Short reviews of Jellicoe Road, The Sense of An Ending, The Future of Us, Lost At Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries, One Last Thing Before I Go, People Who Eat Darkness and Moranthology.
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2012 Review Extravaganza: Pt. 7
by Jenners • 12/29/2012 • 3 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, A Authors, Audiobook, B Authors, Contemporary, Essays, F Titles, Fiction, Humor, J Titles, L Titles, Literary, M Authors, M Titles, Non-Fiction, O Titles, P Authors, P Titles, R Authors, S Titles, T Authors, True Crime, Young Adult • 66 Comments
2012 Review Extravaganza: Pt. 5
by Jenners • 12/26/2012 • 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, Audiobook, C Titles, Contemporary, Fiction, G Titles, H Titles, Humor, J Authors, L Authors, L Titles, Literary, M Authors, Memoir, Non-Fiction, R Authors, U Titles • 56 Comments
Short reviews of A Grown Up Kind of Pretty, Let's Pretend This Never Happened, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, How To Be A Woman, and The Casual Vacancy.
Read more →2012 Review Extravaganza: Pt. 2
by Jenners • 12/16/2012 • 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, A Titles, Audiobook, Contemporary, D Titles, Fiction, G Titles, H Titles, History, L Authors, Literary, M Authors, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Short Stories, V Authors • 49 Comments
Book reviews: Devil in The White City; After The Quake; Gang Leader for A Day; Dear American Airlines; and Heft.
Read more →RIP Review: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
by Jenners • 10/17/2012 • 4 Stars, Dystopia, Fiction, Gothic/Horror, I Titles, M Authors • 61 Comments
A review of Richard Matheson's book I Am Legend.
Read more →I Am The Messenger, The Call, Lamb, The Lifeboat and The Sugar Queen
by Jenners • 08/30/2012 • 3 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, A Authors, C Titles, Contemporary, Fiction, Historical, I Titles, L Titles, Literary, M Authors, N Authors, R Authors, S Titles, Young Adult, Z Authors • 72 Comments
Five super mini book reviews of I Am The Messenger, The Call, Lamb, The Lifeboat and The Sugar Queen
Read more →Olive Kitteridge, Drop Dead Healthy, Steve Jobs, Fun Home and Perfection
by Jenners • 08/13/2012 • 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, B Authors, Biography, D Titles, F Titles, Fiction, Health, Humor, I Authors, J Authors, Literary, M Authors, Memoir, Non-Fiction, O Titles, P Titles, S Authors, S Titles, Short Stories • 23 Comments
Super mini reviews of Olive Kitteridge, Drop Dead Healthy, Steve Jobs, Fun Home and Perfection.
Read more →I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits
by Jenners • 08/11/2012 • 3.5 Stars, Fiction, Historical, I Titles, Literary, M Authors • 15 Comments
A review of I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits.
Read more →Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
by Jenners • 08/07/2012 • 5 Stars, Audiobook, Contemporary, Fiction, M Authors, S Titles • 29 Comments
A review of Skippy Dies by Paul Murray. I LOVED it!
Read more →The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty
by Jenners • 08/01/2012 • 4 Stars, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Fiction, H Titles, M Authors • 18 Comments
A review of The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty.
Read more →Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, The Book of Joe and Everything Is Wrong With Me Mini Reviews
by Jenners • 07/15/2012 • 2.5 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, Audiobook, B Titles, Contemporary, E Titles, Fiction, Humor, I Titles, K Authors, M Authors, Memoir, Non-Fiction, T Authors • 34 Comments
Mini Reviews of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, The Book of Joe and Everything Is Wrong With Me.
Read more →The Night Circus, Chosen and Norwegian Wood Mini Reviews
by Jenners • 05/10/2012 • 3 Stars, 4 Stars, C Titles, Contemporary, Fiction, H Authors, Literary, M Authors, Miscellaneous, N Titles • 50 Comments
Mini reviews of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, The Chosen by Chandra Hoffman and Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.
Read more →What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
by Jenners • 04/26/2012 • 4 Stars, Audiobook, M Authors, Memoir, Non-Fiction, W Titles • 60 Comments
A review of Haruki Murakami's memoir about running and being a novelist, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running.
Read more →The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
by Jenners • 04/16/2012 • 4 Stars, Audiobook, E Titles, History, M Authors, Non-Fiction, Science • 42 Comments
A review of the audibook version of The Emperor of All Maladies by Dr. Siddhartha Muhkerjee.
Read more →Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore
by Jenners • 04/07/2012 • 3.5 Stars, Fiction, Historical, Humor, M Authors, S Titles • 23 Comments
A review of Christopher Moore's latest book, Sacre Bleu: A Comedy D'Art.
Read more →Wicked, Skipping A Beat and Cruising Attitude Reviews
by Jenners • 03/15/2012 • 3 Stars, 3.5 Stars, C Titles, Contemporary, Fiction, M Authors, Memoir, Non-Fiction, P Authors, Paranormal, S Titles, W Titles • 53 Comments
Reviews of Wicked by Gregory Maguire, Skipping A Beat by Sarah Pekkanan and Cruising Attitude by Heather Poole.
