Monthly Archives: April 2004

I had read another of Haddix’ young adult novels, Turnabout– an excellent SF novel about two women living their lives backwards– so this was a natural pick-up when I randomly ran across it at the library. Not as good as … Continue reading →

I don’t know why, but I found Abarat too hard of a row to hoe. I usually love Clive Barker’s writing, and the paintings he did for this book are pretty amazing… but the story just isn’t. Instead of drawing … Continue reading →

I wanted to read this because I just saw the movie version made a few years back, with Robin Williams. Quite a few changes were made (some really weird — like the number of kids they had, for instance) but … Continue reading →

I liked the first book in this series, City Infernal, despite its flaws. The basic premise: Hell is an impossibly large and infernally twisted city, and there’s a young girl (Cassie) who– through a really twisted series of events– can … Continue reading →

As I’ve said before, reading a Stephen King book is, for me, like spending some time sitting with an old friend and letting his conversation wash over me. I know the rhythms of his voice and the way he picks … Continue reading →

Fifth in the “Mediator” series. Nothing I can say about it will make much sense unless you’ve read the other four books. The final book in the series is supposed to be released in about a year. Can’t wait.

Fourth in the “Mediator” series. A high school girl can see– and physically interact with– ghosts. Sometimes she needs to help them move on by figuring out what ties them to our world instead of the next, but somethings things … Continue reading →

Mmm, that was some good popcorn. All right, I feel a little guilty ending it like that. I started reading Meg Cabot when she was still writing young-adult SF under the name of ‘Jenny Carroll’ — things like the Mediator … Continue reading →