God save the booklog

My dad bought the whole family tickets to Avatar without asking if we wanted to see Avatar, so I ended up seeing Avatar. My review, in brief: EW. All of these books were better than Avatar, even the ones I hated. The end.

( 101. The Sheriff of Yrnameer — Michael Rubens )

This book won't change your life, but it might brighten it for a few hours.

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( 102. A Madness of Angels — Kate Griffin )

The novel's opening left me intellectually tantalized but I was never emotionally engaged.

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( 103. God Save the Queen — Mike Carey )

Next!

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( 104. The Big Book of Urban Legends — Jan Harold Brunvand, et. al. )

I'd recommend the more in-depth writings instead.

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( 105. The Ninth Circle — Alex Bell )

people need to write more “Castiel with amnesia” fic, and I need to read less crap.

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( 106. Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft — Joe Hill )

I'm looking forward to the release of the next volume in September. It was good! Review forthcoming! (I am so on top of this. Really.)

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( 107. Sandman Slim — Richard Kadrey )

I was nearly on the floor.

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( 108. Savvy — Ingrid Law )

I was frankly underwhelmed.

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( 109. Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi — Geoff Dyer )

Possibly I am missing something awesome. But I am still missing it, and I am not sure if that’s my fault or Dyer’s.

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( 110. No Girls Allowed — Susan Hughes )

I really want to read a whole book just about Barry now.

Total Reviews: 110/196

Free-range booklog

Hours have now passed. Am I still annoyed about Avatar? Yes. Yes, I am.

( 111. Abandon the Old in Tokyo — Yoshihiro Tatsumi )

I did not enjoy them.

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( 112. The Lightning Thief — Rick Riordan )

I can keep showing kids where we keep the series in the shop; I don’t have to read it.

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( 113. The Demon’s Lexicon — Sarah Rees Brennan )

I'd rather have one really good book than a bunch of mediocre ones.

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( 114. D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths — Ingri & Edgar D’Aulaire )

I’m really glad I finally got to read it.

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( 115. Geektastic — Ed. by Holly Black & Cecil Castellucci )

How could I possibly resist?

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( 116. Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict — Laurie Viera Rigler )

P.S. This book, like its predecessor, has absolutely nothing to do with Jane Austen. Nice cheap marketing ploy, there!

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( 117. & 121. Free-Range Chickens & Ant Farm — Simon Rich )

I will leave it at that and just let Rich be funny on his own. He is more than capable, after all.

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( 118. Swish — Joel Derfner )

it’s still heartfelt without being sappy, and I enjoyed it.

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( 119. Genesis — Bernard Beckett )

Many, many books have conveyed a message similar to this one’s, much more subtly—and in a much more entertaining fashion.

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( 120. Waltz With Bashir — Ari Folman & David Polonsky )

I’d be interested to see the film version of this—I wonder if it is more or less clear?

Total Reviews: 121/197