Emily's comments
(member since Mar 14, 2009)
Emily's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.
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Bridge to Terabithia (48) This was a re-read. Loved it. Even though it was sad throughout as I fell in love with a character that I knew would be leaving us all. So sad.
The Sisters Grimm Book 1 The Fairy-Tale Detectives (47) Fun, but felt a little bit like a rip off of Shrek and Lemony Snickets. I prefer Fables for my re-fairy-tale needs.
The Book Thief (44) Wow! Loved this! I was sobbing by the end. Great character development and storytelling.
New Moon (43) I actually surprisingly liked this...until the Italy trip. I think the trick with these books is that you need to be invested in Bella or Bella and Edward as a couple, and I honestly don't care for either.
The Handmaid's Tale (42) I loved this but thought the pacing of the ending was a bit off. It left me a little confused at the ending, not because I was confused by the plot/story but because the ending felt like it came out of nowhere.
Runaways Dead End Kids (41) Eh? It's alright. At some moments I was really into this story, but for the most part, I was disappointed. I like the characters though and may try out another installment.
Fables Volume 2 Animal Farm (40) Great to make it Upstate to the farm! I love the giants and the scenes in the cave.
Fables Volume 1 Legends in Exile (39) Fun start to hopefully an interesting series of comics. I love some of the basic story elements for the series - The Adversary, The Amnesty, Upstate Animal Farm, etc.
Parable of the Sower (38) - I read this over vacation and enjoyed it quite a bit - especially because I was on the West coast where it takes place (though much father North). I am excited to read the sequel.
Shortcomings(37) I enjoyed this and it was a fast read. Not super eventful and the ending was a little "eh? that's the end?". Not on my list of must read graphic novels.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (36) I love Oskar. What an amazing character. Great storytelling. Touching and sad.
Y The Last Man Vol. 10 Whys And Wherefores (35) I'll admit. There were some tears shed on this one. I wish that it had ended differently, but I think they did well with their ending.
Y The Last Man Vol. 9 Motherland (34) Amazing. I was sad when I realized that this was Vol. 9 rather than 8. Just one left. Sad.
The City of Ember (32) A nice story. I am sure that I would have enjoyed this much more if I had read it when I was a kid. As an adult, it didn't measure up to how good I think it could have been. It also bothered me that it was never even hinted at how the humans survived without sunshine.
Y The Last Man Vol. 7 Paper Dolls (31) I love back stories. Nice to finally learn some more about 355. The "virgin birth" bit was interesting as well.
