by amiemccracken | Feb 16, 2012 | book review, books, reading
I read 94 books in 2011. Since that is quite a bit more than last year (59) I don’t think I’ll list out for you every book I read. I have this handy image from Goodreads and if you want to see more about my reviews you can friend me there!My only 5-star...
by amiemccracken | Feb 7, 2012 | book review, books, reading
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler is about knowing what will come and how Emma and Josh react to that knowledge. In 1996 they sign onto AOL and are prompted to log in again, but what they log in to is Facebook, fifteen years in the future. There’s some...
by amiemccracken | Jan 5, 2012 | book review, reading
Bumped is controversial. I was worried that it would be crass. The premise is that a virus causes humanity to lose fertility after age 18. Sixteen and Pregnant, in other words. Teenagers are selling babies, both as amateurs and as pros – paid up front. Melody is...
by amiemccracken | Dec 22, 2011 | book review, reading
Delirium by Lauren Oliver is a testament to what we are as humans. What makes us tick? According to this book, it’s love. And in the future someone figured out how to cure us of love.Lauren Oliver is extremely perceptive about humanity as whole. A few...
by amiemccracken | Dec 15, 2011 | book review, reading
We had book club on Tuesday to discuss the book The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell.The discussion turned to language because in the book the Dutch are trading with the Japanese and language is the main problem between them. In the first part, the...
by amiemccracken | Dec 6, 2011 | book review, reading
True Colors by Michelle Davidson Argyle is a stunning collection of literary short stories and poems self-published by the author. I found the imagery to be absolutely stark, the language fluid and convoluted in a beautiful way, and the stories natural and inviting in...
