Chris
A skimpy excuse for a book. Surprised they didn't shoot for an oversized font to cover the skimpiness (the illustrations add nothing). You could buy a ream if copy paper and get about the same amount of blank white space. If each ‘entry' was printed one right after the other you might get a total of 25-35 pages - tops. Go to the library if you must - it's so not worth the price. I may have to toss this one into the ‘library book sale' box. Eye roll.
Read this for my Gender Construction in YA literature class. I really liked it - and paired with the readings from class, found the story quite interesting
Depressing and grim. Hard to believe this is part 2 of Warm Bodies. It ends on a big ol' cliffhanger, but I won't be looking for part 3.
Excellent! I used to love everything King wrote - but that was a looooong time ago. Thought 1/3 could have been excised from the bloated Under the Dome - and I shall not speak of the eye rolling ending. Doctor Sleep however was much much better. Writing cleaner and tighter - no 50 page passages of repetitive bloat that does nothing to move the story forward. This is classic King back from the days where the editor was willing to say ‘cut here' instead of ‘yes,sir' (I'm presuming this is the case - he's got a new publisher and it appears to be a positive move). If you enjoy his older stuff - and you liked the Shining - this one is a must read.
The story takes place in the Jim Crow south in 1963. There were points where I had to suspend disbelief at some of the plot mechanisms that drove the story forward, but the story about Starla's journey and her education about the world and people around her was enjoyable. The lessons she learns are primarily about relationships (e.g. the messy relationship of a battered wife and her husband, the relationship and impact an individual has with his/her community) and what drives those relationships. Starla is a pistol and I loved Eula. I listened to the audiobook - and it was well done.
Really enjoyed this one. Tale of two orphans and how they cope with what life has thrown at them.
This one took me a little bit to get into. I listened to it in the car - reader is the author. she does a very nice job. I think I was about 3 hours into it before it started to really click with me. The characters are hard to like initially, but then they grow on you.
Movie zombies, floods, and corporate espionage, oh my! Angel Crawford continues to learn about her new world, and continues to develop as a character. It's another fun installment in an entertaining series!
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. If you love Stephen King - as in old-school King - you'll really enjoy this one.
Fun read. Don't let the cover throw you....book is not about a heavily made up woman in the woods. (Am not sure what would work for a cover - perhaps the folks at deviantart will come up with something ) The story is about a rather interesting community of shapeshifters and the prophet/human who takes a job as a mail clerk/liason. She's learning about them, they're learning about her, and they've got to ultimately get through a crisis - the world building is terrific in this. I have happily jumped into the sequel.
The story of a group of commuters that by chance become friends. Really liked the characters. It's also quite funny. Would love to see a screen adaptation, but I'd be afraid they would screw it up. I'll be adding this one to my list of favorites and rereading.
I thought I was really going to like this one. Turned out I had a real problem staying engaged with the story. It gets rather repetitive in the middle, and the ending - which really did it for other people - was meh for me. I'm glad to to be done with it.
I really wanted to like this one. It was fine. I'm rounding up a half star to 3. I like the character of Odd. It started ok - then the story gets lost a bit in the weeds trying to build a backstory for his dysfunctional family.
Not sure I can truly say I enjoyed a textbook - but this one was close to it. Information is concise and to the point. Each chapter was a good jumping off point to further reading .
I'd forgotten what a happy happy world Riverdale was. This was a definitely mood lifter. And I love Kevin and his supportive family and all of his supportive Riverdale friends.
Part 3 of a 4 part series that's part of a larger series. This was an enjoyable installment in the Alanna stories. She's a little older, and more independent, and ready for an adventure with her trusty cat at her side. It's YA and a fast read. A lovely little vacation from my everyday life. I'm diving right into #4 next.
I absolutely loved this one. Story revolves around two friends during WWII. Great character development and terrific story I did not want to put down - but at the same time didn't want to end. There's another in the series and I very much look forward to diving right into that one.
I almost didn't read this one because of the ridiculous cover with the redhead in the skimpy dress. Wasn't sure what King was doing on this one - figured it was some Sam-Spade-ish crime novel and that wouldn't be my cup of tea. The description of the book didn't really thrill me, either. What got me were the reviews on Audible. So I downloaded it - and listened to it in the car. Loved it. It's a coming of age story where the protagonist works in a theme park - set in the early 70's. There's a mystery, there's a little supernatural (just enough), and some great characters. Glad I finally made the decision to read it.
Decided a little comfort reading was required to get me to the end of the year. Opted to jump back and re-read the Harry Potter series. Had recently re-watched all the movies - and had forgotten how much simpler HP#1-the-book was compared to the film (in a good way) - also very interesting reading the book through again knowing how it will all shake out in HP#7... 1 really does tie quite well into 7. At any rate - I really enjoyed re-reading this one and can't wait to dive into HP2.
Enjoyable array of short stories. Some SciFi from this era is rather dated, not so in this case: I was surprised at how timely many of these were.