(Very Brief) Book Reports

Since I spent several years in grad school researching ancient manuscripts, I understand why I liked this book.

2010-10-26T18:29:00.000-07:00

What I don't understand is why anyone else would. But whatever. It's a NY Times bestseller, so maybe a lot more people did the ancient-manuscripts-in-grad-school thing than I realized.

[People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks]

Before I started giving book reports here

2010-09-26T01:33:00.000-07:00

I gave a few dozen elsewhere.

Since my brain has been kinda empty and my book reading seriously slowed, I thought I'd take a link.

I finished this book within twelve hours of starting it.

2010-09-07T15:01:00.000-07:00

Which says something, I think. (just not sure what...)

When I finished this book, I reached immediately for the next book in the series. And oh yeah. It was 3AM.

2010-09-07T11:28:00.000-07:00

[Fade, by Lisa McMann]

This book suffers from the "latest book in a successful trilogy" syndrome.

2010-09-05T09:04:00.000-07:00

You know. The one I talked about here.

It was good. But it would have been better if the publishers remembered that the only thing separating them from the self-publishing houses is the FILTERING and EDITING they provide. Meaning: don't rush and under-edit a good author just because you want to make $$ faster. You're just undermining your own business value that way, people.

(and yes, I realize the irony of me saying this after my very last post was all about not being able to wait. but I would have waited for something better. I'm not *completely* a child.)

[mockingjay, suzanne collins]

GAH! It's going to take Amazon 5-7 days to get me the next book!! I'm not sure I'll make it...

2010-08-24T21:00:00.000-07:00

[Catching Fire]

Dystopalicious

2010-08-24T14:49:00.000-07:00

[Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins]

I am totally going to buy the sequel to this one

2010-08-12T21:34:00.000-07:00

[Wake, Lisa McMann]

I really liked the first three books in this series

2010-08-04T23:23:00.001-07:00

Which is why St. Martin's made the Casts write a gajillion new books for the series and only gave them twelve minutes time to do it.

When I grow up, one of my nightmareish writing scenarios will mirror the situation of this book. i.e. I'll write a kick-a trilogy. It'll sell like crazy. The publisher will push me to write moreandmoreandmoreandmore in lessandlessandless time. So my books will be under-edited, rushed, and, ultimately, just like this book. And my readers will be sad. And when sales fall the publishers will blame me.

But at least when my sales crash down into the crapper and I'm cut off by the publisher, I'll have time to write properly again, right? Under a new pseudonym, though. Pesky BookScan.

[Burned]

This book

2010-07-11T18:12:00.000-07:00

gave me delightful flashbacks to all my white trash high school friends from the Bay Area.

[story of a girl]

This book was distressing

2010-07-08T16:05:00.001-07:00

but it was supposed to be distressing.

[Everything is Fine]

This book rox

2010-07-08T16:02:00.001-07:00

[the adoration of jenna fox]

I'm still a little upset about this book and I finished it, like, weeks ago

2010-07-08T15:55:00.000-07:00

[a room on lorelei street]

This Book Won the National Book Award

2010-04-13T10:09:00.000-07:00

and I'm OK with that.

[what I saw and how I lied]

Why haven't I posted book reports in awhile?

2010-03-29T11:20:00.001-07:00

it's not because I haven't been reading. it's because I didn't want to review this book. OMG someone catch me I'm about to keel.

[The band: trading guys]

I read most of this book at night after taking Ambien

2010-02-23T15:09:00.000-08:00

so, umm, I don't remember much of it. I think I liked it?

[city of bones]

I expected this book to make me all rage-y and angst-y like most feminist books do

2010-02-21T17:06:00.000-08:00

But instead what happened is that it totally explained all the reasons my husband and I fight... all the things that have made our life since having kids so... *hard.* And then I didn't have to be mad at my husband anymore and I didn't have to be mad at myself anymore and it was just such a... *relief.* God bless you Joan Williams.

[unbending gender]

totally mindblowing

2010-02-09T10:03:00.000-08:00

like, a total paradigm shift. wow.

[outliers]

I think these books all have the same plot

2010-01-25T12:20:00.000-08:00

girl meets boy. girl is stunned by boy's beauty and, yanno, his superpowers. prickly and problematic romance ensues.

so what does it say about me if I thoroughly enjoyed all of them?

[vampire diaries]
[old magic]
[evermore]

There are 4,567 books about vampires, witches, or other supernatural hoohas at the B&N

2010-01-16T21:37:00.000-08:00

fortunately, I chose one that didn't suck. (OMG, is that a pun? awesome.)

[the secret circle]

I think that Shannon has written better books than this one

2010-01-02T23:24:00.000-08:00

but I still loved it.

[forest born]

The problem with authors you love

2009-12-29T23:24:00.001-08:00

is that, realistically, they can only pump out a book every year or so.

meanwhile, you finish the book in two days (because sleep? who needs it!) and there are 363 days left to fill.

Rosemary? If we ever meet up I'm going to force you to come to Chili's with me so that I can fawn on you. Just so you're prepared for that and everything.

[the splendor falls]

When I finished this book, I put on my shoes and immediately went to B&N for the sequel; oh yeah, and it was Sunday.

2009-12-29T23:21:00.000-08:00

Meaning: when faced with the choice between more Maggie Quinn and eternal salvation?

I chose Maggie Quinn.

[hell week]

OMG, how shallow am I?!

2009-12-17T04:40:00.000-08:00

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.

[revenge of the homecoming queen]

this book is about abortion

2009-12-16T10:54:00.000-08:00

whatever you feel about the subject, this book probably won't change your mind.

[what's happily ever after anyway?]

this cover sux

2009-12-16T10:40:00.000-08:00

but I was surprisingly engrossed by the story.

[running horsemen]

This book was about how hard it is to have big boobs when you're twelve.

2009-12-12T21:14:00.000-08:00

confession: that was never my problem.

[me in between]

There are some fantastic books about boys and literacy

2009-11-06T11:17:00.000-08:00

this isn't one of them.

[to be a boy to be a reader]

Like the bible, but in Ohio!

2009-09-30T10:55:00.000-07:00

[maggie's story]

Super Creepy

2009-09-30T10:51:00.000-07:00

but in an awesome way.

[bones of faerie]

Is it bad if I read this book two days ago and already forgot?

2009-07-21T13:10:00.000-07:00

[moby clique]

OMG it's a mystery about a toilet plunger

2009-07-21T13:07:00.000-07:00

[out of patience]

surprisingly interesting

2009-07-12T13:43:00.000-07:00

[back pain]

no ice cream for you

2009-07-12T13:42:00.001-07:00

some cows, though.

[dairy queen]

this book

2009-07-12T13:41:00.000-07:00

was really well-written for a bestseller.

[echo falls]

There's a reason they decided to publish this book under another title

2009-06-11T20:41:00.000-07:00

mainly that this title just makes you go WTF?! and then you don't know how awesome the book is.

[verdigris deep, republished as well witched]

a fan of drug-induced incest?

2009-06-11T20:36:00.000-07:00

then this is the book for you!

[madapple]

This book

2009-06-11T20:33:00.000-07:00

wasn't as good as the first one. not even a little.

submitted by: David

[goal: living the dream]

you can judge this book

2009-06-11T18:33:00.000-07:00

by its cover. (or at least totally understand the driving conflict.)

[is he or isn't he]