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Coveted Books: March 2006
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006. Alex Rider Collection- Anthony Horowitz. They're obviously marketed to pre-teen boys, but they were better than I expected. Really the fact that they're written for a younger audience doesn't make that much difference from how regular thrillers are written. There's also an element of self-awareness that's kind of fun, mocking some of the staples of the genre while still following all the rules. Grade B. Posted by Alex at 6:28 PM. Links to this post. Thursday, March 23, 2006.
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Coveted Books: April 2006
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Saturday, April 29, 2006. The Great Influenza- John Barry. This is a scary book. It's a scientific/historical non-fiction book about the world-wide pandemic of influenza in 1918, so I wasn't expecting puppies and kittens and crap, but oh my God. It was a particularly nasty strain of influenza and since I don't know if anyone's eating while reading this so I'll spoiler some of the symptoms/effects-. People coughing so hard their. Bleeding from the eyeballs. In white blood cells. Posted by Alex at 4:39 PM.
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Coveted Books: January 2007
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Monday, January 15, 2007. What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Dedicated Reader. You are always trying to find the time to get back to your book. You are convinced that the world would be a much better place if only everyone read more. What Kind of Reader Are You? Create Your Own Quiz. Posted by Alex at 1:06 PM. Links to this post. View my complete profile. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead- Kim Harrison. The City of Falling Angels- John Berendt. Dead Witch Walking- Kim Harrison. 2006 50 books tally.
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Coveted Books: June 2006
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Monday, June 19, 2006. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead- Kim Harrison. I'm sure I'll read the other ones in the series, just not right away. Posted by Alex at 11:39 AM. Links to this post. Sunday, June 11, 2006. The City of Falling Angels- John Berendt. I know my descriptions always make thing sound really dry and boring, but I promise it's not. The author has a way with adjectives and a knack for hunting down the eccentrics in any given room that combine to paint an odd picture of a certain moneyed...
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Coveted Books: October 2005
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Saturday, October 29, 2005. First a disclaimer- I know that my sentence structure skills aren't 100 percent, but I don't do this professionally either. So I'm reading my new "Entertainment Weekly", which has an article on Anne Rice's new biography of Jesus, and I am momentarily confused by this-. Her father was a postal worker; her mother, an alcoholic, died when Rice was 14.". Now, I'm pretty sure her mother wasn't a professional alcoholic, but I sure thought so for a second. Posted by Alex at 7:18 PM.
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Coveted Books: November 2005
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Monday, November 28, 2005. Bury The Lead- David Rosenfelt. This one. I really like this series it's funny without being ridiculous but I'm just as glad Rachel warned me that his dog does not die, since I wasn't too sure reading it. Dude really loves his dog. Started the Goldy Bear. Series, kinda fun because it's local. Posted by Alex at 12:22 PM. Links to this post. Monday, November 21, 2005. A Hat Full of Sky. This is the second Tiffany Aching book, (the first is. Posted by Alex at 10:12 AM. Book for Je...
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Coveted Books: February 2006
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Monday, February 27, 2006. Men of Tomorrow- Gerard Jones. This is a history. Posted by Alex at 5:26 PM. Links to this post. Thursday, February 23, 2006. Death of a Gossip and Death of a Cad- M.C. Beaton. Posted by Alex at 11:38 AM. Links to this post. Monday, February 20, 2006. Blue Mercy- Illona Haus. So how was it? She's tough as nails, but nearly. I could go on, but it actually was a good book and I don't want to spoil it for anyone else. (except if you do read it, do me a favor and count how many...
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Coveted Books: January 2006
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Monday, January 30, 2006. Another NPR commentator, this is his book of essays from a couple years ago. Nicely done, they're all funny, but in a kind of bittersweet way. I still think David Sedaris is really the best at pulling that off, but Rakoff holds his own. My only complaint is that you're not really allowed to play the "helpless city slicker" card if you're the type of person who can sign up for a wilderness survival course and not only. But not be particularly miserable either. Links to this post.
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Coveted Books: May 2006
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Tuesday, May 30, 2006. Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die- Nancy Martin. I forgot to post this one. The fourth book in the Blackbird sisters series,. And I liked it, but not as much as the first 3. There was a whole S and M/SemiRapist subplot that kinda squicked me out. Still one of my fav series though. I want Nora's wardrobe so bad I can't even tell you. Posted by Alex at 10:23 AM. Sunday, May 28, 2006. The Areas Of My Expertise- John Hodgman. Hoboes, the 51 states and werewolves. Links to this post.
