The Body Scout by Lincoln Michel
If I had to write the logline of this book, I would say it's like Robert Coover writing Blade Runner. Our narrator is a body scout, whose job is to look for potential talent for a cyborg baseball league. It's cyborg in the sense of of body modification run amok. He can't play himself because of … [Read more]
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
This is the premier collection of Borges fiction and nonfiction that was published early in the US. You're obviously served better by his collection fiction and his collected nonfiction, but as an entry point this one is great. His nonfiction offers up a lot that his fiction doesn't, namely who and … [Read more]
The Story of Your Dog by Brandon McMillan
On May 13th, my boyfriend and I officially adopted a puppy! Her name is Sadie. She's very cute and very sweet, and she's a handful. As the first dog of our adult lives, I feel a responsibility to not mess her up too much. She's signed up for some group obedience classes, but we can't get her in for … [Read more]
Fearless: A Graphic Novel by Kenny Porter
I like the illustrations of Fearless: A Graphic Novel by Kenny Porter. However, the story? Not so much. The fact best friends are growing apart is fine. I can get behind that. It is the theme of many going into middle school story. But it was what one of those best friends did afterwards that was … [Read more]
Hilo Volume Five: Then Everything Went Wrong by Judd Winick
Do You Remember the Summer Before? (Black Sand Beach, #2) by Richard Fairgray
Sequels are interesting. Sometimes they are better than the first book, and sometimes not even close. And when you get to book five in a series, sometimes you are more excited than you could imagine and other times you are thinking it is time to stop helping my uncle the logger keep his job and save … [Read more]
Metropolis Grove by Drew Brockington
I think ages strong 6-7 to aged 10 will get a kick out of this book, Metropolis Grove. The story is simple: a new kid on the block meets the only other kids on the block on her first day in the neighborhood. Theirs is a friendship that is quickly made, along with a tree house (a little less quickly … [Read more]
