This is only my second China Mieville book, and I can already tell he’s going to be a favorite. I didn’t love this one as much as I loved The Scar, but I am in awe of his writing and his imagination. There’s so much going on in this book I’m not even sure how to tell you about it, and it’s all complicated and juicy and intriguing and awesome. There’s a planet way out on the edge of the explored universe, inhabited by beings […]
Continued peculiarity
The sequel to Miss Pettigrew’s Home for Peculiar Children picks up right where the first one left off, and continues the adventure of the peculiar children as they rush around between frozen time loops and the real world, looking for allies, a safe place, and a way to turn their teacher Miss Peregrine back into her human form. If you liked the first one, you’ll like this one too (I did), and if you didn’t, there’s not enough different about this second chapter to see […]
Full of new concepts and ideas…if you’ve never read a book before
Imagine you’re a seventh grader. Your favorite class is Creative Writing, even though you’re getting a C, and you have a huge crush on your Civics teacher, who gives impassioned speeches about the dangers of technology and people’s right to privacy and makes you want to grow up to be a revolutionary. Now fast forward a few years, and you’re a freshman in college, assigned to write a story about technology or something. This book might be what you’d come up with. The writing thinks it’s […]
Are you a dumb witch, or THE DUMBEST witch?
I sought out this book because I liked the short-lived show, and wanted to see if the book would tell me what happened after the show got canceled. Unfortunately, the only thing the book and the TV show had in common was a main character named Jane. Brief (or as brief as I get) synopsis before I spoil the hell out of the plot so I can tell you everything Jane did wrong: Jane is a beautiful young orphan who ran away from her overbearing […]
Some murders, some mystery…the usual
I’ve never read much Agatha Christie; I’m not sure how I’ve missed her. I can definitely see how she helped shape the genre. The story was good, and I love her writing, but I’m not sure I’m much of a Poirot fan. In this book, retired inspector Hercule Poirot is consulting with the police to stave off boredom. His friend Captain Hastings tells us the story, and most everything is from his point of view. Poirot shows him a letter from someone calling him/herself ABC, […]
Needs more dinosaurs
This book was a weird mix of complicated and really simple. The writing is basic and serviceable; the story moves along at a brisk pace. But the sciencey bits bog things down a bit, and the sheer number of characters got a little confusing. I would say 85% of chapters begin like this: “Mr. A woke up and did Z.” Then the next chapter: “Mr. B left his office and did Y.” Then “Ms. C hung up the phone and did X.” “Mr. D cheated […]
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