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maribouPledged: The Secret Life of Sororities, by Alexandra Robbins
Whee, voyeurism. But it was intelligently-written and absorbing voyeurism, so I don't feel too dirty.
(24/200)
There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale, by Sean Astin
On the one hand, all the stuff about LOTR was absolutely fascinating, and I get the impression that Sean Astin is a wonderful husband and father. On the other hand, he comes across as a pompous jerk who doesn't really mind that he's a pompous jerk. On the OTHER other hand, I've known plenty of people who come across that way but are actually among the sweetest and most loving people I know, and I could easily believe that this is the case here. It's rare for people to be that honest about their innermost, least flattering emotions. And also? The guy who collaborated on this book did a crappy job, because it's his job to polish and shape; instead, the book reads like someone just let Astin talk into a tape recorder for hours upon hours and then cut and pasted basically unedited transcripts. But, I really enjoyed reading it and anyone who is an LOTR geek like me would probably enjoy it as well, as long as one is generous in one's assessment of first-person narrators.
(25/200)
A Complicated Kindness, by Miriam Toews
This is a lovely and wistful novel. It's not so much about Canadian Mennonites as it is about growing up in a society where you and those you love can't fit in. Anyway, it's sad and sweet.
(26/200)
Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
I have not been this captivated by a new-to-me science fiction author since I read Laura J. Mixon's Proxies, and that was back in June of 2001. Loved this book in the "I'm fifteen again and all I want to do is read and not be interrupted until the book is over" way.
(27/200)
The Blue Girl, by Charles de Lint
I'm not in love with this book the way I remain in love with some other de Lint books, but I really enjoyed it. He writes YA very well, but I am more enthused by his 'adult' works. Though I couldn't tell you what the differences are. There just seems an ... emotional depth, a richness, that his YA characters are too young to have developed? But I become fond of them anyway.
(28/200)
Whee, voyeurism. But it was intelligently-written and absorbing voyeurism, so I don't feel too dirty.
(24/200)
There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale, by Sean Astin
On the one hand, all the stuff about LOTR was absolutely fascinating, and I get the impression that Sean Astin is a wonderful husband and father. On the other hand, he comes across as a pompous jerk who doesn't really mind that he's a pompous jerk. On the OTHER other hand, I've known plenty of people who come across that way but are actually among the sweetest and most loving people I know, and I could easily believe that this is the case here. It's rare for people to be that honest about their innermost, least flattering emotions. And also? The guy who collaborated on this book did a crappy job, because it's his job to polish and shape; instead, the book reads like someone just let Astin talk into a tape recorder for hours upon hours and then cut and pasted basically unedited transcripts. But, I really enjoyed reading it and anyone who is an LOTR geek like me would probably enjoy it as well, as long as one is generous in one's assessment of first-person narrators.
(25/200)
A Complicated Kindness, by Miriam Toews
This is a lovely and wistful novel. It's not so much about Canadian Mennonites as it is about growing up in a society where you and those you love can't fit in. Anyway, it's sad and sweet.
(26/200)
Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
I have not been this captivated by a new-to-me science fiction author since I read Laura J. Mixon's Proxies, and that was back in June of 2001. Loved this book in the "I'm fifteen again and all I want to do is read and not be interrupted until the book is over" way.
(27/200)
The Blue Girl, by Charles de Lint
I'm not in love with this book the way I remain in love with some other de Lint books, but I really enjoyed it. He writes YA very well, but I am more enthused by his 'adult' works. Though I couldn't tell you what the differences are. There just seems an ... emotional depth, a richness, that his YA characters are too young to have developed? But I become fond of them anyway.
(28/200)
