Archive for 2008
Kingdom Come
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
by Mark Waid and Alex Ross with Todd Klein
ISBN: 1563893177
Superheroes -- the traditional ones, with capes, such as Superman -- usually aren't my thing. All bulging muscles and unstoppable powers
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The Girl in the Flammable Skirt
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
by Aimee Bender
ISBN: 0385492162
I love weird stories. When I read
Willful Creatures back in January, I knew I'd need to track down the rest of Bender's work.
This story collection
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St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
by Karen Russell
ISBN: 9780307276674
This is a book of deep and intricately twisted stories, the kind that made me squirm the way only childhood injustices or impending adolescent disaster can.
Russell is
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The Stone Gods
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
by Jeanette Winterson
ISBN: 9780151014910
I read this book pretty much in one go, on a Sunday afternoon. I love (okay, I have a love/bitter disappointment relationship with) Winterson's books, so it
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