Category Archives: Fiction

Book Review: “Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: a New English Version” by Phillip Pullman

by Laura Posted on November 26, 2012

I won an ARC of this book via the awesome giveaway section of Goodreads, and I did a little happy dance because this whole process is so new to me and I actually WON something.  So, please don’t shoot me … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros

by Laura Posted on November 18, 2012

After reading heavy texts for the dread MA exam, which I thankfully passed, I was in need of something different.  A friend put The House on Mango Street in my hands, and I quickly read through Cisneros’s novella.  And then … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston

by Laura Posted on September 24, 2012

As I make my way through the dread MA exit exam reading list, I can’t help but hope for little gems.  Earlier in the summer, before we moved, I treated myself by skipping around chronologically, successfully evading Moby-Dick until the very … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Doll: The Lost Short Stories” by Daphne du Maurier

by Laura Posted on July 6, 2012

When I mention the author Daphne du Maurier, most people think of her most famous novel, Rebecca (1938), and justifiably so; it was immensely popular on publication, earning du Maurier a visibility that would carry throughout her literary career, and was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “A Gate at the Stairs” by Lorrie Moore

by Laura Posted on June 14, 2012

I’m going to be honest; I chose to read this book only because my #1 lady crush Carrie Brownstein  told me to.  Well, more honestly, I read a blog post where she spoke about being a gushy fan to Lorrie Moore … Continue reading →

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