The aura that surrounds John F. Kennedy is, by itself, worthy of enough attention to warrant a book all by itself. From his familial history to his infamous relationship with women to his storied political career and untimely, traumatizing assassination, few Americans are both so well known and mysterious. I’ve stated before my intention to read a biography on every president. This goal grew out of a plan to rank every president (plus Jefferson Davis) by various criteria. I generally have that done already, but […]
Turns out, we all do need a little romance in our lives
The most books I had ever read in a year, prior to 2016, was about 35 – back when I was in high school and had no social life to speak of. I set a goal this year of 52, thinking that perfectly within reach considering my output last year (29). Well, here I am writing my 104th review. 104, you guys. I’ve written over 52,000 words describing my reading exploits this year – and that is neither an exaggeration nor an estimate. This is […]
November stat round-up!
November stats: 153 reviews (-29% from last month) Average rating: 3.63 stars (-2.9%) Most popular book: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (3 reviews; 5.00 avg) Most popular author: James Patterson (10 reviews; 2-ish avg) Most reviews: badkittyuno (congratulations!; 24 reviews) Fiction: 120 reviews (-25%) Nonfiction: 32 reviews (-30.5%) Uncategorized: 2 reviews (-75%) (the note from Mswas seemed to have helped. Great job staying on top of it this month!) Most popular genre: Mystery (38 reviews) Male authors: 58 (-26.6%) Female authors: 93 (-25.6%) Oldest […]
Probably not the best review to read if you’re on the fence about these books….
Cinder – 3.5 stars (13 reviews, 4.23 avg) I’m going to start off by saying that I’m probably not the demographic for this novel. This book has an excellent rating on Goodreads, and has gotten great reviews here on CBR. My wife loved the book, and enthusiastically encouraged me to read it. I thought it was okay. But I’m not really a fan of fairy tales, and have struggled in the past both with the romance genre and young adult fiction. So, while I wasn’t […]