Bossypants by Tina Fey is a hilarious audiobook. Look, smiling is good for you. Laughing is even better and considered a stress reliever.
Book Review: How Shakespeare Changed Everything by Stephen Marche
May 16, 2011
How Shakespeare Changed Everything by Stephen Marche is a tiny, pretty (well, I like the cover and color) non-fiction book on the impact Shakespeare has had on culture and society. I found this to be fascinating. Old Shakes has changed everything from starlings in America to words in our lexicon. As a Shakespeare novice – […]
Book Review: A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park
May 3, 2011
Anyways, A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park actually made me think about limited water resources and the Sudan. I literally haven’t thought all that much about the Sudan since my junior year of college when I saw The Devil Came On Horseback.
Audiobook Review: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
April 19, 2011
When I think of Afghanistan, I think of a giant mess and bombs and war and kites and the Taliban and unhappy people. I don’t often think of extraordinary acts of courage. I don’t think of women being brave. However, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked […]
Review of Stitches: A Memoir by David Small
May 9, 2010
Stitches: A Memoir by David Small is told in graphic novel/comic book format. This is the third graphic novel memoir I’ve read, the first two being The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman and Persepolis 1 by Marjane Satrapi. I really enjoy reading these, despite the often heavy subject matter. Stitches contains subject matter that is […]
Review of I’ll Mature When I’m Dead: Dave Barry’s Amazing Tales of Adulthood by Dave Barry
April 14, 2010
One of the back cover blurbs on my ARC of I’ll Mature When I’m Dead by Dave Barry states that Dave Barry is “The funniest man in America.” Now, I am not quite sure I agree with that, although Barry is quite hilarious. I’m not quite sure how to describe I’ll Mature When I’m Dead, […]