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Accelerated Biblical Lies Between 1491
Feb. 7th, 2013 12:32 am1491, by Charles C. Mann
This was really long, but eminently readable. I did learn things, but I was not so shocked by them as some of my friends who also read this book. I actually learned quite a bit of this in school, particularly thanks to my 7th-grade social studies teacher. Who was apparently a lot more cutting-edge than I realized. Thanks, Ms. Leblanc, wherever you are! Still and all, it was great to read about this history as a whole, coherent fabric.
(14)
Between Gears, by Natalie Nourigat
I loved this daily autobiography in comics format. LOVED. I was a little bemused by the heavy sorority content at the beginning of the year, but a) it doesn't last all that long (spoiler!), and b) I appreciate being reminded that a lot of Greek life is way cooler and more positive than my associations with it (I have some student workers that help me remember that, too). The art, and the honesty, and the enthusiasm, and the thoughtfulness that went into choosing what to include each day, are all splendid.
(15, O2)
A Year of Biblical Womanhood, by Rachel Held Evans
This book was also artful and honest and enthusiastic and thoughtful. I feel a bit sheepish about this on several different and conflicting levels, but every year, I try to read a few books by evangelical publishing houses, to remind myself that I actually DO like evangelicals other than my mother-in-law and a couple of close friends... this was an excellent choice in that regard. Also, it is both funny and stirring, and manages to preach to several different choirs at once without being obnoxious about any of them (which is a very hard thing to do!).
(16)
Web of Lies, by Jennifer Estep
This was a hoot. Exactly smart enough, exactly funny enough, way less boomchicka wowwow than the first book, and that really annoying repeated device that was pushing my triggers WENT AWAY. So looking forward to the rest of this series now. Hooray for good popcorn books!
(17)
Accelerated, by Bronwen Hruska (e-ARC)
So.... I thought this was going to be biting academic satire (only about schools for younger kids) and instead it turned out to be a somewhat-didactic thriller about the perils of ADD meds for kids who don't actually have ADD. Which could've meant it sucked. BUT the author pulled it off quite well, somehow. Mostly, I think, because she knows how to keep the pages turning, and because the chemistry between the protagonist and the love interest was excellent. Oh, actually, also the adults' relationships with their kids also rang very true - that was important.
(18, A1)
This was really long, but eminently readable. I did learn things, but I was not so shocked by them as some of my friends who also read this book. I actually learned quite a bit of this in school, particularly thanks to my 7th-grade social studies teacher. Who was apparently a lot more cutting-edge than I realized. Thanks, Ms. Leblanc, wherever you are! Still and all, it was great to read about this history as a whole, coherent fabric.
(14)
Between Gears, by Natalie Nourigat
I loved this daily autobiography in comics format. LOVED. I was a little bemused by the heavy sorority content at the beginning of the year, but a) it doesn't last all that long (spoiler!), and b) I appreciate being reminded that a lot of Greek life is way cooler and more positive than my associations with it (I have some student workers that help me remember that, too). The art, and the honesty, and the enthusiasm, and the thoughtfulness that went into choosing what to include each day, are all splendid.
(15, O2)
A Year of Biblical Womanhood, by Rachel Held Evans
This book was also artful and honest and enthusiastic and thoughtful. I feel a bit sheepish about this on several different and conflicting levels, but every year, I try to read a few books by evangelical publishing houses, to remind myself that I actually DO like evangelicals other than my mother-in-law and a couple of close friends... this was an excellent choice in that regard. Also, it is both funny and stirring, and manages to preach to several different choirs at once without being obnoxious about any of them (which is a very hard thing to do!).
(16)
Web of Lies, by Jennifer Estep
This was a hoot. Exactly smart enough, exactly funny enough, way less boomchicka wowwow than the first book, and that really annoying repeated device that was pushing my triggers WENT AWAY. So looking forward to the rest of this series now. Hooray for good popcorn books!
(17)
Accelerated, by Bronwen Hruska (e-ARC)
So.... I thought this was going to be biting academic satire (only about schools for younger kids) and instead it turned out to be a somewhat-didactic thriller about the perils of ADD meds for kids who don't actually have ADD. Which could've meant it sucked. BUT the author pulled it off quite well, somehow. Mostly, I think, because she knows how to keep the pages turning, and because the chemistry between the protagonist and the love interest was excellent. Oh, actually, also the adults' relationships with their kids also rang very true - that was important.
(18, A1)
