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Freight by Mel Bosworth

Freight. It comes in all different shapes and sizes. But no matter what it is, we all have our own, and we all carry it in our own ways. Some choose to hold it above their heads, while others choose to keep it buried inside. Sometimes we drop freight when it becomes too heavy, only [ READ MORE ]

Today I Wrote Nothing: the selected writings of Daniil Kharms

Today I Wrote Nothing: the selected writing of Daniil Kharms is one of the most interesting and strangest books you could possibly ever read. It is a collection of short stories, poems, plays, and one song written by Daniil Kharms who lived in Stalinist Russia, which is one of the suggestions of why his stories [ READ MORE ]

Dog Years by Mark Doty

If you are or ever were a dog owner, or if you just love dogs, Dog Years by Mark Doty is a perfect book to curl up with. A memoir, Dog Years is about Mark Doty and his partner, Paul, and their experiences with their two dogs, Arden and Beau. It touches on the good and bad times they [ READ MORE ]

The Borrower’s by Mary Norton, Beth Krush and Joe Krush

My main reason for reading this book was because of the release of The Secret World of Arrietty directed by Miyazaki. Miyazaki is one of my favorite movie directors ever, creating films such as Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle. But, of course, knowing that it was originally a children’s book I had to read it [ READ MORE ]

It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

I might say this a lot, but this is one of the best books I’ve read in a while. I had seen previews for the movie (which I never ended up seeing), but didn’t know it was a book until I saw it in Barnes and Noble one day. It’s Kind of a Funny Story [ READ MORE ]

Alice in Deadland by Mainak Dhar

If you’re a big fan of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and a fan of zombies I highly recommend you get a copy of Alice in Deadland by Mainak Dhar. Alice has spent her entire life in Deadland, a land where it’s humans vs. zombies. Her education has consisted of learning how to kill [ READ MORE ]

Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

We join Alice again for another short adventure, but this time not to Wonderland. Instead we travel through the looking glass in her house into the world on the other side. Here things are somewhat similar, only backwards. Once in the looking glass world, Alice meets the Red Queen and confides in her that she, [ READ MORE ]

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

One of the best children’s books ever written, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll tells the story of a young girl named Alice who follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole and goes on the adventure of her life. From talking animals to food and drink that changes your size, a world that [ READ MORE ]

Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder

What would you do if one day you started receiving mysterious letters from a mysterious person all about the history of Philosophy? When this happened Sophie Amundsen, a 14 year old girl living in Norway, she didn’t know what to think at first.Until she couldn’t stop thinking about and questioning the world around her. Sophie’s [ READ MORE ]

“The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins

A very popular book, and not just because of the movie that’s being released at the end of March, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is reminiscent of Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, the story of a class of schoolchildren forced to fight each other to the death. Now I read Battle Royale years before [ READ MORE ]

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