The Girls by Lori Lansens
This fictional memoir of two conjoined twins is fascinating in telling the story of the girls’ individuality and independence. You can tell that the author did her research for this book, talking about how each girl’s bodies, emotions and thoughts reacted with each other or didn’t in detail. This is the kind of book that teaches you a little about humanity in a pleasant way while you sit curled up in a blanket by a fire.
Sep 20, 04:04PM PDT | 0 comments
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
While I enjoyed the historical viewpoint that this journey gives in its worldview, and while I did in the end find myself getting a little caught up in whether or not they would make it, whether or not the love story would work out, etc; mostly I found the hero boring and inaccessible. A good man, but I like to dive into the characters of a story and I just wasn’t satisfied with this one. I much prefer 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Sep 20, 03:56PM PDT | 0 comments
The Seventh Tower (The Seventh Tower, #1-3) by Garth Nix
I got this book on sale fortunately. Its absolutely terrible. In a conversation that didn’t happen to be about this book, but is totally relevant my sister said to me that I shouldn’t judge books written for young audiences so harshly, that you don’t have to be a good writer to write for kids. I absolutely and emphatically disagree. You should be a better writer to write for kids. You are part of their education. This book was the worst mimicry of every actually good sci fi and fantasy story ever written trying to tie all of their rules and ideas into a weak imitation, written with absolutely no plot or character development. Dear writers, directors, and story-tellers; if you want us to care about your character, you must earn that care by developing them. Thank you.
Dec 01, 2009, 12:40PM PST | 0 comments