This past week was our Spring Break, and we didn’t go anywhere. So, I spent some time attempting to finish all of the books sitting around the house that I had gotten halfway through. It turns out that there were more than I thought. I got through six, but that wasn’t all of them. As you might imagine, my thoughts are a bit discombobulated…trying to remember which book had annoying New York helicopter parents, and which had an alien race of teenage girls…but this one was easy to […]
Did you know that wolves and vampires don’t like cottage cheese? It is neither cheesy nor tasty.
This was the fifth (and final?) book in the Others series, and I’m not sure how I feel about it. There were some nice developments — mostly about what it means to be a family, which I liked. But. But. But. Things that didn’t bother me in the previous books — constant repetition of non-important details and sexism, mostly — really, really, really bugged the hell out of me this time. This book had at least four separate discussions about cottage cheese. I nearly couldn’t […]
Have you been looking for a comedic horror novel that takes place in an alternate dimension and features a foul-mouthed crab? Look no further!
I’m a sometime Deadspin reader, and have been a fan of Drew Magary’s ridiculous posts on parenting and the Williams-Sonoma holiday catalog for a few years now. But I thought he was a grade-A jackass when he was on Chopped a few years ago, and kind of took a break from him for a while. But then I read his book of essays on how his life has changed since becoming a father (and yes, he made me cry with his story about his son who was born extremely […]
If you’re on a boat with Bono and he wants to sing, you can stay up past your bedtime for once.
Here’s a fun fact: the first job I ever had was working for a sports management firm in the tennis division. Every summer from 10th grade until I graduated from college, I helped a team of amazing people put on these massive sporting events. I mostly worked in the men’s tennis division, but spent a little bit of time in the women’s tennis department. I met a lot of players, coaches, and entourages (Including Oates of Hall & Oates. John Oates is a tennis groupie. I […]
I’m clearly an idiot with a Sophie Kinsella problem. Send help.
I’m going to be honest with you. I’m way behind on my reviews, and the books are all starting to mix together in my mind. I’m not sure if I can remember which characters were in London and which were tennis players and who lived on Nantucket, so please bear with me today as I attempt and sort all of this out! I’ll start with the book I liked the least…and yet couldn’t put down. A few weeks ago, Classic reviewed this book and very eloquently (and with […]
WTF, UNCLE STEVIE?
No matter how many times I read this book (which, as we all know, has been many, many times), I can’t help but get worked up by what happens in the very first chapter. Seriously, I can’t think of another book in a series that starts out with such a HUGE event. And every time I read it, I’m all, “WTF, UNCLE STEVIE?!??!!!?!?!” But, in a good way. I guess I’ll mark this section as SPOILERS, even though this book was written in 1986. If […]
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