Beneath the Surface by Michael Phelps
Summary: The autobiography of swimmer Michael Phelps and his attempt to win 8 gold medals in the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Comments: I enjoyed this because I respect Michael Phelps and all he has accomplished. But there wasn't much to it. A nice travelogue, nothing life changing. And I want to know about Bejing.
Monday, November 16, 2009
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Summary: Narrated by Susie Salmon, a 14 year old girl who is raped and brutally murdered, the story of her family and their attempts to move on without her.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Comments: Certainly not for everyone. Emotionally hard from the beginning. But I couldn't stop reading. I was so intrigued and I wanted Harvey to get what was coming to him. In that, I was more than a little disappointed. The ending didn't do it for me. I gave it four stars for readability and such an interesting premise, as well as the fact that this story will stay with me. But I must admit, I was a bit let down at the end.
Summary: Narrated by Susie Salmon, a 14 year old girl who is raped and brutally murdered, the story of her family and their attempts to move on without her.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Comments: Certainly not for everyone. Emotionally hard from the beginning. But I couldn't stop reading. I was so intrigued and I wanted Harvey to get what was coming to him. In that, I was more than a little disappointed. The ending didn't do it for me. I gave it four stars for readability and such an interesting premise, as well as the fact that this story will stay with me. But I must admit, I was a bit let down at the end.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Summary: Juliet, a popular newspaper writer, finds the story she has been looking for as she inadvertently connects with a literary society on the island of Guernsey.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Comments: I just didn't love this book, and I had such high hopes going into reading it. I just didn't connect with it.
Summary: Juliet, a popular newspaper writer, finds the story she has been looking for as she inadvertently connects with a literary society on the island of Guernsey.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Comments: I just didn't love this book, and I had such high hopes going into reading it. I just didn't connect with it.
When You Reach Me
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Summary: Miranda, a sixth grader, receives strange notes about her future and must conclude that someone who knows her also somehow knows what is going to happen in her life.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Comments: Loved it more than I can say.
Summary: Miranda, a sixth grader, receives strange notes about her future and must conclude that someone who knows her also somehow knows what is going to happen in her life.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Comments: Loved it more than I can say.
Catching Fire
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Summary: After wining the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return home to find that nothing is as it was before, and their lives are more in danger than ever.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Comments: Almost as good as the first book, loved every single page!
Summary: After wining the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return home to find that nothing is as it was before, and their lives are more in danger than ever.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Comments: Almost as good as the first book, loved every single page!
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Summary: The love story between a woman and a man who involuntarily travels through time.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Comments: I had put off reading this book after hearing about its numerous offensive content (sex and F-words). But I finally gave in, deciding I would try to see past it. Now, having read it, I can't in good conscience recommend it to anyone. The sex and the F-words are both, in my opinion, way over the top and ruin what could have been an amazing book, one that is life changing. In other words, I couldn't see past it.
That being said, if you are not particularly sensitive to language and sex, it is an incredible story that sucked me in emotionally, even though I was determined not to get involved. Although the book jumps around in time, it is easy enough to follow and the ending, which ties everything together, is so fresh and new it is almost enough to salvage the rest of the book for me. Almost, but not quite.
Summary: The love story between a woman and a man who involuntarily travels through time.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Comments: I had put off reading this book after hearing about its numerous offensive content (sex and F-words). But I finally gave in, deciding I would try to see past it. Now, having read it, I can't in good conscience recommend it to anyone. The sex and the F-words are both, in my opinion, way over the top and ruin what could have been an amazing book, one that is life changing. In other words, I couldn't see past it.
That being said, if you are not particularly sensitive to language and sex, it is an incredible story that sucked me in emotionally, even though I was determined not to get involved. Although the book jumps around in time, it is easy enough to follow and the ending, which ties everything together, is so fresh and new it is almost enough to salvage the rest of the book for me. Almost, but not quite.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Summary: Becky Bloomwood is a journalist at a financial magazine, but can't seem to get her own finances under control.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Comments: Much different from the movie. Fun read, nothing too spectacular.
Summary: Becky Bloomwood is a journalist at a financial magazine, but can't seem to get her own finances under control.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Comments: Much different from the movie. Fun read, nothing too spectacular.
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