Love’s Executioner by Irvin D. Yalom
Synopsis: 10 tales of clinical psychoanalysis by a leading psychotherapist.
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To Green Angel Tower (Part 2) by Tad Williams
Synopsis: As the Storm King’s minions gain power, the forces opposed to his evil influence struggle to fulfill an ancient prophecy–that may, in fact, be their ultimate downfall.
How Much Trouble Can One Teen Get Into, Anyway?
After reading today’s work read, I think what I really need to do with my life is write the mother of all teen novels. MY LIFE SUCKS WORSE THAN YOURS by SUPERFAST READER Our girl is an overachiever from a broken home who was molested by a family friend when she was young. She keeps a journal chronicling her struggles with bulimia and anorexia. After a wild crystal meth-fueled party gets out of control, she ends up dating one of the boys she had sex…
The Trouble with Christian Fiction
How’s that for a provocative title? Others are like, “The trouble with Christian fiction is that any other kind exists.” Some people are like, “The trouble with Christian fiction is that it exists at all.” I would love to read books about people struggling with the Christian faith. My trouble with Christian fiction is that a lot of times the characters have no dark side. Or, if they do, their dark side is promptly banished upon asking Jesus into their hearts. I think this is…
What Happened to Cass McBride by Gail Giles
Synopsis: Trapped in a coffin, popular teen Cass McBride works to find a strategy to reach freedom, even as the police trace down dead lead after dead lead.
Annie Needs…
This is rather hilarious, courtesy of Petunia. It’s not at all book-related, but that’s okay because I didn’t read a book for this post. The results I got just tickled me so much that I couldn’t keep it to myself. 1. Go to Google.com 2. Type your name and the word ‘needs’ in quotes in the search engine and hit the button. Give us 13 that make sense, if you can. 1. Annie needs to be rescued by the armed forces (displaying male power), the…
Eating Books
In our still newish apartment, we have a dining room, which completely and absolutely rocks. I have never had such a thing in my 12 years of living in New York City. Having the table in the middle means that the wall space can be used for–you guessed it–books. I love the way the bookshelves look in the room, but all the books are kind of distracting. We had out-of-town guests last night, and as we sat around the table this morning I was watching…
Hothouse Kids by Alissa Quart
Synopsis: An overview of the “giftedness complex,” from Baby Einstein to kid Scrabble tournaments.
Too Late to Say Goodbye by Ann Rule
Synopsis: An account of the murder of stay-at-home mom Jenn Corbin, and the subsequent investigation that she was not the first woman in her husband’s life to die of a gunshot wound.
Kiki Strike: The Empress’s Tomb by Kirsten Miller
Synopsis: The continuing adventures of the Irregulars, a band of disgraced ex-girl scouts protecting the Shadow City underneath the streets of Manhattan.