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Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.
I knew this wasn't going to match my usual fare, but I wanted to give it a shot as a main source for the fictional Da Vinci Code. But regardless of whether you give credence to the conspiracy of it or not, the writing got denser, less organized, and more badly edited the further in I got. I didn't think there was a translation barrier to overcome, but the sentence structure made me think so at times, and the leaps and bounds through history don't even try to link together for the entire first half of the book. Not worth my time.
Glitter Everywhere!: Where it Came From, Where It's Found & Where It's Going by Chris Barton
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
I fall into the camp that is not a fan of glitter. Sparkles are lovely, I love a good sparkly thing, but keep that static electric glitter away from me. This book was definitely still for me! It claims to be for glitter loves and haters alike, and it follows through on that promise.
This is a fun, fast, and still decently detailed mini history of glitter. I absolutely learned a thing or two. A quick read for adults, a fun history for young readers, I found it accessible and very enjoyable.
This is a fun, fast, and still decently detailed mini history of glitter. I absolutely learned a thing or two. A quick read for adults, a fun history for young readers, I found it accessible and very enjoyable.
James K. Polk: The American Presidents Series: The 11th President, 1845-1849 by John Seigenthaler
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.5
If you've read The Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas, this is an adorable next step! Thomas's book brings rhymes to the littlest readers in a funny, easy story. In The Book That Almost Rhymes, Abed has imagined a child who already recognizes and loves rhyming paired with a younger sibling just starting to play with these fun word sounds! The art is charming and lends to the imaginative story, and the story is a simple and engaging play time narrative that allows young readers to laugh out loud when they try to finish a rhyme and the little sister gets it wrong. By allowing the sister's "wrong" answers to have their own rhyming pattern, there's both a wonderful lesson for big brother, and some excellent word play from the author going on! Great book to read together, and very fun to share out loud. My kid readers had a blast reading the sister's part!