Category Archives: Book reviews

Review: A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Brady Achterberg

[I spent about an hour a day for most of April reading Tale of Two Cities for school. When I was done I wrote this review, independent of any teacher's assignments. I first posted it on Goodreads, but was ordained … Continue reading →

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David Sedaris’ bluntness comes through in ‘Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim’

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Matt Eyer

David Sedaris is a strange voice in the chaos of literature.

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Book review: John Kennedy Toole’s classic novel ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’

Posted on April 2, 2013 by ray cwiklinski

Teen takeover writer Ray Cwiklinski reviews John Kennedy Toole’s classic novel “A Confederacy of Dunces.”

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Life of Pi: Book Review

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Brady Achterberg

Let me start out by saying that this is a review, not an analysis, and there is a difference. Reviews are lazy recaps of what happened in the book that express what you liked or didn’t like about it and why. … Continue reading →

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Kickin’ Back with the Droogs

Posted on March 8, 2013 by ray cwiklinski

Some people are familiar with the image of a young man strapped to a chair, his eyes propped open by wires. Others may have seen the same young man, his head bent down, and his eyes gazing up arrogantly, a … Continue reading →

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Gabrielle Douglas’ golden story outlined in ‘Grace, Gold & Glory’

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Samantha Dellinger

Teen Takeover staff writer reviews Gabriell Douglas’ autobiography, co-written with Michelle Buford “Grace, Gold and Glory.”

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Fahrenheit 451 Review

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Annie Kurz

A review of the book “Fahrenheit 451.”

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Reading is Your Obligation

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Brady Achterberg

When I was a kid I would read. I would read. And I would read. That was just what I did, starting at age six or seven and continuing until I was at least twelve or thirteen. I was in … Continue reading →

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“Chains” by Laurie Halse Anderson is a Must Read

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Sarah Crawford

Trapped. One word that brings millions of emotions for a slave. Especially, for a certain slave named Isabelle who wants more than anything to find her sister who has been sold by their master. Isabelle longs to escape from the … Continue reading →

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Monday’s 5: The Best Reads

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Kiah Morrison

Happy Monday… everybody’s favorite day of the week, right? For today, I have compiled a list of my top five favorite books. I’m not going to lie, this was hard. It required some thought because fact of the matter is, I love … Continue reading →

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