A.S. Thornton's "The Bandar Blog"

Tag: Coming of Age

26 Aug
Book Review Children's Classic Historical Fiction Uncategorized

My Thoughts on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by A.S. Thornton
6 Comments
I’ve been doing so well getting caught up on the pile of books I have to read, I have been able to start reading classics...
18 Aug
Adult Books Book Review Fiction Uncategorized

Marlena: A Good Book That Made Me Feel Icky (And Conflicted)

by A.S. Thornton
10 Comments
I knew Marlena by Julia Buntin was going to make me feel uncomfortable when I read it. I knew it was going to be about...
05 Aug
Adult Books Book Review Children's Classic Uncategorized

Little Women: My Eyes Are Tired From All the Rolling

by A.S. Thornton
8 Comments
I have been slowly making my way through children’s classics I never read as a child. On the whole, this has been a wonderful experience....
27 Jun
Book Review Fiction Uncategorized Young Adult

Aftercare Instructions: An Ambitious YA Contemporary Novel

by A.S. Thornton
2 Comments
Happy Book Birthday to Aftercare Instructions by Bonnie Pipkin! This is a quick-paced, easy-to-read, YA contemporary novel about a young girl who is abandoned by her...
06 Jan
Book Review Fiction Uncategorized Young Adult

I Have Finally Read Eleanor & Park

by A.S. Thornton
23 Comments
Eleanor & Park is an enormously popular young adult novel about, well, Eleanor and Park. Two high schoolers who fall in love (*cue synchronized sigh*)....
23 Sep
Blabbering Book Review Children's Classic Discussion

A Few Things About Treasure Island

by A.S. Thornton
6 Comments
If you’re like me and had never read Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson nor seen a movie adaptation, you probably don’t realize how much this novel...