This was a good book.
It's about a girl who loves books more than real life, which was a sympathetic character to me.
Not that I'm anything like that....
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wonderland Creek
Fiction by Lynn Austin
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
This was a good book.
It's about a girl who loves books more than real life, which was a sympathetic character to me.
Not that I'm anything like that....
This was a good book.
It's about a girl who loves books more than real life, which was a sympathetic character to me.
Not that I'm anything like that....
Monday, February 6, 2012
The Night Circus
Fiction by Erin Morgenstern.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
This was an interesting book. Weird but good.
First off, is this not a fabulous cover? I wish I'd designed that.
Also this is another sort-of-defying classification book. The library called it "Fantasy," as evidenced by the little blue unicorn sticker on the spine.
(I find the classification stickers amusing sometimes. I mean, there's no unicorns in this book. And the "Historical" sticker has a little blue covered wagon on it. Which looks ridiculous on the spine of a Phillipa Gregory novel. But I digress.)
In any case, this book is pretty darn original. And that's always cool.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
This was an interesting book. Weird but good.
First off, is this not a fabulous cover? I wish I'd designed that.
Also this is another sort-of-defying classification book. The library called it "Fantasy," as evidenced by the little blue unicorn sticker on the spine.
(I find the classification stickers amusing sometimes. I mean, there's no unicorns in this book. And the "Historical" sticker has a little blue covered wagon on it. Which looks ridiculous on the spine of a Phillipa Gregory novel. But I digress.)
In any case, this book is pretty darn original. And that's always cool.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Buddha in The Attic
Fiction by Julie Otsuka.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
Well, I just said a few days ago I couldn't wait to read this follow-up to When the Emperor was Divine.
Unfortunately it wasn't as good as I'd hoped. Mostly I guess that's just because my expectations were too high.
But also this was too short. And too unspecific.
It was still worth reading though.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
Well, I just said a few days ago I couldn't wait to read this follow-up to When the Emperor was Divine.
Unfortunately it wasn't as good as I'd hoped. Mostly I guess that's just because my expectations were too high.
But also this was too short. And too unspecific.
It was still worth reading though.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Submission
Fiction by Amy Waldman
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
This is about a ficionalized version of the politics following 9-11, but in an interestingly narrow way.
I'll let you figure out what the heck I mean by that. If you want to.
This was a good character-driven novel, but I got a little bogged down in the middle.
Still, it had a pretty good ending. So I'd recommend it. Mostly.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
This is about a ficionalized version of the politics following 9-11, but in an interestingly narrow way.
I'll let you figure out what the heck I mean by that. If you want to.
This was a good character-driven novel, but I got a little bogged down in the middle.
Still, it had a pretty good ending. So I'd recommend it. Mostly.
Monday, January 30, 2012
When the Emperor Was Divine
Fiction by Julie Otsuka.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
I read this a while ago, but it's probably one of my favorites. It really made an impression.
It's about Japanese iternment camps during World War II, which was not an issue I'd been aware of before reading it.
I definitely recommend this book.
This book came out way back in 2002, and the author is just now releasing her second book. I can't wait to read that one too.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
I read this a while ago, but it's probably one of my favorites. It really made an impression.
It's about Japanese iternment camps during World War II, which was not an issue I'd been aware of before reading it.
I definitely recommend this book.
This book came out way back in 2002, and the author is just now releasing her second book. I can't wait to read that one too.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The Litigators
Fiction by John Grisham.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
This was a good book.
John Grisham is a solidly good novelist. People who say they are too smart to read Grisham are just posturing. In my opinion, of course.
Also it's refreshing to read a trial book where The Big Win is not a foregone conclusion.
I won't say any more than that. If you like legal thrillers, read this one.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
This was a good book.
John Grisham is a solidly good novelist. People who say they are too smart to read Grisham are just posturing. In my opinion, of course.
Also it's refreshing to read a trial book where The Big Win is not a foregone conclusion.
I won't say any more than that. If you like legal thrillers, read this one.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Dreams of Joy
Fiction by Lisa See.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
Well, I already sang Lisa See's praises earlier (see On Gold Mountain), but here I am doing it again.
la La LA! This book is GREAT! Lisa See makes a time and culture that is completely foreign to me into something amazingly relatable. AGAIN!!
Oh, but this is a sequel, so you have to read Shangahi Girls first.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
Well, I already sang Lisa See's praises earlier (see On Gold Mountain), but here I am doing it again.
la La LA! This book is GREAT! Lisa See makes a time and culture that is completely foreign to me into something amazingly relatable. AGAIN!!
Oh, but this is a sequel, so you have to read Shangahi Girls first.
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