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Dark, soulful tales that haunt long after the last page.
Anita by Keith Roberts My rating: 3 of 5 stars Not what I was expecting. I thought I was in for a novel, but what I got instead was a chronological series of stories about the young witch Anita and her cranky old granny. Some of the stories were better than others, so it was…
Some of the authors who’ll be with me on the tour of Pioneer Library System’s libraries this summer have experienced the dream for writers: Write your first book, have it accepted quickly by a major publisher and earn critical acclaim and commercial success instantly. I was asked to join in part because that is NOT…
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey My rating: 2 of 5 stars zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz If you come to this book hoping for a rip-snortin’ classic Western, pass it by. What you’re in for is pages and pages of repetitive description and second-hand action. The action sequences was the most frustrating part of the read.…
It’s shaping up to be a fun and busy summer. I’ve just signed on to do seven stops on a tour of the Pioneer Library System here in Central Oklahoma. Here’s a summary of what’s going on: Shapeshifters, Sorcerers, and Spirits, Oh MY! Delve into the mysteries of paranormal and fantasy fiction with popular young…
Ragnarök: The End of the Gods by A.S. Byatt My rating: 2 of 5 stars I was really, really looking forward to this book. Pre-release hype billed it as a World War II-era fable incorporating Norse mythology into the life of a young girl evacuated to the British countryside. Unfortunately, all it turned out to…
So, yeah, that little book I wrote with super-talented Carrie Jones got a very nice review today from one of the most prestigious reviewers so far. Yup, nobody babbling about how Carrie is in love with me, or whatever. haha Check this out: “Told in the alternating voices of Aimee (penned by Jones) and Alan…
The Kindle edition of Murdered by Human Wolves is gone, and I’m told print publication of all The Werewolf Saga titles, as well as Seven Days in Benevolence, will end in about a week. After that, The Werewolf Saga will be pretty much unavailable, other than existing stock. Hopefully that’s a situation that won’t last…
Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’d been looking forward to this book for years because it was John Steinbeck’s first novel and was just hard to find. Then one of my AP Literature students bought a copy for me. (No, it didn’t help his grade.) This was, well,…
The Road by Cormac McCarthy My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow. I just finished this book moments ago. It’s an incredibly bleak but moving story about a father and son in a post-apocalypse wasteland. McCarthy doesn’t tell us what happened to the world, it simply is desolate, with roving bands of cannibals and lonely,…
The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed this very short book, but I actually didn’t read it for pleasure. I used this book as a teaching tool in my AP English Language class. It worked very well as a tool for teaching students to look…
Steven E. Wedel 