Monday, July 8, 2013

Books read in May & June

1. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green


Recommended? I feel like I can't say anything other than, "of course." Is this my favorite book of all time? Not even close. Does it deserve all the praise, awards, and Tumblr-fandom it has received? Yes, I think so.

2. FEED by M.T. Anderson


Recommended? Yes (if you can handle being forever paranoid about the impending doom of society as we know it after reading this). I am not a fan of sci-fi so I assumed I wouldn't enjoy this one, but I was wrong. It's fantastic. 



Recommended? If you haven't read it, yes. It's a classic, feminist work and it takes about an hour to read.



Recommended? Yes, especially if you've read and enjoyed the first one, LOVE WALKED IN. This is contemporary women's fiction, not YA.



Recommended? YES. It's a memoir about a young woman hiking from California through Oregon alone. I am not usually a HUGE fan of a) memoirs or b) hiking, but I absolutely loved this book. It's a bestseller for a reason. Read it if only to find out how the author acquired her name.





Recommended? No. Just no. It makes me so sad to say that about this book and this author. Go read her debut novel, Between Shades of Gray, which is amazing, but don't waste your time with this mess. :(




Recommended? Yeeesss. Woo, I loved this one. The heroines are two badass, supersmart, superfunny  girls -- one is a pilot and the other a spy during WWII. It might make you cry a little bit, but read it.




Recommended? Well, this was my second time reading it, and I wouldn't have done that if I didn't like it the first time. So yep. For fans of YA or John Green.