Title: The Museum of Intangible Things Author: Wendy Wunder Genre: Young Adult Fiction Quotation: “It’s liberating, energizing, and thrilling to step outside all of the rules of decorum and exist in a place I’ve never dared to inhabit.” Would recommend to: anyone that has ever known anyone who has wanted to escape who they are. This was another one of those young-adult books that didn’t turn out the way I expected it. And I kind of liked it. Here’s a basic outline of the book: These two girls have been best friends since childhood and they know exactly how the other one ticks. They have been through more than any normal 18 year-old friendship has…
Assholes: A Review
Title: Assholes *A Theory Author: Aarons James Genre: Sociology Quotation: “Life affords only so much time, and there are better things to do — sweeter spots to hit — than perfection in the asshole management arts.” Would recommend to: anyone who lets the asshole in their life get them down. I apologize now for the profanity, please feel free to exit this post and go look at Pinterest recipes that you will probably never make if you are anything like me if the word “asshole” offends you. Okay, now that they are gone, let’s get down to business. This book was HILARIOUS. James is a phenomenal writer that has some amazing talent hidden up his…
Books, New and Old, From Places Far and Wide
Here’s a special post brought to you by Ryan, a guest author often featured here on From Narnia to Neverland. He recently moved to Germany to continue his schooling and found that books are more than just books when you’re in an unfamiliar world. Happy reading, Kimberly An Expatriate’s Life, One Good Book at a Time Until very recently, I had never wasted a minute thinking about how much my books weighed. This didn’t seem very pertinent as long as the book was good and I had a comfy spot to read it in. Unfortunately, the good men and women of the global airline industry thought otherwise. Bottom line…
All the Bright Places : A Review
Title: All the Bright Places Author: Jennifer Niven Genre: Young Adult Non-Fiction Quotation:“The great thing about this life of ours is that you can be someone different to everybody.” Would recommend to: anyone who has previously given up on young adult novels but wants to try again. (As you can see, I bought this book from Target. It was a great purchase at a great price!) I was pleasantly surprised (and also emotionally destroyed) by Jennifer Niven’s book. Here are my initial thoughts upon completion: 1. Well that was fast. The story takes off from the moment you crack the cover — and I LOVED it. There was no waiting around for the story…
Subliminal: A Review
Title: Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior Author: Leonard Mlodinow Genre: Non-Fiction Quotation: “That realization doesn’t bother me; it gives me a greater appreciate of my unseen partner, my unconscious, always providing the support I need as I walk and stumble my way through life.” Would recommend to: people who are introspective about their behavior / readers who want to branch out from fiction This is one of the first books I’ve read that has no story-line. I usually stick to the fiction side of the bookstore, but I am really happy I chose to sneak out of my comfort zone with this choice. While I was reading this book, I had a…
Friday Night Lights : A Review
Title: Friday Night Lights Author: H. G. Bissinger Genre: Non-Fiction Quotation: “Odessa is the setting for this book, but it could be anyplace in this vast land where, on a Friday night, a set of spindly stadium lights rises to the heavens to so powerfully, and so briefly, ignite the darkness.” Would recommend to: football fans who don’t normally like to read. I finished “Friday Night Lights” last evening — it was phenomenal. Since I just finished it, I’m also going to include three initial thoughts. 1. Texas is football crazy! You don’t believe it until you see it, or at least read 300 pages about it. I had watched “Friday Night Lights” on…
The Book That Had Me at the Edge of My Seat
Title: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Author: Steig Larson Genre: Fiction Quotation: “Everyone has secrets. It’s just a matter of finding out what they are.” Would recommend to: anyone who enjoys “Gone Girl” or a mystery to unravel Now I see why everyone raves about this book. Larsson did a phenomenal job of combining various plot lines and sub-stories into one novel that intertwined in the end. I really enjoyed how every occurrence in the book connected in some way to the larger plot line, and I thought he did an amazing job of dividing the book to maintain order. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” isn’t really about a girl with a dragon…
Opinions May Vary
Title: Side Effects May Vary Author: Julie Murphy Genre: Young Adult Fiction Quotation: “I don’t want the easy kind of love. I wanted the crazy love, the kind of love that created and destroyed all at the same time.” Would recommend to: people who appreciate a different story. This was my “young adult” choice of the past month, and I don’t have any regrets. The book chronicles a girl’s life before and after she found out she was cancer free. You follow her through her acceptance of her cancer, how she copes with the news that her life may be coming to an end, and finally how all of her actions have shaped her life…
Pony Up
Title: The Outsiders Author: S.E. Hinton Genre: Coming of Age Quotation: “Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren’t so different. We saw the same sunset.” Would recommend to: anyone feeling lonely or lost. I know, second week in a row that I’m featuring a book you were probably forced to read in high school, but I promise this one is SO GOOD. I read this the summer before my sophomore year of college, and it really hit home for me. The book covers the importance of family, blood -elated or not, in the face of tragedy. It also portrays a unique perspective on appearance versus reality. I love the deeper look Hinton takes…
Human Madness
Title: Animal Farm Author: George Orwell Genre: Fiction Quotation: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Would recommend to: anyone who likes a simple story with great meaning. “Animal Farm” is one of those books you probably hated reading when you were high school, but luckily, I didn’t have the misfortunate of encountering this book through required reading. Therefore, I loved it when I read it. Here’s a brief overview: The animals on the farm don’t like being “oppressed” by the humans, therefore they stage a coup and overthrow the humans to gain control of the farm. Things seem to be going well, until someone lets the power get to his…
