Book Title: Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale Authors: Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Chris Samnee Published: 2010 Pages: 54 Category: fiction: science fiction, graphic novel Firefly was a TV show, short-lived and conceived of by Joss Whedon. It was later revived as a movie in 2005, entitled 'Serenity'. After one season of television, and another 2 hours … Continue reading Book 46: Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale
Book 45: Zombies Vs Unicorns
Book Title: Zombies Vs Unicorns Editors: Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier Published: 2010 Pages: 415 Category: fiction: young adult Perhaps one of the most ridiculous premises for a novel I've seen this year, this collection of short stories - from the same editors as Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd - was really enjoyable. The … Continue reading Book 45: Zombies Vs Unicorns
Book 44: Let It Snow
Book Title: Let It Snow Authors: John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle Published: 2008 Pages: 352 Category: fiction: young adult Let it Snow is a really lovely book. Three wonderful YA writers have come together to create an interlocking story in 3 parts. I've reread it every Christmas time since it was released in … Continue reading Book 44: Let It Snow
Book 43: Can You Keep A Secret?
Book Title: Can You Keep A Secret Author: Sophie Kinsella Published: 2003 Pages: 364 Category: fiction: general, fiction: chick lit My office hosted a second hand book sale to raise money for the United Way last month, and having little to do when there were no customers, I picked through the books that had been … Continue reading Book 43: Can You Keep A Secret?
Book 42: Spirits In The Wires
Book Title: Spirits In The Wires Author: Charles de Lint Published: 2003 Pages: 448 Category: fiction: fantasy, fiction: urban fantasy If you haven't yet read a book by Charles de Lint, you should do so immediately. His books are brilliant mixes of urban life, life on the fringe, and his rich and wide variety of … Continue reading Book 42: Spirits In The Wires
Book 41: Eat Pray Love
Book Title: Eat Pray Love Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Published: 2006 Pages: 331 Category: nonfiction, nonfiction: biography/autobiography Eat Pray Love was everywhere when I was working at a bookstore last Christmas Season. It was everywhere to the extent that I didn't want to read it at all. And then later on in 2010 it was everywhere … Continue reading Book 41: Eat Pray Love
Book 40: The Forever War
Book Title: The Forever War Author: Joe Haldeman Published: 1974 Pages: 265 Category: fiction: science fiction Joe Haldeman's The Forever War, though still considered 'older' science fiction, is dramatically differently than that of Heinlein's Starship Troopers. And in reading it, you can draw clear parallels to the American war in Vietnam, itself referred to as … Continue reading Book 40: The Forever War
Book 38: Abhorsen
Book Title: Abhorsen Author: Garth Nix Published: 2003 Pages: 358 Category: fiction: young adult, fiction: fantasy I find it hard to write about most series, or trilogies, as individual books, the story runs together throughout the three books in a way that I find hard to separate into individual reviews - the books will always … Continue reading Book 38: Abhorsen
Book 37: Lireal
Book Title: Lireal Author: Garth Nix Published: 2001 Pages: 487 Category: fiction: young adult, fiction: fantasy While it is evident from the beginning that Lireal's story takes place in the same world as Sabriel's did years before, we are not immediately able to figure out how her story will connect with that of Sabriel and … Continue reading Book 37: Lireal
Book 36: Sabriel
Book Title: Sabriel Author: Garth Nix Published: 1995 Pages: 491 Category: fiction: young adult, fiction: fantasy Sabriel is a book I read over and over again, since elementary school in fact. I love the story, the world Nix creates. I was obsessed with magic, and the idea that there were worlds out there that … Continue reading Book 36: Sabriel
Philippa Adams 