The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams (3 stars) I read this close enough to 20 years ago for me not to want to think too long on it. I was a teenager, and deeply enraptured by fantasy – particularly the weighty tomes that couldn’t quite fit in my back pocket. The kind of books that resonated with a heavy thud when dropped onto a table. The kind of books that probably exacerbated my natural awkwardness around girls. I devoured this book, and its sequels. So, […]
Sometimes, rarely, you get precisely what you want in life. This is one of those times.
For reasons I can’t fully explain, this book has always held talismanic powers for me. I’ve walked passed it numerous times in the book store, always intending to read it, but never buying it. Until, one day, I did. But then it sat on my shelf unread, collecting dust, and taking up space in a room infrequently visited but never entirely free of my interest. I went on to read other Murakami books, and loved many of them. But Norwegian Wood has been a consistently […]
I think I’ve read this book at least four times
The Season of Passage is one of my favorite books from my teen years. I had always loved Christopher Pike as a teen, because he felt a little more sophisticated than R.L.Stine, who was the other “horror” author for my age group. I guess I probably loved this book from the beginning because the main character’s name is Lauren, which is also my name. It’s just a great book overall though. You get to know the characters enough to care about them before anyone is […]
End of CBR10 panic post!!!
So my December has been suuuper crazy. Work is insane, and I’ve been trying to fit in reading with all the extra working I’ve been doing. I’ve been falling asleep at night without reading, which is not normal for me. Anyway, even when I have finished books, I haven’t had the time or energy to review them! I write all day at work (nothing fun or exciting), so sometimes it’s hard to write these reviews after long days of work. That’s why I’m shoving these […]