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The Magicians by Lev Grossman
4.0
When I first saw this book come in stock at my store, I knew I would love it the moment I read the back. As a huge Narnia and Harry Potter fan, the world of magic is almost always an enjoyable read.
The Magicians put a really fun and interesting spin on the concept making a great magic themed story for grown-ups.
Can't wait for it's sequel now!
The Magicians put a really fun and interesting spin on the concept making a great magic themed story for grown-ups.
Can't wait for it's sequel now!
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
4.0
When I first saw the trailer for the movie, I decided that I would really like to read the book before the movie came out. From the trailer, I had grasped a little bit of what the movie was about.
It took me quite a while to really get into the book, but once I did, I was so captured. I wanted to know what came next and what happened to the characters, especially Cathy and Tommy.
The book has a really refreshing take on the sci-fi genre. More just hinting at than actually making it a full fledged sci-fi book. I like the quiet subtly that it has and, again, although it was kind of slow, the story is so tragic and dark that you can't help but love it in the end.
It took me quite a while to really get into the book, but once I did, I was so captured. I wanted to know what came next and what happened to the characters, especially Cathy and Tommy.
The book has a really refreshing take on the sci-fi genre. More just hinting at than actually making it a full fledged sci-fi book. I like the quiet subtly that it has and, again, although it was kind of slow, the story is so tragic and dark that you can't help but love it in the end.
Bossypants by Tina Fey
4.0
I love Tina Fey.
When I heard that she had a biography out, I immediately went and picked it up. Of course, I didn't get to reading it right away, but I absolutely had to own it.
Tina Fey is one of those women that you just have to admire whether you love her or hate her. While many female comedians came before her, she really pioneered a role in the way Saturday Night Live was run and she helped set the standard for the women to come.
The book itself was a bit all over the place. Her personality really comes out in the book with the words and the way it's written. I loved her stories about her childhood and growing up. However, there were bits of her life that she just sort of skimmed over, leaving you with this, 'Hey! I was reading that!' kind of feeling.
I would've liked to see more incorporated into the book, or at the very least, it would be nice to see Tina come back and do a sequel to the book with more about the parts she left out.
When I heard that she had a biography out, I immediately went and picked it up. Of course, I didn't get to reading it right away, but I absolutely had to own it.
Tina Fey is one of those women that you just have to admire whether you love her or hate her. While many female comedians came before her, she really pioneered a role in the way Saturday Night Live was run and she helped set the standard for the women to come.
The book itself was a bit all over the place. Her personality really comes out in the book with the words and the way it's written. I loved her stories about her childhood and growing up. However, there were bits of her life that she just sort of skimmed over, leaving you with this, 'Hey! I was reading that!' kind of feeling.
I would've liked to see more incorporated into the book, or at the very least, it would be nice to see Tina come back and do a sequel to the book with more about the parts she left out.
Room by Emma Donoghue
3.0
My first impressions of Room were that of annoyance. The book is from the perspective of a child who was born into a Room. He has never been outside of the room and he doesn't know of anything going on around him, except for what he sees on TV. Only, he thinks that it's all fiction because he doesn't know any better. He lives there with his mother, who when she was a young woman, was kidnapped and held captive.
During her captivity, her captor impregnates her and she has a child while being held against her will. This child is named Jack and he grows up thinking that the strange man who visits once or twice a week, his mother and Room are all that exists.
The perspective is interesting and bold for a story with such a dark plot, but I find it very distracting. I know that I'm supposed to sympathize with the child in his ignorance, but I find it very distracting trying to feel the pain that the mother must be going through with Jack as our narrator. The child dialogue is sometimes hard to follow since she's trying to write as though she were Jack.
All in all, I found the book captivating. Once I got to about the half way mark, I found that I couldn't put it down, but getting to that point was a bit of a struggle. In the end, I found myself enjoying the story as a whole... at least as much as someone can enjoy a story with such horrific circumstances, but I still think it could've yielded some improvements.
During her captivity, her captor impregnates her and she has a child while being held against her will. This child is named Jack and he grows up thinking that the strange man who visits once or twice a week, his mother and Room are all that exists.
The perspective is interesting and bold for a story with such a dark plot, but I find it very distracting. I know that I'm supposed to sympathize with the child in his ignorance, but I find it very distracting trying to feel the pain that the mother must be going through with Jack as our narrator. The child dialogue is sometimes hard to follow since she's trying to write as though she were Jack.
All in all, I found the book captivating. Once I got to about the half way mark, I found that I couldn't put it down, but getting to that point was a bit of a struggle. In the end, I found myself enjoying the story as a whole... at least as much as someone can enjoy a story with such horrific circumstances, but I still think it could've yielded some improvements.
Chew, Vol. 2: International Flavor by John Layman
4.0
The second book in the series of graphic novels, Chew Volume 2 is just as fun as the first volume. Following Tony Chu as he hunts down a lead pertaining to the first story. He winds up on a tropical island where, a fruit is being grown that, when cooked, tastes remarkably like chicken. Unfortunately, trouble seems to follow Tony and his trip to investigate a lead off the clock turns into something more sinister.
I really enjoy these books and I love the original food-related "powers" that author John Layman, comes up with for the characters.
I really enjoy these books and I love the original food-related "powers" that author John Layman, comes up with for the characters.