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2012 Book Reviews: Better Late Than Never
Oh hey, it's half-way through 2013. Maybe it is time to post my book reviews for last year. Yep. That's a good idea. The list is a bit shorter than last year, as I have not been riding the bus since March 2012 (and reading while driving is not really acceptable behavior). Here's my life in books for 2012, minus the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. No one needs to know how many of those I read.
Is Everyone Hanging Out with Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
+ Mindy is much more down-to-earth than the characters that she plays, so some of her writing is actually good advice.
- She rambles occasionally, but it is usually charming.
The Naked Truth About Chastity by Lauren Winner
+ Someone recommended it to me & it was free on Kindle. The author is very real and practical about her opinions of chastity. It is nice to hear from someone willing to talk about "Lies Our Culture Tells About Sex" right alongside "Lies the Church Tells About Sex."
- Super awkward to read in public or on the bus.
Congo by Michael Crichton
+ Crichton always has in-depth information about really interesting topics inserted into his books. I felt like an expert on apes after reading it.
- SPOILER ALERT: After a ton of suspenseful action, the story kind of peters out to the point where the ending is not memorable.
Silas Marner by George Eliot
+ Great story about the importance of relationships (romantic, familial, etc.).
- Not much to complain about with this one. Maybe the pace was a tad slow? It's been too long since I've read it.
Waking the Dead by John Eldredge
+ A truly inspirational and life-giving book. I forced myself to read it in small chunks, so that I would be forced to mull it over all day.
- The worst part was that it ends. I wanted it to last forever.
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
+ A captain assembles a crew and sets out to do the impossible. What more could you want from a pirate story?
- Same complaint that I had for Congo. The ending was not particularly memorable and seemed a bit irrelevant. Maybe it was based on real people, so the ending was more realistic or something.
I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano
+ If cats could write poetry, this is how it would go.
- Some of it was forced.
Devil in the While City by Erik Larson
+ I would have never thought that a true crime book could read so much like a novel. One of the best parts is the appendices, where Larson describes all of the cool research he did to construct the retelling of the tale of H. H. Holmes. Plus, World's Fairs are fascinating.
- The story is slow going, until the last couple of chapters.
Is Everyone Hanging Out with Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
+ Mindy is much more down-to-earth than the characters that she plays, so some of her writing is actually good advice.
- She rambles occasionally, but it is usually charming.
The Naked Truth About Chastity by Lauren Winner
+ Someone recommended it to me & it was free on Kindle. The author is very real and practical about her opinions of chastity. It is nice to hear from someone willing to talk about "Lies Our Culture Tells About Sex" right alongside "Lies the Church Tells About Sex."
- Super awkward to read in public or on the bus.
Congo by Michael Crichton
+ Crichton always has in-depth information about really interesting topics inserted into his books. I felt like an expert on apes after reading it.
- SPOILER ALERT: After a ton of suspenseful action, the story kind of peters out to the point where the ending is not memorable.
Silas Marner by George Eliot
+ Great story about the importance of relationships (romantic, familial, etc.).
- Not much to complain about with this one. Maybe the pace was a tad slow? It's been too long since I've read it.
Waking the Dead by John Eldredge
+ A truly inspirational and life-giving book. I forced myself to read it in small chunks, so that I would be forced to mull it over all day.
- The worst part was that it ends. I wanted it to last forever.
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
+ A captain assembles a crew and sets out to do the impossible. What more could you want from a pirate story?
- Same complaint that I had for Congo. The ending was not particularly memorable and seemed a bit irrelevant. Maybe it was based on real people, so the ending was more realistic or something.
I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano
+ If cats could write poetry, this is how it would go.
- Some of it was forced.
Devil in the While City by Erik Larson
+ I would have never thought that a true crime book could read so much like a novel. One of the best parts is the appendices, where Larson describes all of the cool research he did to construct the retelling of the tale of H. H. Holmes. Plus, World's Fairs are fascinating.
- The story is slow going, until the last couple of chapters.
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