Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling I wanted to like this book more than I did, because a person whose taste I agree with gave it to me as a gift. If you know and like Mindy Kaling’s work, and you want an inside view into what sort of person she is …
Category: Book Review
Jan 02
Book Review: Dog Inc.
Dog, Inc.: The Uncanny Inside Story of Cloning Man’s Best Friend by John Woestendiek This is the kind of book I usually like very much–topical science written for the layperson. It starts out good; the subject is narrow enough to really delve into it, and Woestendiek knows to use biographical information to create a narrative …
Dec 25
Book Review: A Long Way Down (Audio)
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby I’ve enjoyed a different one of Nick Hornby’s books, so this seemed like a safer bet to spend money on than some of the other audiobooks out there. The story revolves around four very, very different characters, and the actors do a good job with them, so it’s …
Dec 19
Book Review: Guardian of the Dead
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey Girl goes to boarding school where she meets a cute boy who has mysterious powers. Wait, I know what you’re thinking. I was thinking it too, but GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD is not a cookie-cutter YA novel. Let’s start with what I liked about this novel. First of …
Dec 18
Treemaker: KDP Select?
So I went to Amazon the other day, to check my kindle sales stats (guilty secret) and instead of the “see this book in the bookstore” link, they had a link for you to sign up for KDP Select. The long and the short of it is this: If you sign up, people can …