All Entries in the "Teens" Category
Insurgent (Divergent)
By Veronica Roth (Author) I have found more often than not, when you read these Young Adult trilogies the second book usually turns out to not be as interesting as the other two. However, I was pleasantly surprised with Insurgent by Veronica Roth. She was able to not only keep the story flowing without skipping a a single beat but also develop a stronger storyline. You are sucked in right from the first words which quote the Candor Manifesto, right to the very last page of the book. It is indeed the perfect companion to Divergent, which is the […]
Rush Revere and the First Patriots: Time-Travel Adventures With Exceptional Americans
By Rush Limbaugh I could not wait for my 10 year old son to finish reading this book, so that I could enjoy it too. Rush Revere and the First Patriots is the second book in the series. It is very difficult to believe that these books target kids between the ages of 10 and and 13. The sequel is just as thrilling as the first book and does an excellent job restoring the accuracy to long lost or manipulated American history. Rush Limbaugh has absolutely no political agenda with these books, he just loves his country and its exciting […]
Divergent
By Veronica Roth As a fan of the Hunger Games series, I decided to take on the hyped up Divergent series. It turns out the two are very similar, one just has a lot more rules. This new series by author Veronica Roth was clearly not written for adults, but more for teenagers. If you are going to be asking questions and looking for logic or explanations, you will most probably not enjoy this book. This 487 page book is set in a futuristic, dystopian Chicago which has the the city divided into five factions: Abnegation, Dauntless, Erudite, Candor, and […]
The Invention of Wings: A Novel
By Sue Monk Kidd I read Sue Monk Kidd’s first book The Secret Life of Bees, so when this new book was selected for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 I was not surprised at all. There are a few similarities between the two. One is that it too is set in the south and the other being it tells the story of the life of two different women both of whom are in search of freedom. We are taken back deep into South Carolina in 1803, we are introduced to two girls, then we get to follow their lives as they […]
The Lowland: A Novel
By Jhumpa Lahiri The Lowland is written by Jhumpa Lahiri. It is her second novel, although she has already won a Pulitzer Prize for her short story collection Interpreter of Maladies. As you read this book, you feel like you are reading the work of prize winning author. I have to admit the beginning is a bit slow as she delves into politics and life in in Calcutta in the late 60’s. However, do not let these first thirty or so pages make you put down the book. It is then that real story kicks in and begins to pull […]
Doctor Sleep: A Novel
By Stephen King Ever since I read The Shining in my younger years, I often did wonder how Danny’s adult life had turned out to be. I know it sounds strange, but I am not ashamed to admit that I had such thoughts. I was really excited to hear Stephen King was revisiting Danny in his new novel Doctor Sleep. This book though is not exactly a sequel to The Shining, so if you are looking to check into The Overlook Hotel and encounter Jack Torrence, you will be dissapointed. Stephen only writes a quick recap of the history of […]
Inferno
By Dan Brown After reading Dan Brown’s last book The Lost Symbol, I was so sure that we had come to the end of the Robert Langdon series. However, his latest offering Inferno has somehow revived my love for the Harvard professor. Although many may consider the conspiracy theories in this book lukewarm, when compared to The Da Vinci Code and Angel & Demons, there is still enough in this new novel to keep you on edge as you read through. I think I should forewarn you though that this book is a little darker than the others. Inferno begins […]
