Tag: Story in Review
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Story in Review: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
I just finished The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente. I love that title. It is a charming, whimsical, delightful fairytale full of the best kinds of charters: ones you would never be able to dream up on your own. The story is about a girl named…
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Story in Review: The Saga of Griffin & Sabine
Some of my favorite stories are ones that I stumbled upon in used bookstores. Completely unaware of their contents – or even their existence, I’ve picked up books that just felt like they would be good ones. The cover might have drawn me in, like with the The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern: reds and…
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Story in Review: “The Color of Water in July” by Nora Carroll
Every now again, a book comes along that surprises you. The Color of Water in July: A Novel by Nora Carroll certainly surprised me. I downloaded this as a free kindle book back in July of 2013. The title intrigued me, a July-baby, and the cover was well done: interesting without being crowded. It didn’t take long…