The Antelope in the Living Room by Melanie Shankle was recommended by some of my friends who work in childwatch with me. It's a story of finding all the humor in the differences between husbands and wives in marriage.
I found some parts of the book funny, but overall I found the wife, Melanie, funny in a very annoying way. I did like some of the things suggested in the book. I really liked the explanation of young love verses old love. I can really see this in my own marriage. I guess I can't really relate as much to this story as some people can since I don't really have a shopping addiction and my husband doesn't have a hunting addiction. I think this book would be interesting for a newly wed wife to read. And there were some funny parts.
Up Next: The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
#20: Life As We Knew It
I just finished Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. I'm glad to finally read a good book after several not so good ones.
This story is written by a 16 yr old girl named Miranda. It is done in journal entry form. At the beginning of the book, there is talk of a meteroid and the moom being visible. What happens instead, is the meteroid hits the moon. This starts causing tsunamis, earthquakes, flooding, etc because the moon is too close to Earth and the gravitational pull is too strong.
The story goes on the follow the lives of Miranda's family and friends. It is interesting to see how this "natural disaster" can completely change everyone's lives in a minute.
The story is scary, but really interesting. I think I learned a lot for it. Time to start stockpiling non-perishable food....
Up Next: The Antelope in the Living Room
This story is written by a 16 yr old girl named Miranda. It is done in journal entry form. At the beginning of the book, there is talk of a meteroid and the moom being visible. What happens instead, is the meteroid hits the moon. This starts causing tsunamis, earthquakes, flooding, etc because the moon is too close to Earth and the gravitational pull is too strong.
The story goes on the follow the lives of Miranda's family and friends. It is interesting to see how this "natural disaster" can completely change everyone's lives in a minute.
The story is scary, but really interesting. I think I learned a lot for it. Time to start stockpiling non-perishable food....
Up Next: The Antelope in the Living Room
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
#19: Smashed
I just finished Smashed: Story of Drunken Girlhood by Koren Zailckas. Let's just say I'm on a role for crappy books.
I thought this book might be entertaining or have some eye opening story about drinking, but it was just boring and whiny. Her main reason for drinking was boredom. At the end of the book, I don't feel like she was very sorry for her alcohol abuse. It's almost like she was proud of having this drunk bond with so many underage drinking teenagers. I felt she was full of self pity, but I didn't really feel sorry for her.
Maybe it's the author, or the fact that I've never been drunk, or some other reason, but I just didn't like this book at all.
Up Next: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
I thought this book might be entertaining or have some eye opening story about drinking, but it was just boring and whiny. Her main reason for drinking was boredom. At the end of the book, I don't feel like she was very sorry for her alcohol abuse. It's almost like she was proud of having this drunk bond with so many underage drinking teenagers. I felt she was full of self pity, but I didn't really feel sorry for her.
Maybe it's the author, or the fact that I've never been drunk, or some other reason, but I just didn't like this book at all.
Up Next: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Monday, May 5, 2014
#18: The Cherry Cola Book Club
I saw this book on the display table at the library. I have been really interested in books about book clubs lately. I think it's because I really miss my book club and because I love to get suggestions of other books based on what the club is reading. I have to say I was throughly disappointed in this book.
In the book, a young librarian is supposed to find a way to keep the library open while the city council is threatening to cut funding. Someone suggests a book club and this is her idea of how to get more people into the library. This book was filled with horrible cliques and even more horrible dialog. So many of the things in the book just seemed forced and the ideas seemed so predictable and cheesy. For example, how can you be a librarian in the town for 7yrs and not have your best friend get a library card until the library is threatened to be closed? And how is making a bouquet of balloons the most brilliant idea anyone has ever heard?
This book could have been so much more, but it was quite possibly one of the worst books I have ever read. Another bummer, in the 5 month time frame of the book club, only 2 books were read and discussed. So I didn't even get any new book suggestions. Not recommended, unless you are interested in seeing how bad it is....
In the book, a young librarian is supposed to find a way to keep the library open while the city council is threatening to cut funding. Someone suggests a book club and this is her idea of how to get more people into the library. This book was filled with horrible cliques and even more horrible dialog. So many of the things in the book just seemed forced and the ideas seemed so predictable and cheesy. For example, how can you be a librarian in the town for 7yrs and not have your best friend get a library card until the library is threatened to be closed? And how is making a bouquet of balloons the most brilliant idea anyone has ever heard?
This book could have been so much more, but it was quite possibly one of the worst books I have ever read. Another bummer, in the 5 month time frame of the book club, only 2 books were read and discussed. So I didn't even get any new book suggestions. Not recommended, unless you are interested in seeing how bad it is....
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