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The Blue Notebook

by James Levine
- Rated 2 stars
“Sad story about a child sold into prostitution. Too graphic for my taste; makes the story less compelling.”

Aubepine12 wrote this review Friday, December 30, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Safran Foer
- Rated 3 stars
“Another book that has an interesting way of telling the story... it's not just all text. I loved Oskar but some of the narrative methods were challenging. ”

Aubepine12 wrote this review Wednesday, December 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
My Korean Deli

by Ben Ryder Howe
- Rated 3 stars
“Light, enjoyable read.”

Aubepine12 wrote this review Sunday, December 25, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
The Tiger's Wife

by Téa Obreht
- Rated 3 stars
“The prose is lovely, the stories interesting but strange, but all in all, I finished without any strong feelings about this book. Didn't hate it but wouldn't recommend it.”

Aubepine12 wrote this review Sunday, December 25, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Wonderstruck

by Brian Selznick
- Rated 4 stars
“I really enjoyed the combination of drawings and text. The intersections between the two forms of storytelling were interesting and engaging. A big tome (especially after reading so much on my computer lately) but it's a quick read.”

Aubepine12 wrote this review Thursday, December 8, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Room

by Emma Donoghue
- Rated 4 stars
“Thoughtfully written. Intriguing. Ma is an incredibly strong woman whose cares for Jack in ways that allow him to make a cautious entrance to the Outside without much baggage. I didn't expect to like it as well as I did.”

Aubepine12 wrote this review Monday, December 5, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
A Feast for Crows

by George R. R. Martin
- Rated 3 stars
“At the end of the book, Martin says that he had so much text he decided to put half the characters in this book and the other half in book 5. Interesting that all the main and most popular characters-- Jon Snow, Bram, Daenerys, etc-- are in the second book to be released. This book has Cersei (more sadistic than ever), Brienne and Sam Tarwell, with, of course, lots of other very minor characters. Anya is here but so rarely touched upon its hard to feel engaged.”

Aubepine12 wrote this review Sunday, December 4, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
The Breath of the Rose

by Andrea H. Japp
- Rated 3 stars
“This is really one long book divided into 3 tomes, not 3 separate stories that stand on their own.”

Aubepine12 wrote this review Thursday, November 3, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
A Storm of Swords

by George R. R. Martin
- Rated 3 stars
“About 600 pages in, I was ready to give up. It's hard to keep track of all of the characters and, frankly, the battle descriptions don't interest me. The last 300 pages or so are masterful, however, and make up (almost) for the middle. After 3 in a row, I'm ready for a break but will likely continue reading this series.”

Aubepine12 wrote this review Thursday, November 3, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Dead Reckoning

by Charlaine Harris
- Rated 2 stars
“Is it my imagination or are these books getting shorter and shorter? This one reads more like a novella than a fully developed book-length manuscript. Unless you've recently read the previous novel, you'll be lost. It's a shame because the first book I read (a year ago) was Book 9 or 10; it was thoroughly enjoyable and I was able to deal with references to past events without distraction. In this book, even though I've read all the previous novels, it was like dropping in at the middle of a book and getting to the last page before the story really wrapped up. Very disappointing.”

Aubepine12 wrote this review Monday, May 16, 2011. ( reply | permalink )