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Slade House by David Mitchell

I promise you that when I chose to read this book, I did not realize AT ALL that this was the same author of The Bone Clocks (which I have made a previous blog post about). I honestly did not make the connection until I was about a third of the way into the book…

Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke

Why did I choose to read this novel? Because there is a show that came out based on this novel and I wasn’t able to find the time to watch it. That doesn’t mean I’m still not going to try to watch the show, but in the meantime I wanted to read the novel. In…

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

Let me start off by saying that I am a big fan of Margaret Atwood. The first book I ever read was The Handmaid’s Tale when I was 14 years old and it made such a strong impression on me that I devoured any and every book written by her. I’ve been waiting to read…

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

So I have had quite an adventure with this novel. When I first picked it up, I has no idea that this was by the same person who wrote Cloud Atlas (which I haven’t read or watched but I’ve heard amazing things about it so I probably should do both). I began reading it sometime…

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

I decided to take a foray into the land of science fiction this time and of course that meant choosing the newest prize winning book I could find! After hearing a lot of things about how revolutionary and amazing this novel was, I simply had to try it. This novel starts off with expedition 12…

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

I remember seeing this book in my elementary school library. I would always pass by it because it looked boring or too “sci-fi” for my taste. Why did I choose to read it now? I don’t know. I guess I just felt like stepping out of my comfort zone. I’m glad I did. After having…