Wednesday, November 19, 2014

on books 45-56.

it's the middle of the semester...actually almost the end.  blogging has been light, and i've been terrible about keeping up with the books i've been reading here.  but i have been reading.

here's a brief recap of books 45 through 56:

book 45 of 60: mockingjay by suzanne collins.
thoughts:
this is a reread that, i must admit, i reread solely to guess where the movie will split in half.  for the record, i think they'll cut it just as peeta tries to kill katniss upon being rescued from the capital and brought to district 13.  the movie comes out tomorrow.  we'll see if i'm right.
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book 46 of 60: madonna and the corpse by jefferson bass
thoughts:
thought i might catch up with an old anthropology fave.  TERRIBLE IDEA.
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book 47 of 60: season to taste by natalie young
thoughts:
this is a story about a woman who kills her husband then proceeds to cook and eat him, piece by piece.  i don't think i've ever been so disgusted while reading.  this was made worse by the fact that there is literally no point to this book and the narrator isn't remotely sympathetic.
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book 48 of 60: the fever by megan abbott
thoughts:
i appreciated the mixed narrative here, but overall the book was forgettable.
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book 49 of 60: conversion by katherine howe
thoughts:
basically the same book as the fever, with some minor changes.  better, but still not great.

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book 50 of 60: what if? by randall munroe
thoughts:
best. book. ever.  i mean, how can a book that explores the science behind some super crazy hypothetical situations be bad?  it's not.  it's great.

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book 51 of 60: bones never lie by kathy reichs
thoughts:
after being burned by jefferson bass, i was afraid this book would let me down.  it did not.  it was just as fun as i remember the series being, and the twist at the end was EPIC!

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book 52 of 60: the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by douglas adams
thoughts:
how have i never read this before?  douglas adams: that's a frood who really knows where his towel is.
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book 53 of 60: into the darkest corner by elizabeth haynes
thoughts:
while initially disappointed in the book, it eventually wormed its way into my head. elizabeth haynes is sick and twisted.  like gillian flynn.

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book 54 of 60: the 5th wave by rick yancey
thoughts:
wow.  twists and turns aplenty.  some you see coming, others sneak up and completely catch you off guard.  good little book.

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book 55 of 60: not that kind of girl by lena dunham
thoughts:
i don't get lena dunham.  girls is funny.  dunham is funny in acceptance speeches and interviews. this book is not.  it reads very preachy--and quite a bit like an essay written for a class.  i think i'll stick to amy poehler and tina fey.
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book 56 of 60: harry potter for nerds: essays for fans, academics, and lit geeks by travis prenzi
thoughts:
after having an epiphany about another narrative style that can be applied to the harry potter series, i just had to have this book.  it's awesome.  and nerdy.  and wonderful.

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