So. This is my first attempt at a Cannonball Read book review. I suppose I could have looked at the plethora of reviews that are already out there from people with actual experience. But no. Research is for losers. I prefer to either fail spectacularly or just sort of kinda do it well enough to not be the worst thing ever. Most of my books that I am able to make my way through will be absorbed via audiobook, so whether I used my eyes […]
An evocative and thoughtful story about culture and nostalgia in a virus-ravaged world.
Kirsten is a young actor in a group known as the Travelling Symphony, a motley group of actors and musicians who travel the countryside from town to town presenting Shakespeare in horse-drawn carts. Unusually though, this isn’t a quaint seventeenth-century tale, but a thoughtful story about the state of the world following the outbreak of a virulent flu virus. Starting with actor Arthur Leander’s heart attack on stage in a Toronto theatre, we hop around from the time before the outbreak and head up to […]
You Think YOU’RE Alone?
“Tears. I’m not going to say whether they are tears of joy or sadness, but just know. Tears.” I said that to my husband about five minutes ago, when I finished this fucking fantastic novel. I loved it. I started it last night around 7:30. I finished it five minutes ago. During that time I slept, worked a nine-hour day, and read this book. I don’t really read science fiction. And I don’t even know if that’s how I’d categorize this book. Yes, it is […]
Embarrassed I just now got around to reading this…
Most people probably had to read this in high school (we read 1984, so maybe they have to limit the bleak dystopian novels they force on developing emotional minds…), but this one slipped through the cracks for me. Part of me is glad, because I got to experience this amazing story as an adult, and not as a bratty teen who wouldn’t have appreciated it as much! Read it in one day. A Must Read. 5/5
Ms. Marvel is Magnificently Marvelous!
Hey y’all! I just read the new Ms. Marvel, featuring a Muslim-American teen, and it is AWESOME. My full review is over on my blog. I hope you like it as much as I did!
If a Tree Falls in the Woods and No One Posts about It on Facebook…
Have you read Westerfeld’s Uglies trilogy yet? If you haven’t, do not pass go, do not continue with this review, do not collect your free surgery and body mods once you turn sixteen. Lest I be labeled a hater, I picked up Extras next because I knew I would more than likely give it more than a few stars. What can I say, dystopian YA is my JAM. Extras takes place a few years after the Uglies trilogy. It’s not exactly a spin-off, but it’s […]
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