Dave Russell read and liked karen's review of The Suitors:

"not your mothers love story. unless she is the most disturbed mother on the block...

i can do better than that. this book is marvelous. i can see a lot of people didnt like it very much here on goodreads.com, and thats a shame because i fe...more not your mothers love story. unless she is the most disturbed mother on the block...

i can do better than that. this book is marvelous. i can see a lot of people didnt like it very much here on goodreads.com, and thats a shame because i feel so strongly for this book. it (the book) keeps saying it is not a love story, but i think it is, to steal from that famous lolita review, "the only convincing love story of our time"... true, it opens with a scene of such unbelievable carnage that it is clear it aint no english patient, but as it grows and twists and shudders along, it becomes unlovlily lovely; a shattered, mutant love story. it has flaws, but like any good true-life love story, the way you feel overall about someone, you love their flaws as much as the early morning kisses or watching-the-sunset moments. this book and i are like a john hughes movie, and none of the bad reviews shall keep us apart! but we have a totally open relationship, so i wont be mad if any of you take a turn with it....(less) "

Dave Russell read and liked Daniel's review of Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories:

"As the title suggests, "Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories" has everything but the novels -- and Ian Fleming did write mostly 007 novels, so this is a relatively brief collection. While the stories vary somewhat in qua...more As the title suggests, "Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories" has everything but the novels -- and Ian Fleming did write mostly 007 novels, so this is a relatively brief collection. While the stories vary somewhat in quality, they do demonstrate that Fleming was a talented writer with a good eye for description, a sharp wit, and strong sense of pacing, even in the tighter format of the short story.

I'm not sure what's suggested by this, but the two best stories in the collection, "Quantum of Solace" and "Octopussy," feature James Bond as only a tangential character. And despite sharing titles with two of the 007 films, the movie "Octopussy" is only partly related to the short story, and the film "Quantum of Solace" has nothing whatsoever to do with its namesake story.

In fact, the story "Quantum of Solace" isn't a spy tale at all, but rather focuses on the break-up of a marriage. It's a really good piece, and demonstrates that Fleming, when he wanted to, could write stories deeper and more meaningful than straightforward thrillers. If anyone can recommend stories or novels by Fleming similar to the story "Quantum of Solace," I'd love to read them.(less) "

Dave Russell read and liked Kim's review of Be More Chill: A Novel:

"
Are you popular?


Well, are you? Because, like, there's this pill. Yeah, it'll make you act, look, seem, sound, make, break, buy, sell, find, invent, STINK of coolness. And... get this, you'll be able to touch boobies
...more
Are you popular?


Well, are you? Because, like, there's this pill. Yeah, it'll make you act, look, seem, sound, make, break, buy, sell, find, invent, STINK of coolness. And... get this, you'll be able to touch boobies

Nawww, dawg! I ain't playin' ya! You won't need no frizzy black wig or alter ego! No beaded curtains or orange hair! ('cuse my Brady Bunch flashbacks... I'm showing my age, yo.)

You just swallow this pill and then you like get this really hip computer chip embedded in your brain that tells you how to act and what to say and argues with you until you are da bomb. But, wait... are you really? I mean... do you really want to be THAT guy? Is stealing your mom's car and almost losing your nerdy, but wicked awesome, bff worth it? Will it really get you the girl of your dreams or just that hot chick that will go down on anyone?

Who the fuck cares?

I was hoping that this would break that formula. I was hoping that the attempts of hipness would be, idk, groundbreaking. I didn't want a freakin' modern day after school special.

But, whatever.. I'm used to disappointment. If you want a slightly more original conspiracy based YA book about microchips, you might want to check out Feed.(less) "