Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson
To Positive Youth, To Positive Growth. Ten Thousand Saints, the debut novel by Eleanor Henderson, is essentially a story of three teens thrust into adult responsibilities. The novel takes place in 1980s Vermont…
City of Thieves by David Benioff
City of Thieves by David Benioff is a stunning book with an excellent concept. It’s a WWII buddy book about two Soviet men who are forced to find a dozen eggs (a rarity during this time) for a brutal Soviet general so that the general’s wife can bake a cake for their daughter’s impending wedding.
Black Hole by Charles Burns
Charles Burns’ “Black Hole” graphic novel was a very quick read, but far from an easy one mentally or physically. The setting is 1970′s Seattle and local high school kids are growing mutations on their bodies after having sex with infected partners.
The Best & Worst of Jojo Wrinkles’ Year, 2010
Music, books, food, social media; the best and worst of my year, 2010.
By Jojo Wrinkles
Beat the Reaper: A Novel by Josh Bazell
Beat the Reaper took me by surprise. It was entertaining AND educational. The main character is Peter Brown, M.D./Bearclaw, former mob assasin. Yes, the suspension of disbelief must be checked very early on, but it ended up being… | By Jojo Wrinkles
Jon Krakauer – Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Krakauer pieced it all together (from nothing) brilliantly, just like he always does (Into Thin Air anyone?). By the end, I just felt empty. The cliche, ‘nothing changes,’ would not leave my mind. Still, I don’t believe Tillman died in vain, but…
