Looking For a Good Book

Reviews, comments, and the occasional blog postings about books and reading.

February 2013

  • THE HUACA

    THE HUACA

    This is classic YA at its best. To me, classic YA follows a formula: an older teenager, usually a female, has tragedy strike the family, usually a death of a close family member. Best friends turn out not to be best friends, and good-hearted oddballs become the new, reliable best friend. The stories are full Continue reading

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  • WHEN VARIETY WAS KING

    WHEN VARIETY WAS KING

    If you are like me, you probably look at this title and wonder “Who the heck is Frank Peppiatt?” But if you’ve watched any television, particularly in its formative years, you’ve not only encountered the work of Frank Peppiatt, but you’ve undoubtedly ENJOYED the work of Frank Peppiatt. I have to admit that I have Continue reading

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  • THE NIGHT CIRCUS

    THE NIGHT CIRCUS

    Mood. That’s what this book does well — it creates a mood that is enticing, exciting, and entrancing. As readers, we want to keep reading, not so much to find out what the characters are doing, but because we are ‘rêveurs,’ circus groupies who enjoy spending our nights exploring the tents. For this, novice novelist Continue reading

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  • KATYA’S WORLD

    KATYA’S WORLD

    Writing a review of this book is more challenging than most reviews I’ve written. Basically, I liked the book, but I really wanted it to be much better than it was. Let’s start with the title: Katya’s World. this book isn’t so much about Katya’s world as it is about Katya herself. And then again…it is Continue reading

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  • ODDEST OF ALL

    ODDEST OF ALL

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…Bruce Coville is one of the finest writers writing sci-fi, fantasy, YA, mystery, horror, humor today! If you think you know Coville’s work based on some of his humorous kids’ books (“My Teacher Was an Alien” and the like), then you don’t really know Coville. This collection, Continue reading

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  • Looking for a good book?

    I like to read.  You do, too, or you probably wouldn’t be here.  I also like to write.  So…why not write about books?  Lots of people do it. Do we really need one more person writing about books?  Well…”need”…?  Probably not. What makes me so special that you should look at my reviews?  I have a Continue reading

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