Readhead Reviews

Every month the readheads pick one book that all three of us read and review. Our book for August is Lev Grossman’s The Magicians.

I’ve been pretty bad about reviewing our past books of the month, which is unfortunate because I actually have read all of them! To save you from some epic tl;dr and as the only way to finally be done with these books, I’m jamming them all into one post! This way I can give some short commentary instead of headdesking my way through full-fledged reviews for each book.

Every month the readheads pick one book that all three of us read and review. Our book for June is Erica Bauermeister’s first novel The School of Essential Ingredients.

Every month the readheads pick one book that all three of us read and review. Our book for May is Paulo Coelho’s The Witch of Portobello.

Erik Larson’s national bestseller The Devil in the White City is a unique double biography of opposite characters. The chronology of Daniel Burnham’s creation of the 1893 World’s Fair is sharply contrasted with the life of serial killer H.H. Holmes, who was skulking around Chicago at the same time. Larson’s book attempts to combine historical facts with suspenseful narrative – but does he succeed?

Every month the readheads pick one book that all three of us read and review. Our book for April is David Grann’s The Lost City of Z.

Every month we take turns picking one book that all three of us read and review. Our book of the month for February is Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America.

When I first found out the Book of the Month was going to be a science book, I wasn’t completely thrilled. Science and I do not get along and the idea of reading a 500 page book revolving around all things science did not sound like a good time to me.

First off, I apologize that my review has been a long time coming. I am in the middle of a big move, and I’m afraid my blogging has suffered as a result. However, I would like to offer a brief defense of A Game of Thrones.

Every month the readheads pick one book that all three of us read and review. Our first book of the month for 2010(!) is Timothy Ferris’ Coming of Age in the Milky Way (2003 edition).