I don’t usually like stories within stories. I really resist it when an author expects me to be as invested in the same fake literature/tv series/ movie/etc as their characters are. So, while I loved Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, the Simon Snow series Cath obsesses over was my least favorite part. It’s an understatement to say I was skeptical about Carry On from the first time I heard Rowell was planning a full length Simon Snow novel, but I am soooooo glad I gave this one […]
She’s All Brute Force and 90s Cliches
Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. For a few moments, I let doubt enter my mind. I worried about this book. What if this was just some Potter-rip off? What if it was trite, derivative? What if my hopes were too high, my expectations were too great? What if I was disappointed? Well, gentle readers, I am a grown woman and I can admit when I was wrong: THIS BOOK IS FRIGGIN AWESOME. (Yes, I read a 526 page book over the course of about six hours. […]
Can you hear me now? How ’bout now?
I’ve been sitting on this review for a while because I’m not really sure how I feel about this book. (Well, that, plus I’m lazy. And real life keeps interrupting. And the Kid wants food, like, every day, and Boss expects me to be sort of productive at work, so… book reviews tend to fall to the wayside at times.) In any event, I’m not sure how I feel about Landline. I loved Attachments, which was my first Rowell book, and I feel that if […]
Hanging on the Telephone
I was hesitant to read this book because I have read so many reviews that said that they were disappointed in it or the damning phrase, “It’s no Eleanor and Park”. I was surprised that I found myself loving this book, perhaps even more than Eleanor and Park because I can identify with this book more (now) based on where I am in my life. Now, let me start off by saying that I make a conscious effort not to take my husband for granted […]
The Danger of Great Expectations
As someone who loved, loved, loved Eleanor and Park and who loved Fangirl, I was surprised to find that I had more mixed feelings about this novel by Rainbow Rowell. There were a lot of things I liked and a lot of potential but there were also some things that didn’t work—some which I noticed while I read and others that began to bug me when I thought about them more afterwards. First of all, a quick overview. Landline is the story of an LA […]
Eleanor & Park, Finally.
*Disclaimer: This review is being written as I watch the NCAA men’s basketball championship game. I apologize in advance if this is written more poorly than usual. I first heard about Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park here on CBR. The rave reviews it received from many folks forced me to add it to the list and I’ve finally gotten around to reading it. What is hard for me now, having finished it, is figuring out how I feel about it. In case you’ve not paid […]
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