You’re all probably familiar with Sarah Andersen, even if you don’t realize it. Her adorable cartoons pop up all over the internet — I see them on Facebook all the time. They feature a slightly bedraggled young woman (college-age, would be my guess based on the cartoons) who’s usually struggling with one aspect of life or another. Andersen has collected her cartoons in this cute little book (the text on the cover is fuzzy!). They’re all laid out with no text or commentary from the […]
Sort of like if Harriet the Spy was into poisoning people
I see these books recommended on Overdrive all the time, and I’m always drawn to their cute covers and fun titles. But then I see that they’re number whatever in the series, and I am loathe to start a series anywhere but from the beginning. So–I finally got a copy of the first book. It was just as much fun as expected. “I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened […]
Cannonballers have the best taste in YA
Thank you, yesknopemaybe, for recommending this. You said in your review, “if you like Rainbow Rowell’s books, you’ll probably like Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda“. In my case, at least, you were 100% correct. I found this book to be cute and fluffy, while still hitting some really deep points about growing up. “Why is straight the default? Everyone should have to declare one way or another, and it shouldn’t be this big awkward thing whether you’re straight, gay, bi, or whatever. I’m just saying.” Simon […]
A literary Sliding Doors
Do you remember that movie Sliding Doors, where Gwyneth Paltrow either makes her train or misses it, and then the movie splits into two different universes depending on that one moment? I loved that movie as a teenager — I had a weird thing for John Hannah, who was also in The Mummy, another one of my teen obsessions — and this book similarly enchanted me. “Life is long and full of an infinite number of decisions. I have to think that the small ones don’t matter, that […]