For the past week, I have been reading a book about the holocaust called “Night” by Elie Weisel. Although many of you may already have read this short but influential book, I felt I should do a book review on it. “Night” is a short and real-life story about a Jewish boy, Elie Weisel, who are one…
I was getting quite tired of reading depressing novels so I decided to look for books that are funny or satirical. What I did not expect was a novel that’s so much more than that. Basically, “Good Omens” is a comedic take on the Christian end times (most vividly described in the book of Revelations)…
The Hero’s Walk by Anita Rau Badami happened to be a book my English 30 teacher decided to use as a novel study. At first glance the book appears less-than-stellar, being a no-name book accredited with a few Canadian awards. I mean, don’t we all look for New York Times Bestsellers when we look for…
I’ll admit it, the only reason I read this book was because I heard that it’s similar to The Hunger Games. But as it turns out, the similarities are quite small. Basically Thomas, the protagonist, wakes up with his memories wiped and finds himself in a place called the Glade – a village of sorts,…
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami seems be one of those books that most people have heard about, but few people have actually read. It’s premise is definitely memorable enough; in the future, Japan is now part of the totalitarian state of the Greater East Asia Republic. As part of a mysterious military program, a random…
Our friends at the Calgary Public Library need volunteers for their awesome Reading Buddies program at the Shaganappi Library!
Recently I had been recommended a book called Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. At first I was hesitant to pick up the book because the first page I saw was full of spelling and grammatical errors. Flowers for Algernon is a first-person narrative told by Charlie Gordon whose innate IQ is an exceptionally low 68.…
I thought the series was over, but I was wrong. When I first found out about this book, part of me was upset because I’m getting too old to be reading books from this series. The other part of me could not wait to get my hands on this book. Basically Jason wakes up in…
If you decided to apply to the University of Calgary for this upcoming fall semester, then you’ve probably received your acceptance letter (yay!) as well as your copy of Little Princes by Conor Grennan. If you haven’t started reading it already, I highly suggest to do it! Not only is it suggested that you do…
It said John Green on the cover so I had to read it. There really wasn’t much choice in the matter. But after reading the novel I never got around to reviewing it. I couldn’t make up my mind about this novel… until now. The plot is quite simple, we have two Will Graysons. One…
Whether you are travelling to a foreign place with friends, going on a vacation with your family, or staying in Calgary to earn loads of money, taking the time to read a few good books is definitely a summer activity you cannot miss out on.
I had heard from others that this book was great; in fact, I’d even heard it being described as a masterpiece. So there was really not choice in the matter, I had to read this book. But then I found out that this would be one of the books assigned for English class, so I…
Okay, so you’re probably wondering, what on the earth is a “bookie?” Well to save space, my post will be a review on the book and movie, Flipped. The book was written by Wendelin Van Draanen and judging from this book, she’s a wonderful writer! The book focuses on two characters (who switch perspectives in…
After reading this book, I often wondered if I read the same “The Lovely Bones” that everyone else is talking about. Because to be honest, my opinion greatly differs from that of the majority. Basically, this is a story about a girl who was violated, murdered and now in heaven. but she is restricted to…