Monuments Men is the story of the MFAA, a special part of the Army created during WW2 who were tasked with finding the art that the Nazi party had stolen. These are not your 18-year-old GIs but rather (mostly) American and British men who worked in professions like art history, restoration and curating previous to the war. I live for shit like that; however Monuments Men failed to capture my attention. It’s been a while since I’ve read such a dense book. Monuments Men reads very much […]
the perks of being a wallflower
I just realized, a month after my original posting, that somehow my review didn’t post. I assume this review has fallen far off the radar of anyone but I’d hate to leave this page blank (especially for one of my most favorite books). I will simply say that Perks of Being a Wallflower is a book a read every year. Its the story of a boy, Charlie, who after the suicide of a friend goes into high school all alone. He meets Sam & Patrick and […]
bitch please
I was tricked into reading an etiquette book! That’s what I get for buying something pink with “Bitches” in the title. I have not read any of Celia Rivenbark’s books and I do not plan to after this one: I am not Ms. Rivenbark’s target demographic. This was a bit old school and right-winged for my tastes. I’m from the South, but not Celia’s South… For starters this book is written as a long-winded advice column. There’s bold print “questions” (I assume many of them […]
thank you Annie Choi
After my last review (the almost moon) I needed a mindless, surefire win. I read Annie Choi’s previous memoir, Happy Birthday or Whatever, a couple years ago and passed by her memoir, not realizing she had a new book, at Barnes & Nobel after the holidays. Memoirs are probably my favorite style of book, maybe I have voyeuristic tendencies, because I love peeking into peoples lives. And people who write memoirs have way more interesting lives then me. Shut up was a quick and easy […]
the almost moon.
Last year I didn’t finish four books which is an embarrassing number for me… I say that because I *struggled* to finish The Almost Moon- starting and finishing three books in the process… Another thing I try to avoid. I read Lucky when I was a sophomore in college and loved its gritty honesty. I read The Lovely Bones (along with the rest of the world) right before the movie adaptation came out. I was excited to see The Almost Moon at a library yearly […]
the spectacular now
The Spectacular Now follow Sutter, a high school senior in Oklahoma, as he navigates life mostly drunk. His life changes when he breaks up with Cassidy at the same time his best friend gets into a serious relationship. He meets Aimee who is a SciFi nerd with a crappy home life. The two forge an unlikely relationship (Sutter believes he is some sort of mentor to Aimee) and change one another’s lives. Loved it. Tharp perfectly captures an aimless 18-year-old in the middle of nowhere, […]