It doesn’t happen often, but every once in a while a book is topped by its film adaptation. Such is the case for Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies. [Read more...]
Book Review: Warm Bodies By Isaac Marion
02/16/2013 by Leave a Comment
Book Club In Session: The Passage by Justin Cronin
02/09/2013 by Leave a Comment
Lauren: I know I know, I chose another vampire book… Well shush, I know what I like!
Book Review: Heads in Beds – A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky
01/16/2013 by Leave a Comment
Well, it is officially time to eschew the notion that your life must be interesting in some way to write a memoir. If Jacob Tomsky can do it, then anyone can do it. But I hope your attempt turns out to be more stimulating than Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality, because this book (really a mixture of memoir and guide to getting the most from your hotel stay) was just not cutting it for me. [Read more...]
Book Review: Brain on Fire – My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
01/14/2013 by Leave a Comment
Imagine waking up in a hospital bed with no recollection of how you got there or how long you’ve been there. Budding journalist Susannah Cahalan woke up to this nightmare when she was 24 years old. In her gripping memoir Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, the reader is invited to journey with Cahalan to the edge of insanity in back. [Read more...]
Book Review: City of Thieves by David Benioff
01/13/2013 by Leave a Comment
Benioff brings a fresh perspective that is both quirky and lighthearted to what would otherwise be rather depressing content: survival in World War II’s Russia. [Read more...]
Book Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
01/12/2013 by Leave a Comment
For all the hype Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn, was getting, I was expecting it to be the mystery/thriller of the year for 2012 (as many blogs, publications, lists, etc. claimed). Sure, it was gripping and held my attention, but by the end all evaluations of how good or bad the book was were replaced by one thought: “Wow, Flynn has to be a special kind of crazy to write this.” [Read more...]
Book Club in Session: A Game of Thrones (Book 1 in A Song of Ice and Fire Series) by George R. R. Martin
01/06/2013 by Leave a Comment
We’re back! Lauren and I haven’t had a book club discussion in a long time, so we are starting the year off right by discussing Game of Thrones!
Book Review: The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
12/30/2012 by Leave a Comment
Many of you reading this have probably already read The Hobbit, if not recently, then at least way back in grade school. Many of you also probably loved it. Unfortunately, as much as I wanted to be one of those adoring fans, I can not include myself as one of the many. Please read on further if you’d like to read to my take on this children’s classic. [Read more...]
Book Review: The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling
12/01/2012 by 1 Comment
Is it unfair that every new book J. K. Rowling writes for the rest of her days will be compared to the much loved Harry Potter series? Maybe. But that’s life, and I can’t really feel all that sorry for her, considering that Potter made her a billionaire. For more on why Heather believes Rowling should stick to the wizarding world she knows best, continue reading her review of The Casual Vacancy.
Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
10/05/2012 by 2 Comments
Fifty Shades of Grey? No way— more like Fifty Shades of Ghastly. Because that is what this book is in every way. Consider the following review a cautionary tale of what happens when one avid reader finally gives in to the pressure of participating in the latest literary craze.
Comic Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-4
08/27/2012 by 1 Comment
As sad as it is to admit, my memories of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are not as strong as I would like them to be. I couldn’t even tell you which one I “was” based on personality comparison (I mostly wanted to be Leonardo because he wore blue, had swords, and his name also started with an L). So thank goodness IDW decided to bring them back into my life through comics, because for what little I can remember I sure do remember loving these heroes in a half shell. [Read more...]
Book Review: Wild – From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
08/01/2012 by Leave a Comment
While readers find peace in the natural beauty of the Pacific Crest Trail and Strayed’s enchanting prose, Strayed searches for peace with herself and her life.
Book Review: Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein
07/31/2012 by Leave a Comment
You are probably all familiar with the boldly emblazoned (and often bedazzled) word “PINK” festooned across the seats of sweatpants from the ever popular Victoria’s Secret PINK collection. ”LOVE PINK” is the motto many girls’ rumps loudly proclaim as they saunter by! And why shouldn’t we “LOVE PINK?”
Book Review: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
07/25/2012 by Leave a Comment
I am probably one of the few English majors that graduated without ever reading any Ernest Hemingway in college or high school. I’m not exactly sure how I managed that, but it is what it is. [Read more...]
Book Review: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson
07/24/2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a while since I’ve read Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson, so I’ll keep this brief. This book and its stories (originally published on her blog) were pretty funny. It took me a while to look past the fact that Lawson drops the word “totally” about every other sentence (a crime, in my opinion, if not punishable by death, then at least with a heavy dose of strictly enforced social ostracism). [Read more...]
