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Adam Burgess
Category: Monthly Review
Review: I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the Trip by John Donovan
I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip by John Donovan Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 5 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful What is hardest to believe about I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the… Continue Reading “Review: I’ll Get There. It Better be Worth the Trip by John Donovan”
Review: The Boy With the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
The Boy With the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 53 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Malzieu’s The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart is a fantastical tale of one boy’s struggle to love “normally” and… Continue Reading “Review: The Boy With the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu”
Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 48 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful The seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter series is a whirlwind of great turmoil and great joy. There has been… Continue Reading “Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
Review: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 46 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful In Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince, Rowling once again weaves multiple plot lines together to progress her larger story. Harry discovers… Continue Reading “Review: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince by J.K. Rowling”
A Dark Day, Remembered: 1/27/2010
This particular blog entry has been months in the making. The literary world lost two giants on Wednesday, January 27th 2010. J.D. Salinger I had to stifle a gut-reaction blog entry on J.D. Salinger after first hearing he had died. He was, to me, as… Continue Reading “A Dark Day, Remembered: 1/27/2010”
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