Book: Where'd You Go, Bernadette: A Novel by Maria Semple
Age-range: 16 and up
This was a much-buzzed-about book that I kept hearing about. Repeatedly. Everywhere I looked. (Which is really weird for me because it's not fairy tale related, and mostly those are the only books that I hear the buzz about.) It was good, intriguing, and well-written. Books that are written as a series of documents are usually hard for me to read because the tone is (obviously) ever-changing. With this book there were small asides by Bee the "narrator" that tied everything together nicely. It's a book I would recommend.
Happy reading!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
October Book #3
Book: The Sleeping Beauty by Mercedes Lackey
Age-range: 12 and up
This was our book club book this month (although we won't talk about it until tomorrow). I was sorely disappointed. I had read another book in this series and loved it, so I had high hopes for this one. Alas, they were in vain. It was uneven and had too many loose plots running wild and dead-ending.
However, I think there is plenty to talk about at book club!
Age-range: 12 and up
This was our book club book this month (although we won't talk about it until tomorrow). I was sorely disappointed. I had read another book in this series and loved it, so I had high hopes for this one. Alas, they were in vain. It was uneven and had too many loose plots running wild and dead-ending.
However, I think there is plenty to talk about at book club!
Monday, October 22, 2012
October Book #2
Book: Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
Age-range: 12 and up
Finally a book I can recommend with no reservations! This book was beautiful and surprising and intriguing. I wasn't left with that empty feeling that some books leave me with. I enjoyed every moment of it and found the mythology in it believable and magical. In fact, that's a perfect word for this book: magical.
Not to say it's all rainbows and sunshine, because it's not. This book deals with a lot of big issues, but Ms. Durst deals with them in such a way that leave you feeling better able to handle your own issues.
Maybe I'm over-selling it. Why don't you read it and tell me what you think.
Happy reading!
Age-range: 12 and up
Finally a book I can recommend with no reservations! This book was beautiful and surprising and intriguing. I wasn't left with that empty feeling that some books leave me with. I enjoyed every moment of it and found the mythology in it believable and magical. In fact, that's a perfect word for this book: magical.
Not to say it's all rainbows and sunshine, because it's not. This book deals with a lot of big issues, but Ms. Durst deals with them in such a way that leave you feeling better able to handle your own issues.
Maybe I'm over-selling it. Why don't you read it and tell me what you think.
Happy reading!
Sunday, October 14, 2012
October Book #1
Book: Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
Age-range: 12 and up
This was a really interesting book. I finished it in one sitting because I had insomnia. There were things that I had issues with, but I didn't realize it until the book was finished. There's a sequel to this one and I think I'll read it. I am interested in the characters and the take on Chinese culture used in this book. Not to mention the intriguing use of mythology.
Happy reading!
Age-range: 12 and up
This was a really interesting book. I finished it in one sitting because I had insomnia. There were things that I had issues with, but I didn't realize it until the book was finished. There's a sequel to this one and I think I'll read it. I am interested in the characters and the take on Chinese culture used in this book. Not to mention the intriguing use of mythology.
Happy reading!
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