Tag: book review

"Jenish provides a readable overview of David Thompson’s life and work." Book review of Epic Wanderer. Cover via Amazon.

Bonnie Way December 1, 2008

Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West

Nonfiction

Outriders is a fast-paced, suspenseful tale of danger, comradeship, and faith. Cover photo via Amazon.

Bonnie Way October 8, 2008

Book Review: Outriders by Kathryn Mackel

Fiction

Reluctant Smuggler by Jill Elizabeth Nelson

Bonnie Way September 26, 2008

Reluctant Smuggler by Jill Elizabeth Nelson

Fiction

"While March intrigued me enough that I picked it up to read, I found myself liking it less the more I read. March doesn’t change throughout the course of the novel." Review of Geraldine Brooks' novel March. Cover via Amazon.

Bonnie Way September 5, 2008

March by Geraldine Brooks

Fiction

"Neither Dwight nor David was trying to “win” the debate; rather, they just wanted to share what they believed and to understand each other’s faith better." Cover photo via Amazon.

Bonnie Way July 25, 2008

Mary—A Catholic-Evangelical Debate

Entertainment

"Despite its length and reputation, The Idiot is a fairly easy read. Dostoevsky grabs the reader in the first few lines, as Myshkin journeys back to Russia from a school/hospital in Switzerland, where he has been treated for his disease." book review of The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Bonnie Way April 7, 2008

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fiction

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne

Bonnie Way February 13, 2008

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne {book review}

Elementary

"Seize the Night is a dark novel, and not just because it takes place mostly at night. Koontz is an excellent writer who provides vivid descriptions—even of death and evil. " Book review of Dean Koontz' book Seize the Night.

Bonnie Way February 1, 2008

Book Review: Seize the Night by Dean Koontz

Fiction

The Other Daughter

Bonnie Way January 9, 2008

The Other Daughter by Miralee Ferrell {book review}

Fiction

"She records their stories in a way that makes history come alive." Book review of Jane Kirkpatrick's novel A Gathering of Finches.

Bonnie Way October 31, 2007

Book Review: A Gathering of Finches

Fiction