The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
An exquisitely written book, unnerving and haunting but sweet and tender at the same time.
I found this book even better than the first (Fire From Heaven). Bagoas is an excellent narrator and through his eyes Alexander is made out to be a god and a human in the same breath. [...]
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Book Review: The Persian Boy
Posted in General, tagged book reviews, books on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Book Review: Rose Daughter
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Book Review: Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
This book is a fairy tale. A retelling of Beauty and the Beast by a very talented wordsmith. The entire book is written in the style of a fairy tale, just as though it were being handed down through some kind of oral tradition. The flavors [...]
Book Reviews: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
Posted in General, tagged book reviews, books on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
by Rachel Gogan
Last fall a friend of mine starting tell me that she had a “new” series that I really needed to read. And it was about a wizard and that she loved the entire series. I’d never known her to steer me wrong and so I asked for the first book for Christmas. The [...]
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