With accompanying illustrations by Keith Thompson, Leviathan is a young adult’s Steampunk mechanics vs. Biopunk Darwinists tale set within an alternate history of the initiation of World War I. And at the end of it I was thinking, “that’s it? That’s where you leave me?” only to be pleasantly surprised to discover that Leviathan is only the first in a series of novels (how I wasn’t aware of this before, I’m not sure) that I definitely plan on continuing with when I am able to. […]
Because the Disreputable Dog, that’s why.
So there’s this girl, and she lives in a Glacier. Yes, a real glacier. It’s in a tall mountain at the very tip-top of her country, and she lives there with thousands of cousins, who are collectively called ‘The Clayr,’ most of whom are female and have the pale blonde hair and tanned skin that marks them as one of their own. They are entitled to this sobriquet because every single one of them can see the future. Every single one of them, except Lirael, that […]
A story that tries really hard to just be love story.
“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.” It is difficult to pull quotes from this book that don’t sound cheesy out of context. But that’s the point. Eleanor and Park are sixteen; this is their first love. This is when they understand butterflies, this is when they feel disintegration upon touch, sleepless nights, sneaking first kisses, always stumbling for words that aren’t yet there, because they […]
Great young adult fantasy before young adult fantasy was cool.
Before the internet, the way I found new books to read was very different, if more simple. I would go to the library (or, on the occasion I actually had spending money, the bookstore), pick every book up that looked even remotely interesting, and take it home. Then I would read it. I was in no way discerning about which books I would read. This method had its downsides, the biggest of which was that I frequently ended up reading books I didn’t care for […]
A Teenage Love Story, New York, and Rufus Wainwright: My Wheelhouse
I have never been a 14-year old American-born Armenianboy who’s questioning my sexuality. I’m sure this will come as a shock to no one, especially my husband. It didn’t stop me, however, from fiercely identifying with Alek Khederian, who is exactly that. We meet Alek as he is out to dinner with his parents and perfect older brother. It’s clear from the get go that the Khederian’s expect nothing less than the best from their children, from manners to education to pride in their heritage. This is […]
Flavia de Luce is all growed up. Kinda.
Flavia de Luce, we meet again. I’ve been nuts about the magnificently precocious 12 year old amateur sleuth ever since the opening pages of the first book, when she looked at the cook employed by her father at their huge country house and thought “will no-one rid us of this turbulent pastry chef?” She is an absolute delight of a character, though the series has shown signs of stalling, as Flavia continues to be the same age and remain in the same location, edging ever […]
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