Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Short and Sweet - April 23, 2014


This has been a busy week so my short reviews are included below.

Currently Reading:
  • The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers who Reinvented American Literature by Ben Tarnoff
  • Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
  • Troika  by Adam Pelzman (received through LibraryThing)
  • We Were Liars by e. lockhart (received through the publisher)

On Deck:
  • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
  • Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
  • From Souk to Souk: Travels through the Middle East by Robin Ratchford (received through NetGalley)
  • Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
  • The Harm in Asking: My Clumsy Encounters with the Human Race by Sara Barron (received through Goodreads)
 

Recent Reviews:

Veronica Mars: The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
3.5 stars

As a huge fan of the series and the recent movie, I was both hesitant and excited about this book.  Fortunately, I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to other fans.  It kept the same tone as the television show and I always inserted the voice and image of the actors into the dialogue as I was reading.  It is nice to have a new book series to follow.
 

How Not to Calm a Child on a Plane: and Other Lessons in Parenting from a Highly Questionable Source by Johanna Stein (received through NetGalley)
4 stars

Johanna Stein has written a highly relatable book on her experiences in parenting and I laughed out loud several times at her observations and exploits.  Not a handbook, this instead serves to make other parents feel a little better about the daily rollercoaster of child rearing.  I especially sympathized with her aversion turned coveting of the American Girl Doll.  The short chapters and funny anecdotes make this a quick and enjoyable read.  I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.   

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