Review:I was steered towards Algernon Blackwood’s The Wendigo by someone who read my admiring review of The Willows, another creepy, wonderfully written novella or long short story by Blackwood.

And I must say that I found The Wendigo an even more unsettling read, though also showing Blackwood’s particular interest and strength – the wild, wild, natural world, far from civilisation, and how that ancient world might be at best, indifferent to the puny biped who so often despoils and abuses it, bu... Read more

Review:I have great admiration for a writer who can write a compelling novel with a confusing title and a dog as protagonist as Stein did with The Art of Racing in the Rain. It was a great read. This one, not so much. Stein is an excellent writer and there are moments when his brilliance shines through in this effort, but not many.

Fourteen-year-old “Clever Trevor” is just a little too clever to be believable. Yes, I know there are child prodigies and geniuses, but few possess the mature thinkin... Read more

Review:I loved this book, and have listened to it twice --quite unusual for me. A darkish, historical comedy; focused on the Impressionist era, artistic inspiration, whimsy, and sacred blue. It's my favorite of Christopher Moore's books. Read it. It's better than you think. Read more

Review:Christopher Moore has to be one of the funniest, and really warped, writers of today! This book chronicles the story of a beautiful young woman who is turned into a vampire one "dark and stormy night" in San Francisco. It also tells of a young man from the mid-west who is the night manager of a supermarket where he and his fellow "workers" bowl with turkeys and do other strange things. We also have the Emperor of San Francisco with his two faithful dogs, one of whom has a nose for seeking out va... Read more

Review:my first christopner moore experience, I heard he is very clever and I guess this book shows it, I was drawn to it because I am a huge fan of the art. but the ending seemed lacking. I think will read more of his works that I have heard great things about Read more

Review:As far as demons go, Catch is outstanding! The rest of the cast of misfits in this book are so entertaining that it's hard to put the book down. The voices in Christopher Moore's head are way more entertaining than mine! Read more

Review:At first I was skeptical but this book surprised me and made me excited about reading again. The writer pulls the reader in by using actual stories rather than tween jargon which seems to be popular these days. Read more

Review:In her novel Affinity, Sarah Waters takes us to Victorian England. Exploring a dual system of oppression, the prison system and the social condition of women, Waters weaves a master multi-layered tale. Imprisoned for a seance gone terribly wrong, Selina Dawes sits festering in horrific conditions in a women's prison. Margaret Prior, recovering from a suicide attempt, tends to the women and their needs as charity. These two women's lives collide, changing both forever. Affinity is a tale of forbi... Read more

Review:Liked this book alot...but waited for more fearful things to happen...toward the end it picked up though...I felt it left us with some questions to be answered...but all in all I did like how it was wrapped up at the end...I do recomend as an interesting read. Read more

Review:It's not new ground now, the paranormal/urban/noir/detective story. But there's a reason I keep buying and reading this type of story -- in the hands of a good storyteller the genre can be lots of fun. In the hands of a good storyteller with decent writing, plotting, pacing and characterization skills -- bonus fun!

For a first novel in what looks to be a series, Schaefer does a better-than-average job of creation: good introduction to the world of Daniel Faust, with gradual exposure of th... Read more