Nick Schenkel Book Reviews

Nick Schenkel Book Reviews


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Book Review: Rap-Notes, Shakespeare's Greatest Hits
February 07, 2020

Love hip-hop, but despise English class and/or older literature? Rap-Notes: Shakespeare's Greatest Hits promises to bridge the gap between old english and funky rhymes. Does it hold up? West Lafayette Public Library Director Nick Schenkel has the review.

Book Review: The Perfect Season
January 31, 2020

In 2018, the West Lafayette High School football team had a fifteen to nothing season wining the state championship. The Perfect Season by Thomas Speaker recounts this triumphant year for the Red Devils with interviews from the team and more. Get out your

Book Review: Occasional Magic
January 24, 2020

You may have listened to WBAA's weekend program entitled The Moth Radio Hour featuring some of the Moth's favorite oral storytellings. Well, there is also a collection of books that relay some of the most famous stories from The Moth. This one, called

Book Review: Purdue at 150
January 17, 2020

Think you know enough about Purdue student history? Well, with 150 years under Purdue's belt there is sure to be some stuff you probably missed out on. The new book Purdue at 150: A Visual History of Student Life gives a coffee-table/scrapbook type look

Book Review: The Siren and The Specter
January 10, 2020

School will be back in session starting next week for Purdue. The Siren and The Spectre might be the perfect horror book for students as the main character is - pause for dramatic effect - a Purdue professor! AHH! Written by West Lafayette High-School

Book Review: The Spotted Dog
January 03, 2020

Are you a fan of detective mysteries, food recipes, and dogs? Believe it or not, there is a book for you. The Spotted Dog is the seventh book in a mystery/foodie series by Kerry Greenwood. The novel follows private eye and baker Corina Chapman uncovering

Book Review: Call Sign Chaos
December 29, 2019

Jim Mattis is a major proponent of reading to better yourself. Perhaps that is why he has co-written a memoir that is filled with leadership advice. Call Sign Chaos shares this former Secretary of State's unique story and the things he has learned. West

Book Review
December 20, 2019

It's the holiday season, which means it is time for family, fun, gift-giving, and more. However, in the darker portions of America's history, it wasn't the case that everyone got to celebrate the same way. Yuletide in Dixie by former Purdue Professor

Book Review: Because Internet
December 13, 2019

Lol this book is str8 vibin. Havin trouble understandin internet lingo? Want 2 c an academic view of interweb terms? Look @ Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch. It might hav u roflol! West Laffayette Library Director Nick Schenkel has the review :)

Book Review: The Odyssey (Emily Wilson)
December 06, 2019

Has your doctor been telling you to eat a more Mediterranean diet? Has it been difficult? Perhaps reading the classic Greek tale The Odyssey will get you in the right mood. The praised translation by Emily Wilson is this years "Big Read" in Greater