The Book Shire

Fiction

One More Thing by B.J. Novak

What do a hare bent on revenge, a missed connection, a warlord, sugary cereals, and "the world's biggest rip-off" have in common? Not much unless you [...]

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Warning: This post contains SPOILERS for the second book in the Divergent Trilogy.  [...]

The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Sometimes you just need a little magic. Something different. Something that gets you believing in love/friendship/life again. Sometimes you just need [...]

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

"Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd, a New Jersey romantic who dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of [...]

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

And people will say: “Let’s hear about Frodo and the Ring!” And they’ll say: “Yes, that’s one of my favourite stories. Frodo was very brave, [...]

The Queen by Caitlin Smith

“Your sister cannot go,” they said. “She’s not fit with that pox-scarred face, so you must take her place. You’ll be queen.” So she gave [...]

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

I should start with a disclaimer: This is my favorite book. I know, I know, I don't often admit that I even have a favorite. Generally whatever book I'm [...]

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

There's beauty in simplicity. In my lifetime I've read hundreds and hundreds of books, from dense classics like The Iliad to every Dr. Seuss classic under [...]

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

A good book changes you for a moment. A great book changes you for a lifetime. I'm frequently ashamed of how little I know about things. I've been reading [...]