A review of Lisa Lutz's fifth book in the Spellman series, Trail of the Spellmans.
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Trail of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
by Jenners • 08/05/2012 • 3.5 Stars, Fiction, Humor, L Authors, Mystery/Thriller, T Titles • 11 Comments
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 →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 →The Spellman Files, Red Hook Road and Origin Reviews
by Jenners • 02/24/2012 • 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, A Authors, Contemporary, Fiction, Humor, L Authors, Mystery/Thriller, O Titles, R Titles, S Titles, W Authors • 32 Comments
Mini reviews of The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz, Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman and Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber.
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 →Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward
by Jenners • 04/05/2011 • 4.5 Stars, Fiction, H Authors, H Titles, Humor, L Authors, Mystery/Thriller • 48 Comments
A book review of "Heads You Lose" by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward, a collaborative comedic murder mystery that has been described as "Weeds crossed with Adaptation." I adored it.
Read more →Review: The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
by Jenners • 03/28/2011 • 4 Stars, B Titles, F Authors, Fiction, Humor, Mystery/Thriller • 76 Comments
A review of Jasper Fforde's witty and whimsical book "The Big Over Easy."
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: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages by Tom Holt
by Jenners • 02/10/2011 • 4 Stars, Contemporary, Fiction, H Authors, Humor, L Titles, Science Fiction • 46 Comments
A review of Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Sausages by Tom Holt. Surreal, silly but great fun.
Read more →Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
by Jenners • 01/19/2011 • 3.5 Stars, A Authors, Classics, Fiction, G Authors, Humor, P Titles • 83 Comments
A review of the genre mash-up book Pride and Predjudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith.
Read more →Review: The Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook by Matt Dunn
by Jenners • 11/20/2010 • 3.5 Stars, Chick Lit, D Authors, E Titles, Fiction, Humor • 34 Comments
A review of The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook by Matt Dunn, which could be characterized as "male chick-lit."
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: 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: 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: How I Became A Famous Novelist by Steve Hely
by Jenners • 03/08/2010 • 4 Stars, Fiction, H Authors, H Titles, Humor • 27 Comments
How I Became A Famous NovelistSteve HelyGrove Press, Black Cat, 2009ISBN: 978-0802170606224 PagesGenre: Fiction, HumorMy Rating: 4 stars The Set-Up To impress his former girlfriend at her upcoming wedding, Pete Tarslaw decides to become a famous novelist. Figuring it couldn’t be all that hard, he spends an afternoon at a bookstore studying bestselling books....
Read more →My Favorite Reads: Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
by Jenners • 02/04/2010 • 4 Stars, Fiction, Humor, R Authors, S Titles • 13 Comments
Hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. The idea is to write about some favorite booksthat you read before you started blogging! Today, I want to tell you about: Still Life with Woodpeckerby Tom Robbins The Book Description This is one of those books that kind of defies description so I’ll use one...
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: 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 →Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories and Other Diasters by Jean Shepard
by Jenners • 07/24/2009 • 4.5 Stars, Humor, Memoir, S Authors, W Titles • 8 Comments
A bit about why you ought to love Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disaster by Jean Shepard as much as I do.
Read more →I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle
by Jenners • 03/19/2009 • 4 Stars, Contemporary, D Authors, Fiction, Humor, I Titles • 8 Comments
A review of I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle.
Read more →Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
by Jenners • 02/04/2009 • 4 Stars, Fiction, G Titles, Humor, P Authors, Paranormal • 8 Comments
A review of Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips.
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