Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: book reviews
What I’m Reading: Butter
Most of the YA I read is recommended to me by my wife, the teen librarian at a local library. However, Butter is something I picked out from her pile of reading material. I liked the title and read the first page just to… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Butter”
What I’m Reading: In Cold Blood
Another recently finished book I’m only now getting around to writing about. “But isn’t In Cold Blood true crime?” you may ask, more in Dana’s wheelhouse than mine? Indeed it is, but since reading Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence by Bill… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: In Cold Blood”
What I’m Reading: The Complete Crumb, Vol. 5
So it’s been awhile since I’ve written in here about what I’ve read. I was out of town last week on a family vacation (Disneyworld!) and spent this week getting caught up. I might write up another of these later this week, but I’ll… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Complete Crumb, Vol. 5”
What I’m Reading: The Life of Samuel Johnson
There’s little I can say about James Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson that hasn’t been said before, and better. Thus, I won’t attempt a real review, but I’ll just put down some of my observations. It is simply the best biography and one of the most entertaining books in the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Life of Samuel Johnson”
What I’m Reading: Compulsion
Compulsion, by Heidi Ayarbe, is a YA novel about Jake, a senior in high school with a serious case of obsessive/compulsive disorder (OCD). Jake is a standout soccer player being recruited by several colleges, but except for those brief periods of time when he’s… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Compulsion”
What I’m Reading: Job
My final reading for Lent: Job. I’m sure everybody knows the basic story. Satan comes to God, who asks him what he thinks of Job, an especially devoted man. Satan responds that of course Job is devoted to God, for God has blessed him. … Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Job”
What I’m Reading: Esther
Can you name the two books of the Bible named after women? OK, you read the title of this blog post, so you got Esther. The other is Ruth. I read Esther as part of my Lenten reading this year and found it fairly delightful. … Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Esther”
