Category Archives: Mook Review

Mook Review: “The Great Gatsby” Part One – Guest Post!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

The lovely Stephanie of The Anxiety of Authorship has offered her pen to a guest mook review – a two part piece focusing on “The Great Gatsby.”  I am so excited to present her first mook review – please keep … Continue reading →

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Mook Review: Beautiful Creatures

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Beautiful Creatures – Novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl As a huge fan of young adult fantasy, I was disappointed to find such a well-talked about novel to be so boring.  ”Beautiful Creatures” was really nothing to write home about. … Continue reading →

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Mook Review: Life of Pi

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

Life of Pi – Novel by Yann Martel My first experience with praised author Yann Martel was not through reading Life of Pi but his third novel Beatrice and Virgil, a lesser known but still wildly interesting story about a novelist named Henry … Continue reading →

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Mook Review: The Silver Linings Playbook

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

The Silver Linings Playbook – Novel by Matthew Quick Matthew Quick’s debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, is genuine, fantastic, and one of my favorite books I’ve read this year.  The story is about the mentally at-risk Pat Peoples and his … Continue reading →

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Mook Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Novel by Stephen Chbosky The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming of age novel and a staple piece of contemporary literature from my generation.  Stephen Chbosky presents us the character of Charlie … Continue reading →

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Mook Review: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – Novel by Paul Torday Salmon Fishing in the Yemen was a really interesting and well written novel that inspired belief of the impossible in the most realistic way.  While one can argue that it … Continue reading →

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The Mook List – #7

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

THE MOOK LIST – #7 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Why it worked: “Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination…”  There is no denying that the Mel Stuart-directed “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” … Continue reading →

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Mook Review: Savages

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Savages – Novel by Don Winslow I picked up Savages after it was recommended to me by a friend in light of the upcoming movie.  I’d never read any of Don Winslow’s work but, after putting down Savages, I was truly able to appreciate … Continue reading →

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Mook Review: Snow White Part Two – “Snow White & the Huntsman”

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Since two Snow White inspired movies were released in 2012, I split this post in two parts.  Part One compares “Mirror Mirror” and Part Two compares “Snow White & the Huntsman.”  Click to read Mook Review: Snow White Part One … Continue reading →

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The Mook List – #8

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

THE MOOK LIST – #8 The Outsiders Why it worked: This story is one of the only things that I remember standing out to me in Middle School.  The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton was assigned to my seventh grade English … Continue reading →

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