I’ll be perfectly honest. I don’t remember shit about what happened in this book. Probably he porked whatever female character entered the fray, and then three more who still rotate through his stable, on his Sealy Posturepedic, then they drank Knob Creek and ate Dover Sole at one of the three restaurants he goes to. He flew his airplane to New England or California or Europe. Had more sex and wine. And then someone went to jail. I hope he gets a goddamn STD.
And Though She Be But Little She Is Furiosa
When first I came upon this book on the myriad Must-Read and Most Anticipated Release lists, I read the blurb and kind of scoffed and moved on. Then a bunch of you glorious Cannonballin’ bastards were like SOOOO GOOD WANT TO TOUCH THE HEINY and I said, FINE GODDAMMIT FINE. Glad I did. A symphony vagabonding around post-apocalyptic Midwest performing Shakespeare for foodstuffs? Ho-lee-hell.
Reading Like a Teenager
I wish I hadn’t waited so long to get to this review because my response has moved from the emotional to the more intellectual (or at least, less emotional). Jandy Nelson’s novel reminds me of being a teenager—a fast-paced welter of feelings and thoughts, often confusing, but just experienced so strongly and passionately. So here’s the basic set up. Jude and Noah are thirteen year old twins who are both very distinct personalities but also have a strong bond with each other. Noah loves art, […]
If you go into the woods today…but really, this isn’t a teddy bear picnic.
I birthed a little person recently. So reading is about as much a priority as wearing a shirt right now. However, I have a lot of “down” time in the form of rocking and feeding said little person. So a free book on my Kindle was in order. Enter Follow You Home. It was on my Kindle. It was free. I didn’t have to wear a shirt. Done. I got through this book in two days, which is record time for me. I don’t know […]