To be quite honest, I thought Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani was definitely better than it’s predecessor, Very Valentine. Brava, Valentine picks up a few months where Very Valentine left off. If you don’t want minor spoilers, I suggest you stop reading at this point. Anyways, Valentine is still working diligently to save the company, mainly expanding […]
Review of Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
March 31, 2010
Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani weaves together themes of family, romance, food, and shoes. Valentine Roncalli is in her mid-30s, lives with her Grandmother, and makes shoes for a living. Within her family, she has the identity of being the funny one who uses humor to deal with the myriad of things life throws at […]
Review of Everything Here Is The Best Thing Ever by Justin Taylor
March 3, 2010
Everything Here Is The Best Thing Ever by Justin Taylor, besides being a book with an incredibly long title, is a collection of short stories, basically about hipsters being unemployed doing un-glamourous things. Everything Here Is The Best Thing Ever is small, topping off at 185 pages. The stories are gritty. Some I related with […]
Review of Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb
February 8, 2010
Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb is about this washed up country singer named ‘Bad’ Blake. Bad Blake has been on the road doing concerts in bowling alleys and bars, while on the road he finds romance.Unfortunately, he also has some vices to deal with. Crazy Heart sort of reminded me of the film Walk The […]
Review of The First Man In Rome by Colleen McCullough
January 10, 2010
The First Man In Rome by Colleen McCullough is a door-stopper of a book. Without the 100 page glossary, it clocks in at 931 pages. The premise of The First Man In Rome is that it details the rise to power of Gaius Marius, also known as the third founder of Rome. There’s politics, sex, […]
Review of Coraline by Neil Gaiman
November 17, 2009
Another day, another overdue review. As most of you remember, Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon was a time of great accomplishment, especially for me, I think I read five books. I’ve only reviewed two of those books so far. (Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Bunnicula!). Coraline by Neil Gaiman was my second read for the […]