false 16 246 238 true 5921802 read 2 true 1352815 currently-reading 6 true 1352814 to-read 59 false 2007161 ya 57 false 2007166 children-s 30 false 2007260 humor 29 false 2007171 memoir 26 false 2007252 glbtq 25 false 2007300 historical-fiction 20 false 2007266 brit-lit 15 false 2007275 personal-essay 14 false 4404211 audio-book 12 false 2550590 fantasy 12 false 2007315 addiction 9 false 2007261 special-needs 9 false 3879425 not-finished 7 false 2456919 book-bunch 7 false 2472677 graphic-novel 7 false 2007292 short-stories 7 false 2456920 review-crew 6 false 2007318 multicultural 6 false 4486052 review-copy 5 false 6758077 lit-fest-2009 5 false 3621534 mock-newbery-2008 3 false 3621541 nypl-lit-fest-2008 2 false 8330063 ugbr 1 false 4733262 mystery http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78182942 to: You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas (Hardcover) by Augusten Burroughs
bookshelves: humor, personal-essay
I'm already an Augusten Burroughs fan and I really liked this collection of holiday stories. I enjoyed reading the story of George (Pighead to those who've read Burroughs' other work) and appreciated that not all of the stories were laugh out loud funny, but rather showed that there can be magic in even the most disastrous, depressing holidays. In both this book and A Wolf at the Table he shows a different side of himself. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78184752 to: American on Purpose (Hardcover) by Craig Ferguson
bookshelves: addiction, humor, memoir
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78182866 to: How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford
bookshelves: ya
I agree with other reviewers who say the pink cover is going to deter teen guys from reading this book which is sad because it really works for any gender. There was something "John Green-y" about it for sure, what with the enigmatic Jonah who is always plotting and planning but to me he is a lot more likable than Margo Roth Spiegelman because he's more justified in his erratic behavior. The characters were really well-drawn and I finished the book wishing the Night Lights radio program were real so I could listen to all the quirky old people and crazies every night. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77563979 Lolita (Paperback) by Vladimir Nabokov
bookshelves: currently-reading, ugbr
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75991569 to: Kafka on the Shore (Paperback) by Haruki Murakami
bookshelves: multicultural, ugbr
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73743344 to: Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree (Hardcover) by Lauren Tarshis
bookshelves: children-s, lit-fest-2009, special-needs
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72882333 to: Stitches: A Memoir (Hardcover) by David Small
bookshelves: graphic-novel, memoir
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72881751 to: Wolves (Hardcover) by Emily Gravett
bookshelves: children-s, lit-fest-2009
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72881641 to: Woolvs in the Sitee (School & Library Binding) by Margaret Wild
bookshelves: children-s, lit-fest-2009
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