I have been wanting to read this book for a long time, so I made sure it was on my Book Challenge List. This is Sherman Alexie's Young Adult novel, however I found it might be a little inappropriate for younger teenagers. For example, within the first few chapters of the book the main character says that God gave us thumbs to "pleasure ourselves." That put aside, it was a very good book and it kept my attention so much that I read it in one day. It addresses a lot of sterotypes like casinos, alcholism, and racism about Native Americans from the point of view from a teenager. There was a metaphor that I found interesting, the main character's friends thought he was a traitor and called him an apple: "red on the outside, and white on the inside." It was a great story about how a child wanted to get off the reservation and the struggles he faced from the people around him until he receives respect.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
From Potter's Field by Patricia Cornwell
Another great book in the Kay Scarpetta book series by Patricia Cornwell. This was book six, and I'm blazing through this series quick. Scarpetta is helping with a new case, with an older killer from a previous book. Kay discovers that the homeless victim is shockingly a family member of the murderer. After a few more members of important people in the government are killed, the killer delivers a body to the morgue, and conspiracies are solved, they catch up with Gault in the subway tunnels of NYC. This is still one of the early books, so it is humorous that back in the 90's there was a major concern about everyone getting AIDS and the confusion of technology.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Reed's Top Reads of 2011!
Made it through the first year! Slacked off on the reviews towards the middle of the year, but I will get that caught up. Read some great books and can't wait to get started with a whole year's worth of reading!
Here's this years Top Reads list. (Only pictures this year, scroll to find their reviews)
In no particular order...
1. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Ruben
2. Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens
3. 20 Times a Lady by Karyn Bosnak
4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
6. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
7. 29 by Adena Halpern
8. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
9. Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
10. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Bring on Variety Challenge 2012... three.six.five. project too!
Monday, December 26, 2011
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