Fluffy brainless fun that really had some funny moments. Reminded me of a good Jennifer Crusie read with some paranormal thrown in and chemistry that ...moreFluffy brainless fun that really had some funny moments. Reminded me of a good Jennifer Crusie read with some paranormal thrown in and chemistry that was considerable less steamy. I'll be snacking on some more of this. Smart humor, easy read, low on cliches (except the intentionally humorous kind). Love the secondary characters. I'm hooked!(less)
Despite this being the least steamy in the series so far, it is DEFINITELY the best book. Crazy plot tw...moreHoly. Mother. Fricking. Cliffhanger.
Despite this being the least steamy in the series so far, it is DEFINITELY the best book. Crazy plot twists and intrigue and I'm completely sucked in and WHAT????? It just came out last week and there aren't anymore yet?!?!?!?
HOLY CLIFFHANGER, BATMAN. This was a good one. Once again, much more interested in the demonic storyline than the detective work, but this murder myst...moreHOLY CLIFFHANGER, BATMAN. This was a good one. Once again, much more interested in the demonic storyline than the detective work, but this murder mystery stuff was more interesting than the last book. A bit predictable, but better. Here I come #4!(less)
Good read. The murder investigation part of the story got complicated and a bit tedious, but I enjoyed the rest enough to give a minimum of 3 stars an...moreGood read. The murder investigation part of the story got complicated and a bit tedious, but I enjoyed the rest enough to give a minimum of 3 stars and I'm jumping into the third book presently. Steamy basement scene earns it one more. (less)
This was pretty good. Very little romance component, got sucked into the demonic world the author has created. Like the main character, diving into th...moreThis was pretty good. Very little romance component, got sucked into the demonic world the author has created. Like the main character, diving into the next book. :)(less)
I read Looking for Alaska almost exactly a year ago, after falling in love with The Vlog Brothers, and I loved it. I marveled at it, pondered it, foun...moreI read Looking for Alaska almost exactly a year ago, after falling in love with The Vlog Brothers, and I loved it. I marveled at it, pondered it, found myself up much too late at night finishing it.
Then, later in the year I started An Abundance of Katherines, and I haven't finished it. Something didn't click for me, whether it was the main character I tried to like but didn't yet, or the timing (sometimes I start a book in a genre my brain doesn't feel like reading and my brain refuses to like it). It's still sitting on "stalled-in-reading" Goodreads shelf, waiting to be given a real chance.
I pre-ordered TFIOS because I've been amazed, amused, and surprised while John has talked about bringing the book to life, from his research trip(s) (I'm including The Ruins) to his daunting task of signing every pre-ordered copy. It's the first tangible non-ebook I've purchased in roughly two years and I was genuinely worried that reading it would possibly tip the John Green awesome-writer-scale in my brain in the wrong direction.
Then it came in the mail and I read the inside of the book jacket and the book sounded like something completely different from what my un-spoilered brain had imagined and I immediately began to read. I read until it was entirely past my bedtime, and I briefly pondered calling off work the next day just to keep reading. I laughed and genuinely hiccup-sobbed mutliple times before the halfway point. I read sentences that made me put down the book so that I could find some place to write those sentences down so that I would never forget them.
I came home today and immediately picked up where I'd left off and devoured the rest of what will henceforth be referred to as my second favorite book of all-time ONLY because East of Eden climbed into my brain and changed my life first, at an early age.
Every word is carefully and perfectly chosen. Every ounce of dialogue is either hilariously charming or heartbreakingly poignant. I've never had a book that gave me so many cumulative laughs, sobs, and audible "ohhhhhh"-sounding hitches in my throat at the end of a scene. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful writing. Better than Alaska, better than a lot of things. The only other author I've read in recent years that gave me this sense of painstaking sentence-crafting was Rothfuss Patrick.
Thank you for this, John, and also know that this is the most energy I've put into a book review in a long time. You did NOT forget to be awesome.(less)
Wow. This is one of the weirdest collections I've read in a while. 20-something issues chock full of speculation about what a small town would look li...moreWow. This is one of the weirdest collections I've read in a while. 20-something issues chock full of speculation about what a small town would look like if pitted against each other and a bizarre enemy. Still mulling over the ending. (less)
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