Monday, September 05, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Book #20 Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? by Max Brallier
Very fun unassuming little book. A choose your own adventure zombie book, the best of both worlds. I thought for sure I was going to make it alive the first or maybe the second try....but no. Its much more complicated then I thought and very subjective. I have read and read and still have not made it without dying. I'm hoping that someone will tell me how.
Very fun and I highly recommend giving it a try, even just a few minutes in a book store.
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Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Book #15- The Lover by Marguerite Duras
HOLY CRAP!!! This book was very light on "fluff", but at the same time, was so packed with emotion and tension all the way through. I couldn't put it down. The story is about an older man, an exotic location, and lots and lots of sex scenes, so could very well be a typical summer beach-read if you took away all the happy parts and added addiction, depression, and an extremely dysfunctional family. I love the main character, which is none other than the author herself, only as a 15 year old. This is an autobiographical work, which makes my respect for Duras that much more immense. I wouldn't recommend this book to everyone, but that's okay, because I'd be just as happy keeping it for myself.
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Book #14- The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant
This was the second book that I had read by Anita Diamant, the first one being The Red Tent, which I read twice, and loved twice.
This is a beautiful work with stories of the residents of "Dogtown" intertwining. Diamant does a really great job of making you want to cheer on her characters. Even the "bad guys" are somewhat understandable.
I checked this one out from the Champaign Public Library, which is just down the street from me (as is, well, everything here). It's a really nice library- very modern, and they have a ton of reading programs for young and old alike. Then again, I like all libraries. Go figure!
Book #13- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Aaaaahhhh!!! Annnnd, I'm back! After moving to a new city (town...okay, town/city), starting a new job, quitting said job and starting another, I am finally settled enough to start updating this beautiful blog again!
Thanks to Lindsay and her wonderful boyfriend Shaun, I was able to watch Neil Gaiman speak at Harold Washington Library with Audrey Niffenegger, who I had seen before. I thought he was brilliant and so I picked up a signed copy of his book on my way out and LOVED it! If I wasn't trying to avoid reading two books by the same author this year, I would only be talking about his books from here on out. Next year, look out, Neil Gaiman will rule you!
This book was absolutely delightful, and the characters were perfect- fun, hopeful, inspiring... I love a good epic story, and this is one for sure. Love it! Thanks Linds!!!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Book #19 Autumn the City by David Moody
A bleak apocalypse survival story that David Moody crafted after his hugely popular novel Hater. I'm going to keep this short and sweet...I liked it. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst, I kept turning the pages but I wasn't staying up all night reading it. After all these survival books, I'm going to be the best person to be with if anything big goes down.
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