If Staff Sergeant Max Mayhem were here, he’d know exactly what to do. It doesn’t matter that you can’t shoot cancer, because he’d probably find a way. Maybe there’s a spectacular shrinking device that could put Staff Sergeant Max Mayhem (along with Specialist Manny Loco, Private Jasper Jacks and the rest) into the blood stream of someone afflicted with cancer so that a rain of heavy weapons fire would lay decimation to the root of the problem. Maybe there’s another type of bullet, a medicine bullet that […]
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
“You realize that trying to keep your distance from me will not lessen my affection for you. All efforts to save me from you will fail.” I’ve been holding off reading The Fault in Our Stars because EVERYONE has told me it’s incredible and I figured when I picked it up, one of two things would happen. Either it wouldn’t live up to the hype and I’d be bummed, or it would be as good as I’ve heard and I’d sob through the whole thing. But […]
that book everyone has read and reviewed
I read the Fault in Our Stars in an afternoon, not because its a short book (though it’s not long by any means) but because it isn’t an easy book to put down. At this point I don’t think there is anyone out there unaware of the plot- Hazel is a smart, cancer ridden 16-year-old who meets Gus, a gorgeous, charismatic boy who is in remission, at a support group. This has probably been my favorite book I’ve read all year, which admittedly was a […]
CBR6 Love: An Internet Overview of John Green Edition
By my count, I’m the sixth person to review this book for CBR (this year), but this review is going to be different than the others, in scope, length, and amount of links. First, a few confessions: I finished this book two weeks ago, and writing a review has proven especially difficult because I keep getting sidetracked by Other John Green Stuff. The internet in general and youtube in particular is awash with John and his brother Hank Green, and almost all of it is […]