From the back cover: With over three million copies sold, the Griffin & Sabine novels are beloved around the world for their artful fusion of captivating storytelling, lush illustration, and fascinating correspondence. At last, best-selling author Nick Bantock brings us a new volume in the Griffin & Sabine story—a tale rich in the artistry, mystery, and surprise that … [Read more...] about The Gryphon by Nick Bantock: C
General Fiction
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding: C
From the back cover: Lurching from the cappuccino bars of Notting Hill to the blissed-out shores of Thailand, Bridget Jones searches for The Truth in spite of pathetically unevolved men, insane dating theories, and Smug Married advice. She experiences a zeitgeist-esque Spiritual Epiphany somewhere between the pages of How to Find the Love You Want Without Seeking It, … [Read more...] about Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding: C
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding: A-
From the back cover: Bridget Jones's Diary is the devastatingly self-aware, laugh-out-loud daily chronicle of Bridget's permanent, doomed quest for self-improvement—a year in which she resolves to: reduce the circumference of each thigh by 1.5 inches, visit the gym three times a week not just to buy a sandwich, form a functional relationship with a responsible adult—and learn … [Read more...] about Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding: A-
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides: A
From the back cover: Middlesex tells the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides, and three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family, who travel from a tiny village overlooking Mount Olympus in Asia Minor to Prohibition-era Detroit, witnessing its glory days as the Motor City, and the race riots of 1967, before they move out to the tree-lined streets of suburban … [Read more...] about Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides: A