February 2012
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“Mom: “Where have all my socks gone? My sock drawer is empty! Are they in...”
– The Case of the Missing Socks
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Book on Trial #19: Harbinger
There may be some spoilers in this review, please be aware.
Author: Etienne, Sara Wilson
Title: Harbinger
Genre: Harbinger, doom, destruction, dystopian, apocalyptic, past lives, teen, environmental destruction, pollution, war, academy, school, asylum, abuse, archaeology, Maine, people, humanity, love, friendships, compromise.
Recommended For: 12+
Rating:
Sentence: I sentence Sara Wilson Etienne...
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Personalize a "Classic" Book About You →
This made me really sad. Especially because the ad I saw said “now YOU can have your own Edward”. Ew.
What has the world come to? Why can’t we just keep our fantasies in our head and create them for free? Rather than letting someone else create our fantasies for us and insert our names in it? It’s like being sold a used condom or something.
Edit: AND I just went through...
“It’s not that Chris Brown is categorically unforgivable. It’s more that he’s no...”
– VICE on Cord’s Chris Brown post (via ceedling)
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Book on Trial #18: Pure
There are a fair amount of spoilers in this review. Do not read if you want to enjoy this read to its fullest, though I doubt spoilers could take away from the brilliance of this book.
Author: Baggott, Julianna
Title: Pure
Genre: Pure, Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, warfare, nuclear proliferation, biological warfare, genetics, monsters, humanity, mercy, soldiers, loyalty, love, family,...
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Spent a good hour listening to and watching Bob Ross paint on YouTube. I am now extremely sleepy and will promptly dream of happy little clouds and trees. But the trees have to have enough branches for the birds’ little foots. :)
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Does anyone else find it crazy weird that Steve Jobs’ biological sister, Mona Simpson happened to marry a guy named Richard Appel. And then he went on to write for the show The Simpsons, naming them after Mona’s last name.
Srsly, when did everything become the Six Degrees of Steve Jobs, rather than Kevin Bacon?!
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Has anyone else seen this horrid garbage?
The “Real” Author of Harry Potter
It’s actually kind of funny. But at first I was like
Then, after cooling my head it was all good. But I don’t get what he gets out of this.
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Book on Trial #17: Born Wicked
Author: Spotswood, Jessica
Title: Born Wicked
Genre: Witchcraft, witches, witch trials, early 20th century, teen, sacrifice, betrayal, love, sisters, sisterhood, brotherhood, Christian supremacy, love triangle, education.
Recommended For: 11+
Rating:
Sentence: I sentence Jessica Spotswood to continue with her wickedly well-written words and to also continue weaving what could be a beautiful and...
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I am such a nerd.
Took one of the spare scanners from work. I love this thing. I am now scanning all my ISBNs into my excel inventory. YAY. And then my book list will be available for public viewing. Just kidding, that’s way too nerdy (apparently I have lines even I cannot cross…I probably will anyway). But yes, I am still scanning my books.
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“Nor could he have predicted that you would commit incest.”
– Cecil, Anonymous (LOL. Best line ever after a really dramatic rant.)
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Etsy for Booklovers →
My fingers are itching to buy everything. I especially love “unreliable narrator”.
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“Decide to be fine ‘til the end of the week. Make yourself smile because...”
– Frank, Supernatural
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It’s that kind of traffic where you are going exactly 5 km below the speed limit like everyone around you and you know it’s because some slow ass set of cars is boxing the rest of us in, with a clear stretch of highway ahead of them.
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Book on Trial #16: Tempest
Title: Tempest
Author: Julie Cross
Genre: Teen, time travel, astral projection, future, past, present, love, angst, death, making a difference, war, CIA, government operations, tempest, genetics, secrets, family.
Recommended For: 12+
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Sentence: I sentence Julie Cross to inheriting the tempest gene so she can go back and make the beginning of her debut novel as interesting as the end.
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January 2012
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After brushing my windshield and making my way to the back of the car, eliminating all traces of snow, I make my way back to the front only to find the windshield covered in snow again. FML.
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Google Guesses Your Age →
This is pretty cool, but I feel super predictable/stereotypical now. I just wanna visit a whole bunch of porn sites or something to throw Google off. lol
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If a song is really powerful/emotional/inspirational (even movie/soundtrack songs without words), I get a really weird adrenaline rush.
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“I can’t be a lawyer. I can’t be a teacher. I definitely can’t...”
– Blossom (on freezing up in front of other people, LOL)
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Maggie Steifvater Weighs in →
My response:
The problem is that blogging and the wide words of the internet have changed the world of reviewing as well. I understand that there are “actual reviews” without bias or any of the snark, but the internet has literally changed the face of what reviews are to readers (or the audience). I do not write a snarky blog post (book review entry) for myself or to be a jerk....
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The Guardian: Summing up GR and Author-Reviewer...
Apparently the drama has made The Guardian. Just when I thought shit was no longer stirring. Not that it is, but it is fun knowing that apparently everyone has a hand in the GR cookie jar.
That just made me incredibly hungry.
Watchkatiephilpot:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Book on Trial #15: The Fault in Our Stars
Title: The Fault in Our Stars
Author: John Green
Genre: Teen, realistic, cancer, death, grief, humour, dark humour, moving on, leaving a mark, God, afterlife, family.
Recommended For: Everyone.
Rating:
Sentence: I sentence John Green to write a non-teen fiction book. Seriously, I think he should give it a try and (likely) excel. :)
Review: There are so many things I don’t know how to...
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Exercises While Reading
I get really antsy when I’m reading and really need to finish, but I also need to move around and get exercise. These are also good for people who are studying for school and don’t have enough time to go to the gym (or do not have a machine at home).
Leg Lifts (lying on your side; or the lying on your back versions; also while sitting)
Squats (this is my favourite)
Plank Hover
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Canadian Ban on Gay Marriage →
I am so disappointed right now. I thought we were better than this.
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“I got a belt on that’s holding up my pants. And my pants have belt loops...”
– Mitch Hedberg
Trailer: Moonrise Kingdom...gotta love... →
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“Tyrone, you know how much I love watching you work, but I’ve got my...”
– Prince Humperdink (The Princess Bride)
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A Response
My opinion about Wither was not affected by the drama in the past week and half, I would like to clarify. And, you know what, I will probably end up reading the second book in The Chemical Garden trilogy anyway, because I’m too curious by nature and tend to hope for better.
However, I did take a look at your response on Goodreads, and I still stand by what I said in my initial blog post....
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UPDATE: Goodreads Reviewers Attacked by Authors
I’m kind of proud of what’s happening now.
Veronica Roth’s Two Cents
And also Phoebe North, I do not know you, or your writing, but I really like you. I feel like we could get along. Those guidelines are extremely fair and should be incorporated, for reals, in the idealistic world of authors and bloggers.
Many people were really offended by Julie Halpern’s blog-rant...