I’ve spent half the day trying to properly describe how much I love this book and nothing is doing it justice. This book is such a beautifully realistic depiction of teenage love that I was equal parts nostalgic for those feeling and glad I’m a fully formed adult whose passion has been tempered with wisdom. Rainbow Rowell’s characters are realistically flawed and familiar in a way that makes you identify with them almost immediately. Eleanor and Park takes place over the course of a […]
A Doggy Whodunit
As a confirmed dog lover, I thought I’d give this book a shot. I believe it falls into the category of “cozy mystery”, one of those books where someone winds up dead and the police aren’t the ones to solve the crime. In this case, Melanie Travis is the amateur sleuth and she’s already got her hands full with a husband, two young sons and six Standard Poodles in her life. She is also still on friendly terms with her ex-husband, as her oldest son […]
Bowman’s in Space (Alternate title: So many pizza gifs, so little time)
Perhaps it is a credit to my stupidity, perhaps a flaw in the genre that I was willing to read 145 pages of foreign world and odd references before I noticed that 3001 is actually the 4th book in the series (maybe the word “final” could have been a clue there, hmm? No?). Perhaps it is Arthur C. Clarkes brilliance that it didn’t matter at all. This book is a delight. “Do you believe in ghosts, Dim?” “Certainly not: but like every sensible man, I’m […]
Another Whyte Wedding Romance
This book is set prior to “Bridal Favors“, which I reviewed recently and even though they are tied by the same wedding planning company there is no mention of the characters in that book. Here we meet Letty Potts, a music hall performer and sometimes con artist, who has escaped her ex-boyfriend/partner Nick Sparkle after he burnt down the rooming house she was staying at. Arriving at the train station in her only gown, and clutching her faithful little dog Fagin, she witnesses the elopement […]
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 […]
A Sort of Ghost Story
Angela Flournoy’s debut novel The Turner House garnered many awards, including National Book Award finalist (2015). It’s the story of the Turner family — Francis and Viola and their 13 children — over two generations and their life in the house on Yarrow Street in Detroit. When the novel begins, it seems that life in that particular home is about to end, and the Turner family is divided over how to handle this. Yet the house is not the only issue that confronts and divides […]
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