So, my last post was all about how I intended to write more and sooner about the books I had read, and yet here it is, however many weeks (um, months...) later, and I haven't written another word. I'm going to just post about all of the 2011 books in one go (I've still been reading). And then move ... VIEW POST
Suzanne’s Printz Reading Project — 2010 Winner Summary
I have now read 52 books in this crazy project. I was telling someone yesterday that I was struggling to get through the book I was (then) currently reading -- but I *had* to finish it, no matter what, because of this completely arbitrary goal I had set myself. I did finish that book (The ... VIEW POST
“The Monstrumologist” by Rick Yancey
Dear book, It's me, not you. I think I can see why you won lots of awards, but you didn't do it for me. I didn't really care about your characters, and apparently I'm not as much of a fan of horror as I used to be, because now I'm grossed out and might have trouble sleeping tonight because of ... VIEW POST
“Tales of the Madman Underground” by John Barnes
This big book was a little scary to start, the cover material did not make it sound like a book that I would enjoy, and it was a long one to boot. It was also a little slow to start, and I let myself get distracted by a couple of other things. Once I got going, and really got into it, though, I was ... VIEW POST
“Going Bovine” by Libba Bray
"Going Bovine" is a strange trip of a book. I read this a few years ago, probably close to when it was first published. I enjoyed a lot of it, but frankly, I felt like there was too much of it for me. It's based on "Don Quixote" and like it's source material, the adventures ramble on. And on. I'm ... VIEW POST
“Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith” by Deborah Heiligman
I didn't dislike this book, but I couldn't quite figure out why it was considered worthy of honor by the Printz Committee -- or of any of the honors it received. It was...fine? I learned quite a bit, actually, about Darwin's work and how he came up with his ideas, which was quite interesting, but ... VIEW POST
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