All Wound Up, the yarn harlot writes for a spin by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.
Knitting humor, if there is such a thing. Not as good as some of her previous books, but not as bad as others.
4 stars for fan-girls
3 stars for non-fan-girl knitters
I can't imagine anyone else reading this.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Book #25 in 2011 (Audio)
While My Sister Sleeps by Barbara Delinsky. Read by Cassandra Campbell.
10 Hours, 10 minutes.
Interesting story about how a family reacts when one of the (grown) children has a heart attack and is ultimately declared brain dead. We really only get to know this sister through brief journal entries and how the other characters talk and feel about her. I think the author makes the mom too much of a bitch in the beginning. It is hard to have any sympathy for her.
3.5 stars as chick lit.
10 Hours, 10 minutes.
Interesting story about how a family reacts when one of the (grown) children has a heart attack and is ultimately declared brain dead. We really only get to know this sister through brief journal entries and how the other characters talk and feel about her. I think the author makes the mom too much of a bitch in the beginning. It is hard to have any sympathy for her.
3.5 stars as chick lit.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Book #24 in 2011 (Audio)
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Med Cabot. Read by Justine Eyre.
9 hours, 22 minutes.
OMG, what a whiny heroine. This story was vaguely interesting despite the annoyingly whiny Lizzie Nichols main character. This story doesn't even rate commenting on. It might have been somewhat better in print.
2 star rating for chick lit.
9 hours, 22 minutes.
OMG, what a whiny heroine. This story was vaguely interesting despite the annoyingly whiny Lizzie Nichols main character. This story doesn't even rate commenting on. It might have been somewhat better in print.
2 star rating for chick lit.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Book #23 in 2011 (Audio)
Size 14 is Not Fat Either by Meg Cabot. Read by Kristin Kairos.
9 hours, 9 minutes.
I really enjoyed this novel and the reader did an excellent job. Normally, I don't care for Average Citizen detective stories, but I liked Heather Wells and her companions. It was not inconceivable that an adult would underestimate some college kids and that kept me from screaming every time she started questioning suspects, etc. I also like the New York College she made up and the drug dealer, Reggie.
I look forward to reading another book by Ms. Cabot. And I hope to listen to Ms. Kairos narrate more books in the future.
4 stars.
9 hours, 9 minutes.
I really enjoyed this novel and the reader did an excellent job. Normally, I don't care for Average Citizen detective stories, but I liked Heather Wells and her companions. It was not inconceivable that an adult would underestimate some college kids and that kept me from screaming every time she started questioning suspects, etc. I also like the New York College she made up and the drug dealer, Reggie.
I look forward to reading another book by Ms. Cabot. And I hope to listen to Ms. Kairos narrate more books in the future.
4 stars.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Book #22 in 2011 (Audio)
More Than Friends by Barbara Delinsky. Read by Barbara Rosenblat.
14.5 hours.
Interesting novel about the downfall of the family-like relationship of two families - the Popes and the Maxwells. Good characterization and great voices by the reader. Book was interesting enough to listen to in the car, even though most of the trips were short. I was able to be right back in the story each time I had a chance to listen.
4 stars.
14.5 hours.
Interesting novel about the downfall of the family-like relationship of two families - the Popes and the Maxwells. Good characterization and great voices by the reader. Book was interesting enough to listen to in the car, even though most of the trips were short. I was able to be right back in the story each time I had a chance to listen.
4 stars.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Book #21 in 2011
The Girl's Guide to Homelessness, a memoir by Brianna Karp.
The author may have been through some hard times, but it appears that many of the adult ones may have been of her own making. Buying jewelry and international plane tickets while complaining about not having enough money for a place to live? Leaving the warmth and safety of a B&B to wait at the train station in the snow and cold for an undependable fiance? I hope that she gets some professional money managing help for dealing with any proceeds from her book sale.
This amazon.com review snipet sums it up:
I thought this book should have been entitled "The Girls Guide to Bad Choices." It really has very little to do with the realities of being homeless, and frankly I'm not sure that choosing an alternative living arrangement is tantamount to being homeless. Plenty of people choose to RV full time; they generally don't consider themselves "homeless." I've known people who camped on the beach for months who didn't consider themselves homeless.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book, but if someone is interested in the topic, it is an ok read.
2.5 stars
The author may have been through some hard times, but it appears that many of the adult ones may have been of her own making. Buying jewelry and international plane tickets while complaining about not having enough money for a place to live? Leaving the warmth and safety of a B&B to wait at the train station in the snow and cold for an undependable fiance? I hope that she gets some professional money managing help for dealing with any proceeds from her book sale.
This amazon.com review snipet sums it up:
I thought this book should have been entitled "The Girls Guide to Bad Choices." It really has very little to do with the realities of being homeless, and frankly I'm not sure that choosing an alternative living arrangement is tantamount to being homeless. Plenty of people choose to RV full time; they generally don't consider themselves "homeless." I've known people who camped on the beach for months who didn't consider themselves homeless.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book, but if someone is interested in the topic, it is an ok read.
2.5 stars
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Book #20 in 2011
Now You See Her by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.
This was the worst book I've read in years. A ridiculous plot full of coincidences and boring characters. The predictable ending was the final nail in this coffin of a book.
Clearly, Mr. Patterson has gotten so big, that no one Little, Brown & Company dares to do any substantial editing or tell him that "his" book stink. His collaborative books are truly the worse junk he shovels out. He should go back to writing his own material and stop trying to just churn out as many books as possible.
Maybe he'll stop counting his money long enough to read my blog and take my advice. LOL.
1 star.
This was the worst book I've read in years. A ridiculous plot full of coincidences and boring characters. The predictable ending was the final nail in this coffin of a book.
Clearly, Mr. Patterson has gotten so big, that no one Little, Brown & Company dares to do any substantial editing or tell him that "his" book stink. His collaborative books are truly the worse junk he shovels out. He should go back to writing his own material and stop trying to just churn out as many books as possible.
Maybe he'll stop counting his money long enough to read my blog and take my advice. LOL.
1 star.
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