I think that I underpaid for The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Yes, that’s right underpaid. You see, I purchased The Help by Kathryn Stockett at a publisher warehouse sale for $3 – brand new. After reading it, I realize The Help is one of those books where I would have gladly handed over full price. /gush […]
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 Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
February 5, 2010
Sometimes, I just crave a good epic fantasy. I mean, world building and magics, and loads of characters, good guys, bad guys, I just eat that shit up. Of course, it took one of my friends becoming a fan of Brandon Sanderson on Facebook for me to actually pick up and read my copy of Mistborn: The Final […]
Review of My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
February 2, 2010
I love me some melodrama, absolutely love it. Especially when the melodrama results in gasps, and anger, and tears. My jury is still out on My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. The plot of My Sister’s Keeper had such huge potential. We’ve got a 13 year old girl, Anna, Â who is basically born as spare parts […]
Review of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven by Sherman Alexie
January 31, 2010
I want to press a copy of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven by Sherman Alexie into the arms of my good friends. The Lone Ranger And Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven is comprised of vignettes pertaining to reservation life, which though often bleak has an undercurrent of hope. There are 22 […]
Review of One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
January 27, 2010
One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a smattering of short stories within the context of a larger story. Basically an earth quake hits some town in California, so I think nine people are trapped in the Indian Consulate office. These people are all panicking and unhappy until Uma, a grad student who reads […]