is listed as Robert Ludlum, but, since he (Robert Ludlum) died in 2001, the book was actually written by an unnamed hired hand.
Now, the book really does follow the Ludlum formula. It follows it exactly. [...]
