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march
i finished three books in march. but i also read several trashy magazines, so, it wasn't a complete wash.
first) shopaholic and baby by sophie kinsella. i've been waiting for this for over a year and it did not disappoint. becky's shenanigans were hilarious as usual and the writing was quick and snappy. very satisfying ( Read more... ) -
february
i only finished two books for february.
1. son of a witch by gregory maguire. i read wicked with a great sense of anticipation, waiting for the part where elphaba's story intersects with the familiar dorothy bits. i enjoyed son of a witch more, in that respect. i had no expectations at all, and i really came to love liir's character. i liked that ( Read more... ) -
january
so, the one post per book didn't really pan out last year. i'm planning a dump post with the rest of the titles i finished last year. in the mean time, a new approach. one post per month. goal for 2007, 50 books.
1. wicked - gregory mcguire. really imaginative story-telling. loved it.
2. fluke - christopher moore. classic moore, very funny. the ( Read more... ) -
harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban - j.k. rowling
this book really cemented my distaste for snape. and i know that it had the exact opposite effect on lots of other people. it pisses me off to no end that he can't just grow up and get over his grudge against james potter and sirius black. everyone had someone to make them miserable in school and we all get over it. we don't take it out on the ( Read more... ) -
harry potter and the chamber of secrets - j.k. rowling
on some points, i feel like this is the weakest book in the series. the fact that tom's basilisk never kills anyone is so contrived, but the fact that it exists, hiding under that school is just so wicked twisted. the vileness of what marvolo does to ginny is really well-handled, also. plus, i like harry.
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peter pan - j. m. barrie
i almost couldn't believe i'd never read the unabridged peter pan, but i know i would have remembered this one. sometimes classics don't measure up, but barrie is just a flat out genius ( Read more... ) -
the nymphos of rocky flats - nick acevedo
a soldier comes back from the war in iraq having been turned into a vampire. this was a quick read, but it was exciting, mysterious and funny. kinda gorey, but not bad. very much in the vein of christopher moore.
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the tricky part - martin moran
this is a beautifully written memior about a very hard-to-stomach subject. it deals with child molestation and addiction without laspsing into sensationalism.
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swapping lives - jane green
an upper middle class married woman and a british magazine editor switch lives to see whose got greener grass. a lot of time is spent exploring these women separately and you're really allowed to like them a lot, but ultimately the book was just dull. there were some story points i wasn't really expecting that were pleasantly surprising, but the ( Read more... ) -
dry - augusten burroughs
this was my second read of augusten's rehab memoir. this is definitely my favourite of his biographies, and i am infinitely impressed at the deft way he navigates the horrors of his addiction and recovery. it takes talent and heart to make alcoholism funny.
[dry]