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sabineJohn Adams - David McCullough
Wow, was this book ever good. I borrowed this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jrug a while ago. It took a really long time to read, mostly due to the fact that I couldn't use my speed-reading tricks and skip every fourth or seventh word. Every word is important and the storytelling is incredible.
The book chronicles the life of John Adams, the second President of the United States. Nearly every paragraph contains a quotation from primary source material, making the narrative feel, for lack of a better term, authentic. John and Abagail Adams spent many years of their life writing letters to friends, family, and each other. Many of these letters have survived, giving us a unique view into their thoughts and feelings.
It's also extremely apparent that they loved each other very, very much.
If you've got a lot of time on your hands, I very much recommend this book.lilith_13, this is required reading for you for next summer.
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris
I love this guy's essays. They're laugh-out-loud funny. The way he portrays his family and his childhood makes me feel much better about finding absurdity in mine.
And I have to love a book that will make me giggle when I'm bound and determined to be in a bad mood.
Sunshine - Robin McKinley
I resisted this book for a very long time. I justified not buying it, even though I've loved McKinley's books in the past, by saying that it was hardback and horror and I didn't really need either of those, now, did I? So I checked it out from the library.
When does the paperback come out?
This book is dark and beautiful, funny and scary, full of little twists, and just about as character-driven as The Blue Sword. It's in the world that the Anita Blake novels could become if the humans and the Others had a war that wiped out 80% of human life.
I didn't want to put this book down. It's compelling. I desperately wanted to know what was going to happen next and how it would change how the main character would see herself, which is a hallmark of a good book to me.
Wow, was this book ever good. I borrowed this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography from
jrug a while ago. It took a really long time to read, mostly due to the fact that I couldn't use my speed-reading tricks and skip every fourth or seventh word. Every word is important and the storytelling is incredible.The book chronicles the life of John Adams, the second President of the United States. Nearly every paragraph contains a quotation from primary source material, making the narrative feel, for lack of a better term, authentic. John and Abagail Adams spent many years of their life writing letters to friends, family, and each other. Many of these letters have survived, giving us a unique view into their thoughts and feelings.
It's also extremely apparent that they loved each other very, very much.
If you've got a lot of time on your hands, I very much recommend this book.
lilith_13, this is required reading for you for next summer.Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris
I love this guy's essays. They're laugh-out-loud funny. The way he portrays his family and his childhood makes me feel much better about finding absurdity in mine.
And I have to love a book that will make me giggle when I'm bound and determined to be in a bad mood.
Sunshine - Robin McKinley
I resisted this book for a very long time. I justified not buying it, even though I've loved McKinley's books in the past, by saying that it was hardback and horror and I didn't really need either of those, now, did I? So I checked it out from the library.
When does the paperback come out?
This book is dark and beautiful, funny and scary, full of little twists, and just about as character-driven as The Blue Sword. It's in the world that the Anita Blake novels could become if the humans and the Others had a war that wiped out 80% of human life.
I didn't want to put this book down. It's compelling. I desperately wanted to know what was going to happen next and how it would change how the main character would see herself, which is a hallmark of a good book to me.
