Weekly Recap 9/5/10

I am finally caught up on reading books by authors at the Decatur Book Festival and stuff I had to read for PBS Games.  It’s a very liberating feeling!  Of course, now I want to read every book on my shelves immediately.  And those books that are not on my shelves but in stacks around the living room.

Books Read:

Saving Maddie by Varian Johnson – I was a little worried that I wouldn’t like this book, but I ended up liking it a lot.  It brought up some of my own issues with church that I have grown through, like knowing why you believe something, not just believing because you’re told to.  Overall the story was really good!

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting – This was really good and hard to put down!  I was so sucked in to the mystery that I kept picking it back up when I needed to be doing other things, like cleaning my apartment.  Oops!  I really liked Violet and Jay’s relationship.

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore – This book was okay.  I like the premise more than the execution.  The characters were a little flat and the story dragged at times.  I was expecting a little more action.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World by Bryan Lee O’Malley – I am still completely amused by this series!  They’re hilarious and creative.  I love Scott, but his friends are my favorite part(s).

Holes by Louis Sachar – Now that I am done, I don’t know why I’d never read this book before!  It was so good.  Stanley and Zero were awesome.  I loved how the story from the past was interwoven with the current story.  I can definitely see why this won the Newbery Award.

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Books Received/Bought: 13

  • The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (PBS Game)
  • As They See Em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires by Bruce Weber (PBS Game)
  • Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card (PBS FIFO)
  • I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (PBS Game)
  • Eleventh Grade Burns (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, Bk 4) by Heather Brewer (PBS Game)
  • Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci (Amazon)
  • Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (Amazon)
  • Scott Pilgrim Versus the World (Scott Pilgrim Vol 2) by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Amazon)
  • Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness (Scott Pilgrim Vol 3) by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Amazon)
  • Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together (Scott Pilgrim Vol 4) by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Amazon)
  • Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan (Borders)
  • The DUFF by Kody Keplinger (Borders)
  • One Night That Changes Everything by Lauren Barnholdt (PBS Game)

Books Mailed:

  • The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting (PBS Game)
  • I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (PBS Game)