Every Boy's Got One by Meg Cabot
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
07 Jan 2005
01 May 2016
Woman travels to Italy for the destination wedding of her best friend, doesn't get along with the fiance's best friend; wedding plans go awry; wedding goes off, everyone lives happily ever after. The whole story, like the other Boy books, is told through texts, journal entries, etc.
I'm not freaking out over this cover, it's girly, but it does convey a humorous romance, so that's fine. But. This is the story of a woman who is a popular cartoonist, the Wondercat artist. Why wouldn't you put this supposedly internationally-recognized image on the book? Because this isn't just a job, it is also plot important.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Review: Every Boy's Got One
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Review: Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Boy Meets Girl - Meg Cabot 16 Apr 2004
1 May 2016
These books do not particularly embed themselves deep into my psyche; I have, in fact, forgotten even the broad plotline. But reading them delights me. The are funny, they are charming, they beguile an hour or two which might otherwise be fraught with angst or sadness.
21 March, 2020
There is a whole secondary plotline that hasn't aged well. Correcting Sean's pronouns would solve that probably.
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Review: The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles by Beatrix Potter
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I politely disagree with Lesley's review. While the book is strongly slanted in favor of a cash-only economy, it ignores the social value of credit, and too, it ignores the importance of a social safety-net. Dangerously regressive, this book attempts to inculcate a false feeling of financial equality between not only individuals of specific species, but also between all species. Furthermore, it perpetuates harmful stereotypes of terriers and encourages police profiling of same.
I bought it. Well, sort of, I got the free copy produced by scores of volunteers working separately and together to digitize all copyright-free literature. Socialism: 1; capitalism: 0. Hah!
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Review: The Tale of Mr. Tod
The Tale of Mr. Tod by Beatrix Potter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This thrilling tale reprises the characters of Benjamin Bunny (now grown, and married to Flopsy) and Peter Rabbit. Mr. Bouncer has been left in charge of his grandchildren ("seven of them, all twins"*) when he foolishly invites in Tommy Brock for a smoke and a cuppa. Such vices lead to disaster, for Mr. Bouncer falls asleep and Brock kidnaps the babies with the evil intention of making a meal of them. Benjamin and Peter race to rescue the children, but the villain is ultimately foiled by his nemesis, Mr. Tod. It's very like the The Da Vinci Code for toddlers, except for being believable with an active hero. Favorite line: the crockery was smashed to atoms.
*An archaic meaning of "twins" perhaps?
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Review: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is not my favorite Potter, although that hat on the cover is awesome. The little books are so adorable, though.
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Wednesday, March 09, 2022
Review: Devil House
Devil House by John Darnielle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Be sure and check out the cover in larger-than-thumbnail: Alex Merto nailed it! It look so very much like a late 70s "true" horror paperback original. The gaping bat mouth is perfect with the font and the foil. Plus the house is so delightfully pointy. Just picking this up made me happy. Probably I should save it for Halloween Bingo, but I can't wait.
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Speaking of 70s horror aesthetics I was previously unaware of this beauty with the tiny little house. And now there's a movie I must see.
This morning is blusterous and mostly cloudy with rare sunbeams breaking through to highlight the forsythia here in bloom, or the flowering quince, or a Japanese magnolia, or a single tuft of new intensely green grass. There are many tiny birds flashing in and out of sight, able to hide amid all the lingering browns of winter. The brilliant colors and movement of early spring in NC have nothing to do with horrors in CA, but it's working for me.
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Sunday, March 06, 2022
Review: Devil House
Devil House by John Darnielle
My rating: 0 of 5 stars
Be sure and check out the cover in larger-than-thumbnail: Alex Merto nailed it! It look so very much like a late 70s "true" horror paperback original. The gaping bat mouth is perfect with the font and the foil. Plus the house is so delightfully pointy. Just picking this up made me happy. Probably I should save it for Halloween Bingo, but I can't wait.
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