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Talking About Tolkien (The Dark Globe)
I’m over talking about Tolkien at the Dark Globe today. For those of who have been wondering what I’m doing over at the Dark Globe and what that means for isleofbooks, keep reading. For my own blog,...
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1984
Nineteen Eighty-four by George Orwell Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published...
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The Adoration of Jenna Fox (The Dark Globe)
I’m over at The Dark Globe discussing The Adoration of Jenna Fox. ‘Twas a quick, fun read, yet thoughtful.
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I Wrote This For You
I Wrote This For You by Pleasefindthis THE DEDICATION LIST To the small. To the star counters. To the cloud watchers. To the inspired. To the birds. To everyone who’s ever cried. To everyone who’s ever...
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Divergent (The Dark Globe)
More dystopian YA!!! Veronica Roth is 23. There is hope for us yet. New, young authors are still emerging and the best-seller list isn’t just the province of older, established writers. Veronica Roth,...
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Lolita
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov Awe and exhiliration–along with heartbreak and mordant wit–abound in Lolita, Nabokov’s most famous and controversial novel, which tells the story of the aging Humbert...
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The Marriage Plot
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides It’s the early 1980s—the country is in a deep recession, and life after college is harder than ever. In the cafés on College Hill, the wised-up kids are inhaling...
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American Gods
American Gods by Neil Gaiman Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Recommend the Most
As always, TTT is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week’s topic is top ten books I recommend the most…perfect! 1. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 2. Hyperion by Dan Simmons 3. The...
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The History of Love
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he’s still alive. But it wasn’t always like this: in the Polish village of his youth, he...
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Cascadia
By H.W. “Buzz” Bernard Dr. Rob Elwood, a respected geologist, has studied the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a dangerous fault off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, for years. Now he’s having repeated...
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9 Best Dystopian Fiction Novels
Since I did a roundup of the 9 Best Apocalyptic Fiction Novels a few weeks ago, I had to follow that up with my picks for best dystopian fiction novels. As I mentioned in the first post, I draw a...
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The Honor Was Mine
A very special post today on Isle of Books, as we remember the fallen on the 15th anniversary of 9/11. For all those who serve at home and abroad. For all those civilians who have lost their lives to...
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2016: The Year of the Good Book
2016 IN REVIEW: 2016 was a lot of things to a lot of people, but one thing it was to me personally was The Year of the Good Book. I may have had whiplash from the terrible things, bad news, and even...
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I Wrote This For You
I Wrote This For You by Pleasefindthis THE DEDICATION LIST To the small. To the star counters. To the cloud watchers. To the inspired. To the birds. To everyone who’s ever cried. To everyone who’s ever...
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One Horn to Rule Them All
One Horn to Rule Them All: A Purple Unicorn Anthology Unicorns, with their single ivory horn, are elusive and magical creatures of myth. Yet even more elusive are the purple unicorns. First sighted at...
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