I am not the target audience for this book, and while that doesn't usually matter for a lot of books (a good book is a good book regardless of genre or targeted age-range), this one did nothing for me. I can appreciate the literary merit. I'm probably reacting as a mom of teenaged boys who would ... VIEW POST
Wrapping up 2009
As I said in a recent post, I got bogged down and side-tracked by a book in the 2009 Printz honored list. It's been a month or more since I read some of these, and I don't feel like I've done them justice in the posts I've made. It's also been a ridiculously busy time of the year -- we're already ... VIEW POST
“Tender Morsels” by Margo Lanagan
This is not a book for everyone, and I don't think it's appropriate for younger teens. It starts off with some very disturbing events, and while some reviewers felt these were gratuitous, or too explicit, they didn't feel that way to me (and I have a pretty low tolerance for that kind of thing in ... VIEW POST
“The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 2: The Kingdom on the Waves” by M. T. Anderson
So, this book. This is the book that derailed me. I really enjoyed the first book in this duology (The Pox Party), but this book was such a slog. And it was a slog in a way that made me feel guilty about not liking it. The first book was very compelling -- there's so much history that we never learn ... VIEW POST
“The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks” by E. Lockhart
The reviews are mixed on this one: it seems like readers either liked it or loathed it -- some thought it had a great feminist message, others thought it's message was terrible. Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed this one, and found myself wanting to put it in the hands of all of the teenage girls ... VIEW POST
“Jellicoe Road” by Melina Marchetta #printzproject
Not that anyone's wondering, but I have continued to read, even though I pretty much completely stopped posting. I'll be honest: I got completely bogged down by a book, and let it derail me. I've also been reading some other stuff. (My arbitrary reading goal for 2015 is 100 books. I'm at 93 and ... VIEW POST
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