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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - Book Review

One of the greatest crime thriller novels in history was created by Agatha Christie in 1939. Although it was a simple and short read, it still ranks high in the crime novels genre and is considered by...

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - Book Review

Told from two points of view—Sam and Grace—Maggie takes readers along a love story set in a small town. The settings in Shiver share the same aesthetic—a wintery, forest landscape beyond a close-knit...

Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapchaeroensap - Book Review

It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what Sightseeing is about. As a whole, this book is about the Kingdom of Thailand. It’s a collection of stories of local people, far-removed from the glamorous full moon...

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom - Book Review

For those individuals who believe in life after death, there is the expectation of meeting their loved ones after death. However, one does not expect to meet individuals’ unbeknownst to him. But, acco...

The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan - Book Review

The second stage in Robert Jordan’s 14 book epic, The “Great Hunt” reunites us with our friends from the first book. Rand, Perrin, and Mat are running around the world trying to stop it from ending. W...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney - Book Review

It is one of the bestselling series of illustrated books of this decade; so much so that it was adapted into a movie lately. Even though this illustrated book series is directed towards kids, it is eq...

Chasing the Scream The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs - Book Review

Taking pages from Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo journalism and Mark Twain’s storytelling, Johann Hari’s first book, Chasing the Scream, is a poignant and gripping read from cover to cover. Delving into o...

A Million Little Pieces by James Frey - Book Review

One of the reasons why “A million Little Pieces” gained so much publicity was because it was advertised as the author’s, James Frey’s, real-life struggle with drugs, addiction, and rehabilitation. Th...

The Ritual by R.R Walters - Book Review

The Ritual starts off with two kids killing a girl in what looks to be… well, a ritual. Their father takes a job to do some photography in the Yucatan province of Mexico at some old tombs. But the st...

So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson - Book Review

The latest magnum opus from journalist and notes documentarian Jon Ronson, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, published in 2015, provides the prescient and witty analysis we have come to expect from the...

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