Lavender's Blue by Jennifer Crusie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
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Sunday, July 30, 2023
Review: Lavender's Blue
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Review: Cicada
Cicada by Shaun Tan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Minimal text: Tan didn't include anything extraneous.
Readers should check out the quote at the top of the copyright page and both endpapers. My library shelved it in Young Adult fiction, rather than children's picture books, which would have been my first guess, or Graphic Novels, which would have been my second.
Library copy, obviously
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Review: You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack
You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack by Tom Gauld
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
28 May, 2013
Combines the sensibilities of Edward Gorey and Kate Beaton, so you can well imagine how much I enjoyed this. Lots of Shakespeare jokes. Also the use of "wibbly wobbly" although without "timey whimey".
Library copy.
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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Review: The Bride Test
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Hoang displays marvelous empathy with her characters: she wants them to be loved and she shows how they are loveable, despite social awkwardness, inappropriate statements, etc. And Esmeralda is the most worthy Cinderella for a story.
And although arranged marriage is maybe not my favorite trope, the dignity Hoang permits her characters to have is just the best. And now I am sad that there are no more Hoang books for me to read yet.
Library copy
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Review: Nana
Nana by Delacorta
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Back in the day I thought this series was so cool: sexy, and French, and awesome. I suppose it's telling that I've never felt a desire to re-read them. Nowadays the whole set up seems skeevy.
Personal copy.
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Review: Diva
Diva by Delacorta
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Back in the day I thought this series was so cool: sexy, and French, and awesome. I suppose it's telling that I've never felt a desire to re-read them. Nowadays the whole set up seems skeevy.
Personal copy.
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Review: God Knows
God Knows by Joseph Heller
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Another book that made me feel sophisticated just for reading it. I liked it, but not as much as I liked Job: A Comedy of Justice, which I thought was funnier.
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Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Review: The Kiss Quotient
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Review of the book: perfect. Reverse Pretty Woman is fun, the characters are interesting and different, the personal struggles legit hurdles, hotness, etc. all good, rich, multifaceted, and I love that the heroine is on the spectrum and doesn't have any friends, because I was asking for it.
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Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Review: The Road to Roswell
The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was trying to find out if an author tour is planned, so I could pick up a hardcover copy from a local bookstore nearish hosting an event where I could say "I love your work" and get a copy signed. Did not find. Checked the publisher website and saw "Category: Romance."
WTH? To be clear, I read a lot of romance, so I am not ragging on the idea. I just can't reconcile having only one Category tag for an author with crossover appeal. But also: did anyone in marketing look at that cover? That cover says "for fans of
and
, and
" That cover says humorous scifi, not Romance.
Am I wrong?
***
4th July, 2023
And today I finished reading it, coincidentally over the July fourth weekend during which I also saw Asteroid City. Not the only good time to read it, but pretty good.
The book is better than "pretty good" by a lot. Classic screwball comedy which does require a little love interest, but is more about putting sane people in a maelstrom of amusing absurdity for comic effect. Willis is brilliant at that maelstrom. And at the cinematic references. So many movies are named checked, that one should probably not read it without an interest in movies. A delightful read, and one lending itself to dream casting: there aren't any bad choices no matter when or where the cast is selected.
Personal copy
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Review: The Road to Roswell
The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Trying to find out if an author tour is planned, so I could pick up a hardcover from a local bookstore hosting an event where I could say "I love your work" and get a copy signed. Did not find. Checked the publisher website and saw "Category: Romance."
WTH? To be clear, I read a lot of romance, so I am not ragging on the idea. I just can't reconcile having only one Category tag for an author with crossover appeal. But also: did anyone in marketing look at that cover? That cover says "for fans of
and
, and
" That cover says humorous scifi, not Romance.
Am I wrong?
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Sunday, July 02, 2023
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