Genies and Slackers and Demons, Oh My!
July 9, 2010
If you liked The Phantom Tollbooth, particularly the wordy bits, you should read this book. Heck, if you like the wordy bits in general, you should read this book. Great for grown ups, great for mid-grade readers. Great for water genies. Many thanks to Carol for recommending Rushdie (this was last year) and to Kristen for giving me this book.
About A Boy by Nick Hornby
If Hornby was American, he'd be Tom Perrotta, only funny. Thank goodness he's a Brit. The main character wouldn't be called a slacker across the pond, but basically he's eternally at loose ends, lies about being a dad to score with single moms, and gets entangled with a son he doesn't want. Much hilarity ensues. Highly recommended, and many thanks to Camille for the suggestion.
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber
Set in London in 1888, The Ripper meets Greek mythology in this gothic romance set in Victorian England. Well written and researched, but just not my cup of tea. Glad to have the suggestion though (thanks Michelle!) as well as the other romance genre offerings on tap this summer.
Six books down, and 14 to go over the next 6 weeks. And those remaining books have lots and lots of pages. To quote David Byrne: "My god! What have I done!"
Powered through a few books since last I posted.
If you liked The Phantom Tollbooth, particularly the wordy bits, you should read this book. Heck, if you like the wordy bits in general, you should read this book. Great for grown ups, great for mid-grade readers. Great for water genies. Many thanks to Carol for recommending Rushdie (this was last year) and to Kristen for giving me this book.
About A Boy by Nick Hornby
If Hornby was American, he'd be Tom Perrotta, only funny. Thank goodness he's a Brit. The main character wouldn't be called a slacker across the pond, but basically he's eternally at loose ends, lies about being a dad to score with single moms, and gets entangled with a son he doesn't want. Much hilarity ensues. Highly recommended, and many thanks to Camille for the suggestion.
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber
Set in London in 1888, The Ripper meets Greek mythology in this gothic romance set in Victorian England. Well written and researched, but just not my cup of tea. Glad to have the suggestion though (thanks Michelle!) as well as the other romance genre offerings on tap this summer.
Six books down, and 14 to go over the next 6 weeks. And those remaining books have lots and lots of pages. To quote David Byrne: "My god! What have I done!"