Monthly Archives: July 2006

A set of very short books, just over 100 pages each, packaged in the flip-over style I haven’t seen since I was reading Ace Doubles as a teenager. Silly pirate stories packed with jokes (and lots of footnotes and old … Continue reading →

There are some books that just stump me when it comes time to write about them. I have no idea what to say about Bee Season; a recitation of plot points has never been what this place has been about, … Continue reading →

I remember being dissapointed in Jonathan Carrol’s last book – what was it, White Apples? – but I don’t remember why. I could go to Readerville to find out by looking through the old thread, I guess, but the very … Continue reading →

An excellent period-piece romance (if you can call something a period piece when it’s of the period its set in). Wickedly funny and even has a mushy romantic ending I could actually get behind. (Reposted as the only review of … Continue reading →