Faye's comments
(member since Feb 22, 2009)
Faye's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.
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53. Downtown Owl A NovelHmm... fairly "sticky" through the start, but was wondering what the point was by the end of it. Probably comparable to Whale Season A Novel in a way. Maybe a bit better.
52. Writers GymAn inspiring collection. Pretty sure it wasn't meant to be read in one shot, but I was on a flight and it was easy enough to do. Lots of corners dog-eared for later.
51. Dead and GoneSomehow I don't think Sookie Stackhouse is going to be required reading in Eng Lit classes now, or 20 years, from now, but I just gotta hand it to Charlaine Harris - this is one easy to read, tough to put down series.
50. Finger Lickin' FifteenI've finished the 50! Nice to be completed with another solid dose of good fun from Janet Evanovich. Would you believe decapitations can be fun? That's our Janet.
49. SuperSense Why We Believe in the Unbelievablehmm... this was okay. I think I'll still be intrigued by some points in years to come, but I didn't love the writing style. Perhaps this is a somewhat awkward attempt to change from academic writing to a pop style?
48. The Girl with the Dragon TattooI had a tough time putting this down. It was so intricate and interesting - so many plot twists that all melded together perfectly. In the first part of the book I was worried that after hearing so much hype, the book wouldn't live up to my expectations, but after having read it, I am wishing I had the second book to start right away! Word to the sensitive - there are some disturbing scenes of violence.
Amy wrote: "The Survivor's Club 
very interesting about who survives and why and then there is an online survey part you..."The Survivors Club The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life was great. Interesting facts and stories intertwined into a real page turner.
My "to-read" list grows ever longer. I can no longer keep up with my library notifications for new pick ups. I had to suspend my orders!
Hey Aprile.
Further to our quest to find something as engaging as Twilight, have you read the Mortal Instruments series? (City of Ashes, City of Bones, City of Glass)
I think it's actually good enough to be comparable. Not quite as much a romance, but still sexy, with great characters, a real plot and all the easy--read goodness YA has to offer.
Stepheneie Meyer lends a quote of support on the book jacket.
Let me know what you think if you check it out.
Cheers,
Faye
47. City of GlassI'm old enough to realize there is good YA and bad YA. This is definately some very very good YA.
Never have I before (so badly) wanted a sister and brother to get together! Don't gross out; check it out. :)
46. The Survivors Club The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life
A page-turned that's loaded with intersting facts and stories. And I'm not a survivalist junkie, either..
45. The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family A Leadership Fable About Restoring Sanity To The Most Important Organization In Your LifeTypical Lencioni. Thought provoking ideas, told simply through a nauseating, "fable." No idea how or if I'll incorporate this stuff into my life.
The more I hear about My Sister's Keeper, or for that matter, Jodi Picoult, the more I want to dig my heals in about never reading it (her.)
44. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoA (tragic) and well-layered story. The writing/narration might add authenticity, but was also a detractor. The narrator is low-brow, talking about the Dominican family history of a new American super-nerd w a fabulous vocabulary. Therefore, the reader is expected to know Spanish, street English and also some very big English words. Check these excerpts out:
In her twenties, sunny and amiable, whose cuerpo was all pipa and no culo, a "mujer alegre" (in the parlance of the period.)
For Eden it was, a blessed meridian where mar and sol and green have forged their union and produced a stubborn people that no amount of highfalutin prose can generalize.
Fully expect "draconian" and "broads" in the same paragraph. Or "isthmus" and "pussy." Or "copacetic" and "bro." and about an 1/8th of the rest of the text will be Spanish...
Read it, if you want, just bring a supply of dictionaries!
43. The Sexual Paradox Extreme Men, Gifted Women and the Real Gender GapPretty interesting stuff. Not as easy to read as Gladwell Malcolm.
42. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianVery quick read... 2 hours? But brought a smile to my face more than once. Easy, engaging, sweet, funny.
41. A Case of Exploding MangoesGets pretty interesting after the first 300 pages; I learned the hard way. Techinally good effort.
Cool suggestions. Thanks, everyone.
40. Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseIncredible, heartbreaking characters. "Wonderful" and "amazing" seem wrong, but there's no doubt that it's memorably touching. I want to say I loved it, but I spent the last 150 practically sobbing and I'm glad it's over... I need to find something very fluffy and funny now...
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close has caused me a multi-chapter sob-fest. Great characters, but so so sad!