Read more →Attachments, The Stupidest Angel and V Is For Vengeance Reviews
by Jenners • 03/06/2012 • 3 Stars, 4 Stars, A Titles, Chick Lit, Fiction, G Authors, Humor, M Authors, Mystery/Thriller, R Authors, S Titles, V Titles • 66 Comments
Mini reviews of Attachment by Rainbow Rowell, The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore, and V Is For Vengeance by Sue Grafton.
Read more →I’m So Absentminded … I Left Today’s Post Somewhere Else
by Jenners • 11/02/2011 • M Authors • 8 Comments
I seem to have misplaced today’s post over at Alyce’s wonderful blog At Home With Books. Actually, today is my day to be featured in her fun Best & Worst series, where various book bloggers make their choices for the best and worst books by a particular author. Today I’m praising (and then trashing)...
Read more →This Is A Book By Demetri Martin by Demetri Martin
by Jenners • 10/18/2011 • 4.5 Stars, Essays, Fiction, Humor, Humor, M Authors, Non-Fiction, T Titles • 53 Comments
A review of Demetri Martin's very funny book This Is A Book By Demetri Martin. (The book title might also be This Is A Book. It was hard to tell.)
Read more →Let The Great World Spin, I Am Not Myself These Days and Three Cups of Deceit Reviews
by Jenners • 10/05/2011 • 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, Fiction, I Titles, K Authors, L Titles, Literary, M Authors, Memoir, Non-Fiction, T Titles • 59 Comments
Mini-Reviews of three very different books: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Three Cups of Deceit by Jon Krakauer.
Read more →Mini-Reviews: The Happiness Project, What the Dog Saw and Born Standing Up
by Jenners • 05/31/2011 • 3.5 Stars, B Titles, Essays, G Authors, H Titles, M Authors, Memoir, Non-Fiction, R Authors, W Titles • 55 Comments
Three mini book reviews of The Happiness Project, What the Dog Saw and Born Standing Up
Read more →Review: What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
by Jenners • 05/21/2011 • 4 Stars, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Fiction, M Authors, W Titles • 59 Comments
A book review of What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty.
Read more →Mini Reviews: Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Strange But True, The Virgin of Small Plains
by Jenners • 05/16/2011 • 3 Stars, 4 Stars, Fiction, L Titles, Literary, M Authors, Mystery/Thriller, P Authors, S Authors, S Titles, V Titles • 54 Comments
Three mini book reviews of The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray (Walter Mosley), Strange But True (John Searles) and The Virgin of Small Plains (Nancy Pickard).
Read more →The Help, Fool and The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001 Reviews
by Jenners • 02/25/2011 • 3 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 4.5 Stars, F Titles, Fiction, H Titles, Historical, Humor, L Titles, M Authors, S Authors, Southern Fiction, T Authors • 56 Comments
Book reviews of "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, "Fool" by Christopher Moore and "The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001 by Sue Townsend
Read more →Review: The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
by Jenners • 01/14/2011 • 3 Stars, I Titles, M Authors, Mystery/Thriller • 48 Comments
A review of The Inner Circle by Brad Metlzer. Although I like this author, I wasn't a fan of this book.
Read more →The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
by Jenners • 08/02/2010 • 4.5 Stars, B Titles, K Authors, M Authors, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Science • 15 Comments
A review of The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind--an uplifting and inspiring story that warmed my heart.
Read more →Review: The Host by Stephenie Meyer
by Jenners • 06/19/2010 • 4 Stars, H Titles, M Authors • 19 Comments
A meme concept by That’s A Novel Idea 1 book I read: “The Host” by Stephenie Meyer 2 words that describe the book: Sci-fi lite 3 settings where it took place or characters you met: Setting: Planet Earth (mostly in and around Arizona), sometime in the future Wanderer is a “soul,” a type of...
Read more →Review: Bite Me by Christopher Moore
by Jenners • 06/05/2010 • 4 Stars, B Titles, Fiction, Humor, M Authors, Paranormal • 14 Comments
A review of Bite Me by Christopher Moore.
Read more →Review: How To Get Things Really Flat by Andrew Martin
by Jenners • 06/02/2010 • 4 Stars, H Titles, M Authors, Non-Fiction • 22 Comments
A review of Andrew Martin's comic guide for housekeeping for men, How To Get Things Really Flat.
Read more →Review: Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
by Jenners • 05/01/2010 • 4 Stars, B Titles, Fiction, Humor, M Authors, Paranormal • 10 Comments
A meme concept by That’s A Novel Idea 1 Book you read: “Bloodsucking Fiends” by Christopher Moore 2 Words that describe the book: Vampire comedy 3 Settings where it took place or characters you met: Setting: Modern-day San Francisco Jody—A fledgling vampire who had her new lifestyle thrust upon her with no warning or...
