false 24 143 127 true 5912454 read 0 true 866429 currently-reading 16 true 866428 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76682756 to: Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody (Hardcover) by Michael Rex
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74652301 to: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Paperback) by Seth Grahame-Smith
Pretty much what you'd expect if Pride and Prejudice included zombies...and ninjas. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74652185 to: The Plight of the Darcy Brothers: A tale of the Darcys & the Bingleys (Paperback) by Marsha Altman
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72252644 to: The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) by Dan Brown
Not great. I liked DaVinci Code. I really liked Angels & Demons. I thought this one was just ho-hum. He does still write in that page-turning style, only giving you a couple of pages about each character, but the overall story just doesn't live up to the hype. I thought he made Robert Langdon sound like an idiot much of the time, and while there was some good action that I'm sure will translate well to film, the "mysteries" of the Masons turn out to be not that mysterious, or even that interesting.
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68712910 to: Two Rivers (Paperback) by T. Greenwood
Didn't think I'd like it, but I couldn't put it down. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40780829 to: The Time Traveler's Wife (Paperback) by Audrey Niffenegger
Great story...BUT the author uses profanity and slang in a way that is really unnecessary at times. I am usually not one to complain about a well-placed four letter word, but there are times when the author uses profane words when the cleaner ones would have done just as well and not compromised the characters or setting.
That said, I liked the story and plan to see the movie. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68711117 to: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Hardcover) by Mary Ann Shaffer
A really lovely, fun book to read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47873847 to: Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street (Hardcover) by Michael Davis
Very, very, detailed. I now know more about the history of children's television production than I ever thought I would. (Who knew that Captain Kangaroo was kind of a jerk?) Not enough about the cast and individual sketches. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61811767 to: The Last Book In The Universe (Mass Market Paperback) by Rodman Philbrick
I can see why the 8th graders were studying it in Lit. class. My friends who are really into YA reading will like this. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40780019 to: On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town (Paperback) by Susan Herrmann Loomis
This one totally made me want to start eating baguettes and sweet cream butter for breakfast. The author does a really good job of giving one the feel of what life in a small french town is. My only criticism would be that the book didn't have much of a story arc. No main conflict to be resolved, no overarching theme. Just a pretty setting. ]]>