Review: Goodbye Glamour Gals
Goodbye Glamour Gals by R.J. Dailey My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a chronological history of the woman pilots of WWII and instead of using chapters, simply goes back and forth between the point of view of Jacqueline Cochran and Nancy Love who, from opposite sides, helped build the program even though they […]
Review: Oh Myyy!
Oh Myyy! by George Takei My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read this not realizing Takei had already written an autobiography and that this was more of a follow-up based on his unprecedented rise in popularity through social media, especially through Facebook. The book is still very personal but it takes you through his […]
Book Review: What Alice Forgot
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a quick read with a pretty linear story. Characters were relatively well-written although I was getting annoyed at how Alice kept describing herself and her peers who were 39 (no spoiler here – she has forgotten the past 10 years of […]
Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge
Yay! I set a goal of reading 15 books in 2012 and I made it – a modest goal, I know and I wish I had read more but I’m happy I made it either way! Click here to see my list over on the Goodreads site – and to get links for each book… […]
Review: Mockingjay
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins My rating: 2 of 5 stars So disappointed in how the trilogy gets wrapped up. And I am not talking about what happens to the characters but in the writing and in the *lack* of character development for Katniss. This 3rd book drags on – I’d check how far along I […]
Review: Catching Fire
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars OK, so I didn’t see it coming and the book was better than I thought it would be. A little more action and more interaction with other characters, a little less introspection on Katniss’ part. Still a hurried ending though… Enjoyed the new characters. […]
Review: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars So I jumped on the bandwagon and read the book (yay for lendable books on the Kindle!). Kenny had read it and so many of my friends had done so too. They said it was a quick read and I wanted to read […]
Review: The Oblivion Society
The Oblivion Society by Marcus Alexander Hart My rating: 2 of 5 stars So… I wanted to like this book more than I did. Interesting story line, new author… but it had too many flaws that I could not overlook in the long run. Spoilers ahead… First of all – the character Trent was more […]
Review: Cowboys and Catalans: A Texan Rambles Through Europe
Cowboys and Catalans: A Texan Rambles Through Europe by Charles L. Sizemore My rating: 2 of 5 stars This memoir of a fellow Texan’s travel through Europe during his year studying in London will probably only appeal to those of us who have studied abroad and/or traveled though Europe as a student. Sizemore’s writing style […]
Review: Running With Scissors
Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs My rating: 3 of 5 stars Hmmm. This book left me conflicted. First all – be aware that this is auto-biographical. Which makes it even more disturbing. And also why I am conflicted. On one hand I liked the writing – it was funny and irreverent. On the other […]
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