by Jared Garrett | Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Terry Pratchett is one of my favorite authors. I would love to meet him and shake his hand, thanking him for nearly single-handedly raising the intelligence-level of modern fantasy and satire. As you read his Discworld books with their deliciously irreverent... by Jared Garrett | Jul 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, is a pretty unique book. Like most YA it is written in 1st person perspective, and of course the protagonist is a young person. What sets it apart, however, is that Turner plays some pretty slick tricks on her readers and keeps us in... by Jared Garrett | Jul 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
John Scalzi’s The Last Colony completes the trilogy begun by his award-winning Old Man’s War. In this book, we return to John Perry’s 1st person perspective, which is quite nice, since that’s where the story began. The Last Colony finds Perry... by Jared Garrett | Jun 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
It turns out Ally Condie is a very talented writer. I just finished Matched and feel like the time I spent reading about Cassia and her world and love triangle was time well spent. The world is robust and very nicely put together and reasoned, the characters feel like... by Jared Garrett | Jun 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
I finally finished this book, which is by one of my favorite authors: Katherine Paterson. Indeed, Bridge to Terabithia is pretty much my favorite book of all time. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve read better books, but Bridge had a profound effect on me as a...