I dithered about this book for a while. There was something bugging me about it and then I realized. I pretty much called every single one of the endings for the characters. I didn’t really like the character (Lindy) who was bisexual being portrayed as “slutty” and the poor girl/woman (Annie) who sat around harboring same lame crush on a guy (Colin) that didn’t want her. I was more interested in the married couple (Catherine and Owen) but even after a while I tired of […]
Never Doubt Rainbow Rowell…OR Scootsa1000!
First, you should probably go read Scootsa1000’s review here…because her review made me want to read the book–and what if I don’t do as good of a job? Then you’ll be missing out on a great book recommended by Rainbow Rowel AND Scootsa1000! I don’t want that on my conscience. Ok. I’ll start here. I loved this book. If that were enough, that’s all I would say. But I’ll say a little more. Have you ever read the Ice Storm where you know everything is […]
Man the French are not funny
So this is kind of like The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce, which I also don’t think is funny. So I definitely didn’t think this was funny. Even the editor of the collection was like “Look, it’s hard to translate humor sometimes and also this isn’t a really funny book.” Apparently Flaubert said something to the effect that the goal was make a super hilarious book that went on and on and on was hilarious at every hilarious turn. Instead, here’s some samples: “Ice Cream: Eating […]
The Dutch Used to be Uptight
Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist hits many of the marks of books that immediately draw my attention: It’s centered in a long-ago time period (17th century) and a far away place (Amsterdam), has an intriguing and lovely cover, a protagonist coming of age, and a potential magical bent. I also had several friends rate it highly on Goodreads, so I definitely had high expectations. It’s perhaps for that reason that I think this fell flat for me. I didn’t dislike The Miniaturist, but I didn’t love it […]