Small town lives intertwine, and relationships go bad. Very moving, but the end was unsatisfying, to me. Sounds like the movie is a lot different from the book, but still good. I find I have already read another book by this author, so had to delete original post and add it again under the original author entry. If that makes sense!
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5/2013
Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut
A collection of O'Rourke's writings, from the 70s to the 90s. Lot's of very funny stuff I would like to remember. Especially liked the lacquer amphibians in Mexico story.
Murder mystery story about Franky, a teen girl whose parents are not getting along. Her dad is abusive, but she does not let her self realize this until it is too late. A a bit of coarse language and such. A YA book.
Mossa & Pleiti, #1. Hugo award nominee for best novella 2024. From the goodreads description, a "cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance". Oh, I thought the romantic interest was a guy. Ha ha on me! I don't know about the "Holmesian" part, though. I enjoyed it, will read more.
Love is illegal in future America, and Lena finds she has caught the disease. Recommended for middle school by a parent, I find too many f-bombs, and unnecessary ones at that. Otherwise I would add it to the collection, as it has some good messages.
San Diego children's librarian Clara Breed wrote and sent books to the Japanese-American children that she knew who were removed to the camps during World War II. I like the book, but disagree with her characterization of the camps as 'concentration camps'.
This is the best non-fiction book (that I can remember) that I have ever read. It is about the 80s fire at the Los Angeles Public Library Central, a bit of the history of the Library, and glimpses of the workings.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very easy to read, which to me means it was very well written. I've read a number of books by famous authors that are very choppy, it's like no one edited them. This flows very nicely. I learned a bit about marshes and North (It WAS North, wasn't it? I always forget!) Carolina. The ending/reveal, though. No spoiler, but I just don't believe it.
Auggie has been home-schooled up to now, but this semester he going to start fifth grade in a regular school. Well, it's a private school, but it is going to be rough because Auggie has a birth defect that makes him look very scary to children. And adults. A really excellent book, I highly recommend it.
Well, I read it. I didn't much care for it. I don't know what the author is trying to say. I know he is trying to say something, and I respect that, but I'm not getting it.
Finder Chronicles, #2. Really really enjoyed this one, just like the book one. Now on to book three!!
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"...he took some small pride that he was keeping the bees in check, and a smug satisfaction that they had to go look up the "Steward of Gondor" before knowing that was a lie too.
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"Hey, Transit, I don't suppose you can tell me where the bad guys are?"
"Wouldn't that be cheating?"
Finder Chronicles, #1. Repo man in space? Well, it's more than that! I liked it very much. Humor helps, some snappy patter, too. I've started book two already!
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She was short even among Cernee natives, but built like a tank, if tanks were constructed entirely of muscle and disapproval.
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..."and because they've probably drawn your sorry ass--" "We drew all of him," the Shielder said, offended.
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The Shielder rolled her eyes. "This is why we don't like talking to you people," she said.