So this is my least favorite John Green book so far, but the thing about that is that saying “least favorite” in this context is about like saying, “Oh, that chocolate ice cream with the peanut butter swirls really just pales in comparison to the mint-chocolate chip and the Cherry Garcia over there.” You give me the fucking ice cream right now and I will shove it in my face. Nominally, An Abundance of Katherines is about a former child prodigy named Colin who has […]
The Real World Is A Confusing Place
Book 2 of the masters reading list! I really enjoyed this one too, although I’d argue about this being considered YA. Marcelo is a 17 year old with high functioning Asbergers syndrome who’s spent most of his life at a special school where he’s learned the skills necessary to understand that how he processes information isn’t the way the rest of the world works. Marcelo’s father, Arturo, decides that Marcelo has learned all he really needs to in order to function in society and […]
Manic Pixie Paper Girl
I have a feeling that I am not the World’s Greatest John Green Fan. I liked The Fault in Our Stars, but I didn’t *love* it. I enjoyed Will Grayson, Will Grayson immensely, but that’s a co-creation with David Levithan. I almost didn’t finish Paper Towns, because I found it really, really hard to connect with as a novel. I am glad I stuck with it and finished, though I am definitely not going to line up in theaters to see the movie. Paper Towns […]
Lois Lane, never change.
So on the Batman/Superman divide, spectrum whatever you want to call it, I’m on the side of the Man in Blue. Have been since the fifth grade when Lois & Clark was my favorite TV show and my mom let me put Superman’s shield on my retainer. Also, the dark and broody thing has never really done it for me. I’m pretty much in agreement with John Green on this matter (“Batman is just a rich guy with an affinity for bats who is playing […]
A slice of young adult comfort food
Oh my goodness! I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve reviewed something! So I disappeared off the face of the earth there for a bit guys, but don’t worry! I was reading all the while, and now have quite the backlog of reviews to catch up on. This is what happens when you decide to plan a wedding in 6 weeks… But anywho! Onto the tale. So I’ve been reading Sarah Dessen for a long time. I mean (I sat down and actually […]
The game is afoot
Rachel Watts lives two doors down from the brilliant, troubled and eccentric James Mycroft, the most intelligent boy in school. What he has in abundance in the IQ department, he lacks in social smarts, and as his closest friend, it seems to be Rachel’s job to try to keep him out of scrapes with other students at school (who he will frequently inadvertently or purposefully insult) or from getting suspended for breaking school rules. She also tends to bring him food, as he has a […]
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