I wanted to love The Wayward Muse but I didn’t. Part fiction, part non-fiction – it just didn’t grab me. I wanted to like Jane Burden but I didn’t. I wanted to like Morris and Rossetti and I didn’t. I didn’t care anything about any of them and that’s disappointing because I really do like all three – the real people, not the people as “characters” in this book.
Disappointing.
It’s been ages since I read anything by Deaver. How long ago was The Bone Collector written? Years and years. I wasn’t sure The Sleeping Doll would be worth reading or anywhere near as good as The Bone Collector… it wasn’t as good but it was worth reading.
TW started it last night and said “boy it starts with a bang, doesn’t it?” – It does and there are bangs all of the way through it. I won’t go far as to say I couldn’t put it down but I will say that I enjoyed picking it up, every single time.
I’m not a geek, not really. Certainly not the type of geek found in She’s Such a Geek. My lack of geekness doesn’t prevent me from enjoying geeks or books about geeks or stories written by geeks. Thank goodness for that or else I’d have totally missed out on the pleasure derived from reading the stories of people like Analee, Violet Blue, Wendy and all of the other geek girls who shared their stories in this fabulous little book.
Being a BlogHer, I obviously enjoyed Wendy’s story about BlogHerCon vs DefCon. Loved it and am extra sorry that I missed the very first BlogHer Con and am extra grateful not to have missed BlogHerCon 6 and 7! If you’re a BlogHer and you’ve seen that little book ad on the left nav for She’s Such a Geek and wondered if it was worth reading – it totally is. If you have daughters, you should buy it and put it on their bookshelves – even if they aren’t geek girls. It’s not just a “geek positive” books, it’s a “woman positive” book. Read it and share it with everyone. You won’t be sorry.
I’m not sure how I missed the video, oh wait I remember now, I was a little busy and just read the transcript. Ah well, here it is – better late than never:
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Yet another favorite to add to this year’s list of great reads. Who would have guessed The Bestiary would be that good? Not me. I flipped through Nicholas Christopher’s other novels and don’t think I’ve ever read any. Oh wait, did I read Veronica? I know it was on my list to read at some point but from the description, I’m guessing I never got around to it… anyway, who knew the guy could write a great story with pretty terrific characters?
Toward the end, I was worried I was going to begin to hate it. I began to dislike the story just a tiny bit when Xeno, Bruno and Lena re-connected. I’m still not sure I like the Lena portion, though I suppose I knew it was coming all along. I loved the ending completely. It couldn’t have been better and I was able to overlook “Lena” and still check this one off as a favorite.
Forget Etheridge’s new album. Go pre-order the “other” Melissa’s right now. Live at Union Hall! ‘Bout time, Melissa! (Which is a joke because nobody puts out albums as often as she does.)
Anyone care to guess how many I just pre-ordered? Edited to say – look at the damn line up, it doesn’t get any better than that. Welcome to My Life without Drive. Awesome. Miss Liberty! Nebraska! Anything, Anywhere. This is probably going to be my favorite Melissa album. The only song I don’t like is Never Give Up and a couple of little kids like this one, so I don’t mind that it’s on here.
Is it the 25th yet?
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Christopher’s birthday was yesterday. He didn’t get cupcakes, he got a chocolate cherry bundt cake made in the microwave. Heh. If I had made him cupcakes, I’d have topped them with WoW buttons or miniature skunks.
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Ack, it seems like I just finished last year’s Booker short list, oh – that’s because I did just finish it. Darn. This year I swear I’m going to do better – even though I haven’t read a single one of these books and none of them have been on my list of books to read. How about you?
Booker Short List courtesy of Reading Matters:
Darkmans by Nicola Barker
The Gathering by Anne Enright
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Animal’s People by Indra Sinha
Have I ever mentioned I am not an Ian McEwan fan? It’s an interesting list… am I going to love any of these?
