in which I write about stuff
author: Chris Guillebeau
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at: 2011/02/17
date added: 2011/03/01
shelves: ebook, non-fiction, psychology, read-again, self-help, wishlist
review:
Didn’t finish, but did enjoy what I read. Would like to read again; he has a tone that manages to be both enthusiastic & sympathetic. (Contrast to Rework, which I started about the same time & couldn’t get into.)
author: Chris Guillebeau
name: Elaine
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at: 2011/02/17
date added: 2011/03/01
shelves: ebook, psychology, read-again, self-help, non-fiction
review:
Didn’t finish, but did enjoy what I read. Would like to read again; he has a tone that manages to be both enthusiastic & sympathetic. (Contrast to Rework, which I started about the same time & couldn’t get into.)
author: Michael Pollan
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2011/02/10
date added: 2011/03/01
shelves: cookbook, ebook, environmentalism, gardening, non-fiction, wishlist, self-help, reference, read-again
review:
Clever little book, wouldn’t mind another perusal. (I’ll say it again: books made for skimming don’t seem to work that well as ebooks, at least not on my phone.)
author: Michael Pollan
name: Elaine
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2008
rating: 3
read at: 2011/02/10
date added: 2011/03/01
shelves: cookbook, ebook, environmentalism, gardening, non-fiction, self-help, reference, read-again
review:
Clever little book, wouldn’t mind another perusal. (I’ll say it again: books made for skimming don’t seem to work that well as ebooks, at least not on my phone.)
author: W. Travis Hanes
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2004
rating: 2
read at: 2011/02/01
date added: 2011/03/01
shelves: history, non-fiction
review:
Meh. Started strong, but got a bit worn down by the particulars.
author: W. Travis Hanes
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2003
rating: 2
read at: 2011/02/01
date added: 2011/03/01
shelves: history, non-fiction
review:
Meh. Started strong, but got a bit worn down by the particulars.
author: Kage Baker
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2011/02/28
date added: 2011/03/01
shelves: fantasy, fiction
review:
LOVE. Totally different from "The Company" books, except in the quality of the writing and the quirky realness of the characters. The main character’s complicated relationship with her mother, her brother, and the rest of the world is delicately and thoughtfully drawn. Plus it’s got just enough plot to keep pulling you forward.
(I almost cried after finishing, seeing "1952-2010" under her name. So very sad that there won’t be any more of these.)
author: Kage Baker
name: Elaine
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2011/02/28
date added: 2011/03/01
shelves: fantasy, fiction, favorites
review:
LOVE. Totally different from “The Company” books, except in the quality of the writing and the quirky realness of the characters. The main character’s complicated relationship with her mother, her brother, and the rest of the world is delicately and thoughtfully drawn. Plus it’s got just enough plot to keep pulling you forward.
(I almost cried after finishing, seeing “1952-2010” under her name. So very sad that there won’t be any more of these.)
author: Patricia A. McKillip
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2011/02/27
date added: 2011/03/01
shelves: fantasy, fiction
review:
Beautiful. Enjoyed the multi-layered narration, even the trope of sections being a character’s final thesis. Caught a wonderful sense of history, engaging characters, etc., etc. Fast read, too. The archaeologist princess & crabby grad student (so to speak) were particularly delightful.
author: Patricia A. McKillip
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2011/02/27
date added: 2011/03/01
shelves: fantasy, fiction
review:
Beautiful. Enjoyed the multi-layered narration, even the trope of sections being a character’s final thesis. Caught a wonderful sense of history, engaging characters, etc., etc. Fast read, too. The archaeologist princess & crabby grad student (so to speak) were particularly delightful.