The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood

I started reading the much-anticipated The Year of the Flood before the Giller shortlist was announced and the blogs and papers started buzzing in shock at this grand dame’s exclusion from our most lucrative literary award. But after completing the book, I can understand why this venerable Canadian scribe was left out in the cold.
I’m [...]

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The Host, by Stephenie Meyer

It’s important to start by saying that I’m not a Stephenie Meyer hater, in fact, I found myself pretty caught up in the Twilight saga (reviews here and here). I’m not making felt replicas of Bella’s womb or anything, but I found that after a while I entered the Twilight haze deep enough to gloss [...]

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The Uglies, by Scott Westerfield

I admit that I’m a sucker for a great cover design and a catchy title, which is why I initially picked up a copy of this YA sci-fi novel (the first in an ever-expanding series).
The novel follows a 16-year-old ‘Ugly’ named Tally Youngblood, so-called because she has not yet undergone the all-but-mandatory cosmetic surgery that [...]

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