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 […]
That’s More Like It, Mary!
I have no idea why the author & book information was left out; it is there in the draft. Anyway, the book is Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach. This is the purchase link: http://www.amazon.com/Gulp-Adventures-Alimentary-Mary-Roach/dp/0393081575. Ah, this is what a Mary Roach book should be.
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 […]
KayKay #CRB6 Review #03 Ink (The Paper Gods) by Amanda Sun
Minute Review I picked up this book after seeing someone put it on their favorite list for 2013.
Dive into Swamplandia!- (But Lower Your Expectations)
I feel a bit guilty writing this about a book that was a finalist for the Pulitzer in fiction, but here it is: this book underwhelmed me. That is not to say that it was bad, or that I wouldn’t recommend it, merely that my high expectations were not borne out. I think my disappointment stems from the potent expectation-raising combination of a) being nominated for a Very Prestigious Award, b) a glowing play-by-play by my very-well-read-now-ex-boyfriend (phew, that’s a mouthful) and c) a great, […]
The Real Surprise Wasn’t the Party
The second Fear Street book opens with a prologue from the point of view of a murderer. In this case, our killer murdered Evan for the sake of a girl, and apparently murder was quite easy. A year later, we open with Meg Dalton riding her bike with her best friend, Shannon, and her boyfriend, Tony. Evan, murdered in the Fear Street woods because people can’t die in Shadyside unless they’re located somewhere that starts with ‘Fear,’ was Shannon’s brother and Tony’s best friend. Tony […]