Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: book reviews
What I’m Reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray
So I read Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest back in high school and found it amusing, but it did nothing to prepare me for this. I mean, I knew the premise of the story, of course–that Dorian Gray has a painting of… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Picture of Dorian Gray”
What I’m Reading: The Unteachables
The Unteachables is about a class of seven eighth-graders in the Self-Contained Special (SCS) class at Greenwich Middle School. The SCS class is widely known among both students and teachers as “the unteachables,” kids who teachers just can’t reach and shouldn’t even bother. This… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Unteachables”
What I’m Reading: Orfeo
So I guess people think this book would be up my alley, since in the past few years, I’ve twice been gifted Orfeo. And I can see why, as the main character, Peter Els, is a composer obsessed with music, and in particular 20th… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Orfeo”
What I’m Reading: Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told, Volume 2
I picked this up at a sale at a local comic store last Free Comic Book Day (i.e., Nerd Christmas, the first Saturday every April), but didn’t get around to reading it until now. (For a review of other books I picked up at… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told, Volume 2”
What I’m Reading: Murder on the Orient Express
Okay, I think this one is pretty well-known: Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot, a Belgian detective who works in London, has just finished solving a case for the French Army in Syria, and is now on his way back… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Murder on the Orient Express”
What I’m Reading: Tom Brown’s Schooldays
Hmm, I’ve just finished a book about an average English boy who gets called away to a special private school. When he arrives there, he’s accepted to one of several houses that each have their own special character. He’s not so hot academically and… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Tom Brown’s Schooldays”
What I’m Reading: The King’s Best Highway
The King’s Best Highway is a history of what was once called the Boston Post Road–the road from New York to Boston that developed in colonial times from a series of Indian trails, became the most important and trafficked road in America in the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The King’s Best Highway”
What I’m Reading: Round-Up
My family is taking a fun trip to Mexico over Christmas break, and I’ve been practicing my Spanish! I’ve been listening to the Pimsleur CDs from the library (up to Level 5!) and reading books from the “Easy Readers” series. This is a series… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Round-Up”
