renatasnacks's reviews
2410 reviews

A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld

3.0

I think I would have liked this more if it were the only Katrina story I'd ever read. It covered some ground that was old to me. But still, well-done oral histories.

The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman

4.0

I am not really sure who the intended audience of this book is. I really loved it, but it seems to expect a lot of knowledge of the opium trade and British colonial politics. I suppose perhaps it is intended for British children.

Anyway, great characters & very intriguing mystery. But just... kind of weird.

How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch

3.0

File this next to [b:Smile|6393631|Smile|Raina Telgemeier|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256154174s/6393631.jpg|6582125] with books that I can appreciate have value but did not personally love that much.

Sloth by Gilbert Hernández

4.0

This book was cool!!

The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud

3.0

Hmm. I really liked Bartimaeus as a character--very droll and funny. I think Jonathan Stroud could have used an editor to chop off about 100 pages of description. This is a sort of standalone prequel to the Bartimaeus trilogy, which I have not read. I read this for class and some of my peers said the original trilogy was much better than this one.

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

3.0

UHH I know this is a classic or whatever but I thought it was kind of boring. And I didn't really like Ged/Sparrowhawk. Hmm.

Robot Dreams by Sara Varon

5.0

WHY IS THIS SO GOOD?? WHY DID IT MAKE ME CRY IN PUBLIC? AHHHH

Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb

4.0

Cute!! I don't care for Superman generally but I liked this. Also, the art was real pretty.

Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L.A. Meyer

3.0

I wanted to like this? And I did--but something about the voice seemed inauthentic & it kept pulling me out of the narrative. Still, I suppose, hooray for cross-dressing pirate ladies.

Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

5.0

UHH SO the last 5 or so chapters of this were really hard to read because I was full-on sobbing. GUHHHH

GUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH