Category Archives: Book Reviews

This is J. R. R. Tolkien’s first published novel to be set in the vast fantastical world of Middle Earth. The story follows the adventures of a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who one day finds himself involved in a quest … Continue reading →

This book tells the story of Andrea (or Andy) and what she goes through after her parents get divorced and move in with different people. The whole thing is written in the first person, from Andy’s perspective, and she tells … Continue reading →

I have a feeling that readers over the age of ten may feel reluctant to try out an oversized picture book with only a few short, easy to read sentences (unless they have kids to read to). However, I think … Continue reading →

It’s quite hard to explain what this book is, on the one hand it’s a biography of a woman named Suzie Spitzer, but on the other it’s an autobiography of Ann Chadwick. I suppose the best way to describe it, … Continue reading →

Don Quixote, often called the first modern novel, is something that should really be looked at as two separate novels, rather than one. Both novels are always published together these days and, as such, I will review them together, but … Continue reading →

Just to clarify, this entry is another book review. It doesn’t actually say clearly who wrote it, so I decided to avoid putting an author’s name in the title. I was lucky enough to get this book for free, but … Continue reading →

The Time Machine is a short novel set in the distant future. It basically explores ideas about future evolutionary stages of humanity through an exciting nineteenth century adventure story! The main character is a mysterious man known only as “The … Continue reading →

This graphic novel is set in a steampunk alternate history in which numerous fictional characters coexist and have adventures together. That alone is a good reason to buy the first volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but there are … Continue reading →