Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
10 Rated Books
Joint Review: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Title: The Three-Body Problem Author: Cixin Liu (translated by Ken Liu) Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: November 11 2014 Hardcover: 400 Pages With the scope of Dune and the commercial action of Independence Day, Three-Body Problem is…
Title: Brown Girl Dreaming Author: Jacqueline Woodson Genre: Historical, Memoir, Middle GRade Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books Publication Date: August 2014 Hardcover: 336 pages Jacqueline Woodson, one of today’s finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing…
Title: Ancillary Sword Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 7 2014 Paperback: 400 Pages What if you once had thousands of bodies and near god-like technology at your disposal? And what if all of…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Dawn by Octavia E Butler
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: Ancillary Justice Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 1 2013 Hardcover: 416 Pages On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Breq is both…
Title: Nation Author: Terry Pratchett Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins/Corgi Publication Date: 2008 Paperback: 432 Pages Alone on a desert island β everything and everyone he knows and loves has been washed away in a storm β…
Book Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SΓ‘enz
Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Author: Benjamin Alire SΓ‘enz Genre: Realistic YA, Romance, LGBT, POC Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 21st 2012 Hardcover: 359 pages A lyrical novel…
Title: We Have Always Lived in the Castle Author: Shirley Jackson Genre: Gothic, Horror Publisher: Penguin Publication date: First published 1962 Paperback: 224 pages Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her uncle Julian.…
Book Review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Title: The Haunting of Hill House Author: Shirley Jackson Genre: Horror Publisher: Penguin Publication date: First published in 1959 Paperback: 246 pages First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect…