I’m stealing this from Jen at The Relentless Reader (who borrowed it from Sarah at Sarah Says Read). The original list is posted on Book Riot with quite the discussion going (50 Shades is always going to be a controversial choice due to both the poor writing and the fact that it’s fan fiction). “Isn’tContinue reading “Are You Well-Read?”
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Stoker’s Manuscript by Royce Prouty
‘Tis the season for weddings, graduations, and…True Blood. Yes, possibly the campiest, most over the top show on television has returned. Mixing the joyous tears of lifelong commitment and sentimentality* with celebrations marking the easiest years of your life, there is a dash of vampire re-resurrection and rapidly aging human-fae babies thrown in for goodContinue reading “Stoker’s Manuscript by Royce Prouty”
In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell
A young couple gets married and moves to a distant, isolated lakeshore to begin their new life together. He hunts, she sings, and their world goes round. He begins to build their home – a house upon the dirt between the lake and the woods – and they dream of starting a family. Only lifeContinue reading “In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell”
No One Could Have Guessed the Weather by Anne-Marie Casey
I can think of no better way to start a chick-lit (a term I despise) review than by quoting William S. Burroughs, ‘The American upper middle-class citizen is a composite of negatives. He is largely delineated by what he is not.’ And I am not a chick-lit reader. I think personal libraries are incredibly insightfulContinue reading “No One Could Have Guessed the Weather by Anne-Marie Casey”
The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton DiSclafani
Not once did I ever have the privilege or pleasure of going to sleepaway camp. This simple fact, of course, means that I’ve romanticized this quintessential summer experience beyond all reason. Do I picture lazy days in the sun, lounging in the middle of the lake on a float, campfires, a little summer romance, andContinue reading “The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton DiSclafani”
Love All by Callie Wright
Although I’ve seen many lists of words women use that men should be afraid of, I feel the need to highlight a few of the more important ones: Whatever: I do not always use it is the Clueless sense; sometimes I used it in lieu of an exclamatory curse word. Nothing: Nothing is usually something.Continue reading “Love All by Callie Wright”
Wrecked by Charlotte Roche
Let’s talk about sex. Although I generally like to relate the books I read to some personal aspect of my life (in regards to what makes a novel memorable for me), I will spare us all the awkwardness that could cause. That will not stop me from asking you the following question (and for argument’sContinue reading “Wrecked by Charlotte Roche”
A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
Although I’m currently living in the Rocky Mountain region of the US, I spent the majority of my life on the east coast. Before moving to Colorado, I’d never lived more than 20 minutes from the beach – sometimes as close as walking distance. In addition to the usual activities – sandcastles, surfing, swimming, sunbathingContinue reading “A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams”
First as Tragedy, Then as Farce: The Teleportation Accident by Ned Bauman
Happy Towel Day, you hoopy froods.* Today is May 25th, also known as Towel Day, or the day where you celebrate the life and work of Douglas Adams. I am not participating; I am spending the day helping people learn to grow plants in a desert. I would rather be carrying a towel. But thenContinue reading “First as Tragedy, Then as Farce: The Teleportation Accident by Ned Bauman”
When Hitchcock Met F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
Why yes that is a not so subtle play on When Harry Met Sally, which has nothing to do with this novel whatsoever (except the New York setting). However, Suzanne Rindell’s debut is a pleasant blend of Hitchcockian noir and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby decadence. Set in New York during the 1920’s, complete with speakeasies,Continue reading “When Hitchcock Met F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell”
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