Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: book reviews
What I’m Reading: Ender’s Game
My book this time is about a bright young boy who is oppressed at home and school, but one day receives an invitation to attend a very special school, a place where life is far different than the normal, boring existence of everyday humans.… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Ender’s Game”
What I’m Reading: The Left Hand of Darkness
I’ve been wanting to read Ursula Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness for years, but somehow had never gotten around to it until now, as the latest selection in the book club at my work. Thanks be to the book club! Anyway, I quite… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Left Hand of Darkness”
What I’m Reading: Bel Canto
Another book for my book club at work, this one a beautifully written work from 2001 titled Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett. Bel Canto is a style of opera from the late 18th to early 19th century characterized by flowery, virtuosic vocal performances. I… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Bel Canto”
What I’m Reading: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by former New York Times reporter and Chicago bureau chief Isabel Wilkerson, is a combination study and meditation on caste in the United States. Wilkerson posits that the United States is a caste society like India, and that… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents”
What I’m Reading: The World Without Us
I remember being interested in reading The World Without Us when it came in 2007, but never got around to reading it. I’m now in a book club at work and was happy to find out that the book, by Alan Weisman, was the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The World Without Us”
What I’m Reading: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
I’ve actually reviewed Robert Heinlein’s The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress before, but I read it again for a book club at my work, so I’ll give it a fresh review. I thought it might be interesting to write this new review without reading… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress”
What I’m Reading: The Tartar Steppe
It’s odd, I don’t know where this book came from. Just showed up in our house one day, so I started reading it. I’m glad I did. The Tartar Steppe, by Dini Buzzati, turns out to be quite an interesting book. Somewhat forgotten today,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Tartar Steppe”
What I’m Reading: Eleanor & Park
Eleanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell, is a 2013 YA novel about, as you might guess, two characters named Eleanor and Park, who seem at first to have little in common but end up meaning everything to each other.
