Old Reads, (Fairly) New Reviews, II

When I read a book now, I post reviews both here and at Goodreads, which may in actuality be incredibly redundant, but it's the system I've got for now :)

But the books that I read before getting on GR are in a bit of a weird situation...because they have no reviews. Oh dear. And the books I read after GR but before my blog are in a similar predicament. Oh dear. So this will be my beginning effort at reorganizing.

Now yes, I there's something about YA (particularly Intermediate/Middle Grade YA) that I find fascinating. Every once in awhile, however, I venture out into the world of Bona Fide Grown Up Fiction...see what all the bona fide adults are reading!

And here's one of my favorite recent finds. Anyone up for a little absurdist fiction?

I don't usually read "absurdist fiction" (which apparently is the genre of this book) so I really didnt know what to expect. I was surprised to find that besides being uproariously funny, this story actually had a pretty good plot. Yes, it takes the plot from Shakespeare's KING LEAR, but his adaptation is quite original. Yes, this is a "grown up book," one of the few that I can actually stand. I don't mind bawdy and crude (and this is a very, VERY bawdy/crude book!) if it's in the confines of humor and if I as a reader don't have to take it seriously. Think SNL or Monty Python and then take it up a notch, you'll have a fair idea of the type of humor here.

I will dock a star because there were a couple times toward the very end where I thought the plot stretched perhaps a bit too far, or maybe I just personally didnt care for the particular twist. Overall, a funny book with way more depth than I had expected. Recommended :)

Rating: 3.5/5. That may not seem very high, but for what it is, it was enjoyable.

Fool - Christopher Moore

- Published February 1, 2009 by William Morrow

- Hardcover, 311 pages

- GR ratings: 28% (5 stars), 41% (4 stars), 21% (3 stars), 6% (2 stars), 1% (1 star)

Old Reads, (Fairly) New Reviews

When I read a book now, I post reviews both here and at Goodreads, which may in actuality be incredibly redundant, but it's the system I've got for now :)

But the books that I read before getting on GR are in a bit of a weird situation...because they have no reviews. Oh dear. And the books I read after GR but before my blog are in a similar predicament. Oh dear. So this will be my beginning effort at reorganizing.

The first review I think I should post is from a relatively popular title... maybe you all have heard of it - some of you might have even read it :)

It occurred to me that I've never written a review of Twilight. But then I stumbled on this, and it's pretty much word-for-word exactly how I feel about the book...pretty much, at least. :D

So here's a review of Twilight from someone who knows a thing or two about writing. Guess who it is:

Twilight, Stephenie Meyer. I'm a sucker for a good vampire story, so I wanted to see what all the buzz was about. The story was a page-turner: regular teenage girl falls in love with a guy who turns out to be a vampire. I thought the writing needed some editing. If the girl's heart skipped a beat one more time or the vampire smiled his "perfect crooked smile" I was going to fling the book across the room. But hey, I kept reading to see what would happen next. I'm sure the book will be popular. It would make a good movie.
- 2005 entry from his blog. That's right, folks. This review was written by the one, the only:


























RICK RIORDAN !

In My Mailbox

1st IMM

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme where I post the books that I either bought or ordered from the previous week. This was started by The Story Siren.

This week I bought all my books! I've been trying really hard to keep away from Amazon and the ever-more notorious Amazon UK!

- Shadows on the Stars (Great Tree of Avalon, #2)

- The Eternal Flame (Great Tree of Avalon, #3)

- The Wizard Heir (Heir Trilogy, #2)

- The Sugar Queen