Category Archives for Books
Book Review: Quarantine
With as much passion as I loved Ender’s Game, that’s almost how much I disliked this book. I didn’t just dislike it. It actually managed to piss me off – and that’s a rare feat for a book. (more…)
Book Review: Ender’s Game
I am almost hesitant to write this review at all. I fear that no matter which words I choose and how I arrange them, nothing will adequately express my feelings for this book. (more…)
Book Review: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
When it comes to Mindy Kaling, I’m a fan.
In case you haven’t heard of her, let me break down exactly why she’s so awesome. (more…)
Bookstore Haul
BOOKS. I love them, and I devour them. Bookstores are a very dangerous place for me. I mean, stores in general, but especially bookstores. Here’s what I picked up on my last trip. (more…)
Book Review: Linchpin
“There are no longer any great jobs where someone else tells you precisely what to do.” – Seth Godin, Linchpin
I’ll keep this brief: Linchpin is a user’s manual to making yourself indispensable in the workplace. It’s a guide to avoiding being the replaceable ”cog” that our modern, assembly line-loving, cost-cutting society trains us to be. To become an artist instead, at whatever it is you do. (more…)
Book Review: World War Z
I went into this book blinder than I usually do. All I knew, going in, was that zombies were somehow involved. While that proved true, Max Brooks’s World War Z was not at all what I expected. (more…)
Book Review: Inferno
Dan Brown’s books, to me, are like great action/adventure movies – in print form. They’re filled with twists, turns, and cliffhangers, and I find myself gasping aloud more than once. (more…)
Book Review: Battle Royale
This book will take you on quite a ride. I just put it down moments ago, and all 500+ pages of it were thrilling, horrifying, tragic, exhilarating, and extremely stressful. It never lets you stop to catch your breath, and you will experience a myriad of emotions while reading it. (more…)
Book Review: Outliers
I just finished reading Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell – and it was probably one of the most interesting things I’ve read lately.
It’s about success, but not in the way you’d expect. It’s not a “how to be successful” guide. It’s an exploration of all the factors that go into being successful (or not) – many of which are ones you’d never think of. (more…)
Book Review: The Great Gatsby
Where to begin? (Again, this review will be spoiler-free, in case you were worried!) I wish I could sit here and rave and tell you how much I adored this book, as I expected to, but I just… didn’t. (more…)
Book Review: The Fault In Our Stars
So, I started and finished this book today. Let me start by saying there will be no spoilers in this brief review. Except, that, at some point, something sad happens. But I don’t think I’m giving much away by saying that, since that’s quite widespread information. (more…)
Now reading.
I just finished reading The Gun Seller, by Hugh Laurie yesterday – which, by the way, was fantastic and brilliant and incredibly witty – and today I started reading One Day, by David Nicholls. I’m not far enough to form an actual opinion on it yet, but I haven’t fallen in love with it immediately the way I do with some books. But perhaps it’ll grow on me. A lot of people told me they liked it, so we’ll see! x
