Eclectic Reviewer October Wrap-Up
Trick or treat for bookshelves!
The Voyage Out, Virginia Woolf
Would have been better with a more interesting main character.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Laurence Sterne
The literary equivalent of having a conversation with someone with ADHD who's off their meds. Featuring many, many dirty jokes.
The Ionia Sanction, Gary Corby
Nico goes to Persia and gets the girl.
Witches' Brew, Terry Brooks
The first adventure of Mistaya Holiday, Princess of Landover
Emily of New Moon, L.M. Montgomery
Forget Anne, Emily is my girl!
The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Started off well but ended up whiny. Not saying Rousseau didn't have a reason to be negative in his later years, but the constant bemoaning of his fate got on my nerves.
The Moon Maid, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Probably my favorite ERB novel. I always loved the cover.
The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead
When I have to pull out the clip from Family Guy where Peter talks about how The Godfather insists upon itself, you know that the book narrowly missed getting tossed out a window.
Hour of the Witch, Chris Bohjalian
A Puritan mystery thriller. There's a trigger warning on this for two very good reasons. Possibly three.
The Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe
In which Wolfe goes a long way out of his way to avoid calling test pilots daredevils. Even though they totally are.
Dubliners, James Joyce
As I said at the end of this review, now that I've read one complete book by Joyce, I feel totally justified in ignoring him from here on out.
Emily Climbs, L.M. Montgomery
Emily goes to high school and starts her career. She's a modern heroine.
The Poetic Edda: The Mythologic Poems, Henry Adams Bellows
Reread. Still great.
The Sea, John Banville
Reread. Still painfully beautiful.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
Love the book, hate the illustrations. I prefer the pictures in the following eleven books.
Transmetropolitan 3: Year of the Bastard, Warren Ellis & Darick Robertson
Working on getting the complete Transmetropolitan. I love Spider Jerusalem.
David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
Never have I rejoiced in a character's death more than I rejoice at the death of Dora.
The Marathon Conspiracy, Gary Corby
Nico and Diotima go to the Temple of Artemis to fight a bear.
The Poetic Edda: The Heroic Poems, Henry Adams Bellows
Reread. Still great.
To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf
I guess I needed to get a few more years experience and/or maturity to really understand Woolf. This makes more sense than it did the first time I read it in my 20s.
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Trick or treat for educational shorts!
The Fun That Builds Good Health: Boys should play sports because sports are FUN! Drinking game idea: take a shot every time someone says "fun." You'll be hammered two minutes in.
Fun of Making Friends: Joey has a checklist to help him make friends. Featuring the best pair of mittens I've ever seen.
Good Sportsmanship: What would a Good Sport do? What would you do?
How Friendly Are You?: The last of my Dick York collection. It's easy to see why he had a successful career as an actor. He's the only one who knows what he's doing.
Sharing Work at Home: The story of how a home economics books drove a family so insane they decided to remodel their house themselves.
The Voyage Out, Virginia Woolf
Would have been better with a more interesting main character.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Laurence Sterne
The literary equivalent of having a conversation with someone with ADHD who's off their meds. Featuring many, many dirty jokes.
The Ionia Sanction, Gary Corby
Nico goes to Persia and gets the girl.
Witches' Brew, Terry Brooks
The first adventure of Mistaya Holiday, Princess of Landover
Emily of New Moon, L.M. Montgomery
Forget Anne, Emily is my girl!
The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Started off well but ended up whiny. Not saying Rousseau didn't have a reason to be negative in his later years, but the constant bemoaning of his fate got on my nerves.
The Moon Maid, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Probably my favorite ERB novel. I always loved the cover.
The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead
When I have to pull out the clip from Family Guy where Peter talks about how The Godfather insists upon itself, you know that the book narrowly missed getting tossed out a window.
Hour of the Witch, Chris Bohjalian
A Puritan mystery thriller. There's a trigger warning on this for two very good reasons. Possibly three.
The Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe
In which Wolfe goes a long way out of his way to avoid calling test pilots daredevils. Even though they totally are.
Dubliners, James Joyce
As I said at the end of this review, now that I've read one complete book by Joyce, I feel totally justified in ignoring him from here on out.
Emily Climbs, L.M. Montgomery
Emily goes to high school and starts her career. She's a modern heroine.
The Poetic Edda: The Mythologic Poems, Henry Adams Bellows
Reread. Still great.
The Sea, John Banville
Reread. Still painfully beautiful.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
Love the book, hate the illustrations. I prefer the pictures in the following eleven books.
Transmetropolitan 3: Year of the Bastard, Warren Ellis & Darick Robertson
Working on getting the complete Transmetropolitan. I love Spider Jerusalem.
David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
Never have I rejoiced in a character's death more than I rejoice at the death of Dora.
The Marathon Conspiracy, Gary Corby
Nico and Diotima go to the Temple of Artemis to fight a bear.
The Poetic Edda: The Heroic Poems, Henry Adams Bellows
Reread. Still great.
To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf
I guess I needed to get a few more years experience and/or maturity to really understand Woolf. This makes more sense than it did the first time I read it in my 20s.
~*~*~*
Trick or treat for educational shorts!
The Fun That Builds Good Health: Boys should play sports because sports are FUN! Drinking game idea: take a shot every time someone says "fun." You'll be hammered two minutes in.
Fun of Making Friends: Joey has a checklist to help him make friends. Featuring the best pair of mittens I've ever seen.
Good Sportsmanship: What would a Good Sport do? What would you do?
How Friendly Are You?: The last of my Dick York collection. It's easy to see why he had a successful career as an actor. He's the only one who knows what he's doing.
Sharing Work at Home: The story of how a home economics books drove a family so insane they decided to remodel their house themselves.