I was not as affected by Dewey’s death as some bloggers out there, but I did like reading her book reviews. She was an interesting reader; broad in her tastes with a tendency to pick the ones that were challenging, either to the norm or to herself. I tried to pick ones that I remember thinking, when the review went up, that I should read that book. And, I’m glad I did.

1. The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
2. Maus and Maus II, Art Spiegelman (also for the Jewish Lit Challenge)
3. Story of a Girl, Sara Zarr
4. So Many Books, So Little Time, Sarah Nelson
5. Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters, Courtney E. Martin

I don’ t think there’s one on this list that I didn’t like in some way or another. Thank you, all, for picking up the pieces in order to fill the hole she left when she died.