Read more →Review: Rumor Has It by Jill Mansell
by Jenners • 04/29/2010 • 3.5 Stars, Chick Lit, Fiction, M Authors, R Titles • 11 Comments
Rumor Has ItJill MansellSourcebooks Landmark, May 2010404 pagesGenre: Fiction, “Brit Chick Lit” or “Women’s Fiction” or “A Fun Frothy Beach Read”My rating: 3.5 stars Story Overview This is the story of what happens when a girl from the city moves to a little town and finds out what happens when people stop being polite...
Read more →Words of Comfort for Times of Loss by Liz Allison and Cecil Murphey
by Jenners • 03/25/2010 • 3 Stars, A Authors, M Authors, Spirituality, W Titles • 12 Comments
A review of Liz Allison and Cecil Murphey's beautifully illustrated book on grieving, Words of Comfort For Times of Loss.
Read more →Review: A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
by Jenners • 03/13/2010 • 4 Stars, D Titles, Fiction, Humor, M Authors, Paranormal • 15 Comments
A meme concept by That’s A Novel Idea 1 Book you read: “A Dirty Job” by Christopher Moore 2 Words that describe the book: Dying (of) Laughter 3 Settings where it took place or characters you met: Setting: San Francisco, CA, modern times Charlie Asher—a normal guy (a “Beta Male”) with a normal life...
Read more →Review: Even the Dogs by Jon McGregor
by Jenners • 01/25/2010 • 3.5 Stars, E Titles, Fiction, Literary, M Authors • 25 Comments
Title: Even the Dogs Author: Jon McGregorPublisher: Bloomsbury, 2010ISBN: 978-1-59691-348-6Pages: 208Genre: Contemporary Fiction Story Overview During the Christmas holidays, a man is found dead in his flat. It appears he has been there for quite some time. The flat is squalid, filthy, empty of most things you would expect. The man’s body is in...
Read more →Lamb by Christopher Moore
by Jenners • 01/11/2010 • 5 Stars, Fiction, Historical, Humor, L Titles, Literary, M Authors • 25 Comments
A book review of Christopher Moore's wonderful book Lamb written as a letter to the author.
Read more →Review: The Handy Answer Book for Kids (And Parents): 2nd Edition by Gina Misiroglu
by Jenners • 11/02/2009 • 3 Stars, H Titles, M Authors, Non-Fiction • 12 Comments
Title: The Handy Answer Book for Kids (And Parents): Second Edition Author: Gina MisirogluISBN: 978-1-57859-219-7Publishing Info: Visible Ink Press, October 2009Number of Pages: 292Book Category: Non-Fiction, Parenting Book Overview Kids ask a lot of questions, and sometimes adults don’t know all the answers. (Shocking, I know!) So this book provides answers to 800 questions...
Read more →Review: Creating A Charmed Life by Victoria Moran
by Jenners • 10/27/2009 • 4 Stars, C Titles, M Authors, Spirituality • 5 Comments
Title: Creating A Charmed Life Author: Victoria MoranISBN: 978-0-06-251580-3Publishing Info: HarperOne, 1999Number of Pages: 214Book Category: Spirituality Book Overview This compact book is filled with practical and sensible advice for women (and men!) who would like to create a charmed life, which the author characterizes as unhurried, effortless and filled with grace and poise....
Read more →24/7: Living It Up and Doubling Down by Andres Martinez
by Jenners • 08/06/2009 • 4.5 Stars, L Titles, M Authors, Non-Fiction • 7 Comments
A bit about why I love 24/7: Living It Up and Doubling Down by Andres Martinez.
Read more →Review: You Suck by Christopher Moore
by Jenners • 08/02/2009 • 4 Stars, Fiction, Humor, M Authors, Paranormal, Y Titles • 16 Comments
Title: You Suck Author: Christopher MooreISBN: 978-0-7394-8632-0Publishing Info: William Morrow, 2007Number of Pages: 328Book Category: Fiction, Humor Story Overview “You bitch, you killed me. You suck!” So begins the witty, sarcastic, bawdy romp that is You Suck — a vampire book that makes other vampire books look positively Puritanical by comparison. Tommy Flood awakens...
Read more →Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
by Jenners • 06/11/2009 • 5 Stars, Fiction, Historical, L Titles, M Authors, Western • 11 Comments
Think you don't like Westerns? I did too ... until I read Larry McMurtry's wonderful Lonesome Dove.
Read more →Review: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
by Jenners • 05/27/2009 • 4 Stars, A Titles, Classics, Fiction, M Authors, Young Adult • 20 Comments
Title: Anne of Green GablesAuthor: Lucy Maud MontgomeryThere are many versions out there. I read mine on my KindleBook Specs: 304 pagesBook Category: Fiction, Children (but really, for everyone!) Story Overview On Prince Edward Island in the little town of Avonlea, brother and sister Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert decide to adopt a young boy...
Read more →Review (Of Sorts): Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
by Jenners • 04/09/2009 • 4 Stars, Fiction, M Authors, Paranormal, T Titles, Young Adult • 18 Comments
A review (of sorts) of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. A little known book. Have you heard of it?
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