false 73 214 194 true 5837213 read 0 true 271030 currently-reading 20 true 271029 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77636156 The Thirteen Clocks (Hardcover) by James Thurber
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54356933 to: Blue Like Friday (Hardcover) by Siobhan Parkinson
Though I only gave this book two stars, I'm a bit on the fence about it. I seriously considered abandoning this book after about ten pages, because I couldn't stand the narrative voice and there didn't seem to be a plot to hang my hat on. I stuck with it, though, and there was a certain pay-off by the end, as the narrative voice evened out and the plot came together. Still, I'm left wishing there had been more. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54355017 to: I Capture the Castle (Hardcover) by Dodie Smith
I love this book. That's about all I can say. It's delightful, it's charming, it has a run-down castle for a setting. Who can argue with a run-down castle? There's humor, there's young love (a lot of unrequited love going on, as a matter of fact), and there's a whole heap of interesting characters that are quirky without being completely over-the-top. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53655699 to: A Curse Dark as Gold (Hardcover) by Elizabeth C. Bunce
This is a well done retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale, but it is very long—too long, in my opinion. But honestly, other than that, it's practically flawless. Oh sure, a bit of irritation for some of the protagonist's characterization, but still. Nicely written. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53136110 to: The London Eye Mystery (Hardcover) by Siobhan Dowd
Dowd so brilliantly gets into the mind of her narrator, a twelve-year old boy with Asperger's syndrome, that not only does his character shape the motivation for his actions, but his character eventually becomes an organic part of the plot. Character and plot become indistinguishable in a sort of literary fractal, as pattern superimposes upon pattern. And it's a mystery, solvable if you pay attention to clues. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52480920 to: My Fair Godmother (Hardcover) by Janette Rallison
A well-done twist on the fairy tale. A bit fluffy, but a nice read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52480728 to: The Floating Circus (Hardcover) by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
This book was like Billy Creekmore, Part II. Orphanage, joining a circus, finding family. The pacing was slow and haphazard, the writing was fair at best, full of the “new clichés”: “I boarded [the boat:] with a heavy rock for a heart” (162). Really, what 13-year old boy would think this way? ]]>