Yann Martel – Life of Pi
It’s a test of faith when a young man is stranded on a boat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena… and a Bengal tiger for 227 days.
Category: book reviews
Amy Lane – Sidecar (2012)
Sidecar doesn’t need verbose overstatements of appreciation, exaggerated appeals of its brilliance. A story is as simple as love itself, it stands alone and shines on its own merits.
Patti Larsen – Clone 3
In an epic tale of a dying world, Patti Larson’s Clone 3 follows the trials of a girl named Trio, who holds the fate of the world in her hands.
Kazuo Umezu – Fourteen (Manga)
In the year 2200, a mysterious and highly intelligent chicken named George teaches humanity a lesson about its own frailty and its impending demise.
Shinya Shokudo (Manga)
What do you get when you put a bunch of colorful strangers meeting after midnight at a rather simple restaurant where the chef presents you with a basic menu, but offers to prepare anything you ask for as long as it is as simple as his establishment?
Charlie Cochet – The Auspicious Troubles of Chance
Charlie Cochet’s debut The Auspicious Troubles of Chance teaches the reader something about the unshakable grandeur of true love.
John Goode – Distant Rumblings
With a bit of magic and insight, Distant Rumblings tells us the story of Kane, a young boy who loves another boy with all of his heart.
Gene Gant – The Thunder in his Head
For Kyle, life is a series of misunderstandings and hard fought conclusions. Gant’s debut effort is definitely a bold step in the genre and is, in fact, an accurate portrayal of the erratic nature of a teenager growing into his own skin.
