Brigid read and liked Nikki's review of Stories from Candyland:

"Crazy clearly runs in the family. This book is written in total old-lady rambling stream-of-consciousness style, which makes it difficult to skip to the good stuff. Candy will be describing her expensive ceramic figurines and their thoughts and feeli...more Crazy clearly runs in the family. This book is written in total old-lady rambling stream-of-consciousness style, which makes it difficult to skip to the good stuff. Candy will be describing her expensive ceramic figurines and their thoughts and feelings (seriously, she makes up pasts and romantic stories for inanimate objects) in painstaking detail and then all of a sudden will be all, "Tori is the worst daughter ever and I hate her." (paraphrase) (less) "

Brigid read and liked Petra's review of Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus:

"So I was craving a good sociology book, and I picked this one up after reading a review in a psych journal. It was pretty good, and reminded me of the day of my youth. However, it was also very depressing. The thesis is, girls want relationships a...more So I was craving a good sociology book, and I picked this one up after reading a review in a psych journal. It was pretty good, and reminded me of the day of my youth. However, it was also very depressing. The thesis is, girls want relationships and commitment, and guys want to hook up and get ass. The End. Conclusion: guys are the worst.(less) "

Brigid read and liked Laura's review of Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving With Twins and Sextuplets:

"I really love watching "Jon and Kate plus 8" on TLC, but thought this book was just one step up from terrible.

The book is just short of 200 pages, and about 180 of those pages mention god at least once. Each chapter has a bible ...more I really love watching "Jon and Kate plus 8" on TLC, but thought this book was just one step up from terrible.

The book is just short of 200 pages, and about 180 of those pages mention god at least once. Each chapter has a bible quote on the top of the page. The entire book seems to be about Kate's relationship with god, often asking "why me?" and then coming up with some reason or bible quote to explain how god is showing her strength, blah, blah, blah.

I knew before reading this book that it was going to have a strong christian theme, but this was just so over the top in my opinion. And anyone who views the show knows that they go to church, have spoken to churches, and have bible quotes on notecards taped up around the house. But I basically had to force myself to finish in case there was some interesting tidbit about the family that I didn't already know.

What is missing from this book? Short biographies about where Jon and Kate grew up and what their own families were like, parenting tips, and more stories about Cara and Mady.

I will still watch the show because I find the kids to be very funny and entertaining, but I don't recommend the book to anyone.(less) "