Saturday, July 23, 2011

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

This definitely ended up better than I thought it would. It seemed a little whiny at the beginning, but morphed into something more pleasant later. The idea of collaborating on a novel is an interesting one.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson - John Green and David Levitthan

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Who Fears Death


I liked this book. There were a couple of typos that bothered me, and some moments that seemed like they should carry more impact were written in a way that didn't hit me in that way. But overall, I appreciated the social commentary, the adventurous aspect of the book and the way it portrayed love.

Who Fears Death - Nnedi Okorafor

Monday, July 18, 2011

Places To Visit in the World

  • Beijing
  • Shanghai
  • Athens
  • The Egyptian Pyramids
  • Rio de Janeiro/Curitiba
  • Singapore
  • Tokyo
  • Seoul
  • St Petersburg
  • Copenhagen
  • Ethiopia

Places to Visit in NYC

  • Bookmarc (Chelsea - 400 Bleeker @ 11th)
  • St Mark's Bookshop (Astor Place - 31 3rd @ 9th)
  • Bookstore Cafe (Soho - 126 Crosby btwn Prince and Jersey)
  • Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn - 686 Fulton St @ S Portland Ave)
  • Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store -
  • Mxyplyzyk
  • A&G Merch
  • Oak
  • The Market NYC
  • Brooklyn Collective
  • Brook Farm General Store
  • APC Surplus - 33 Grand St, Williamsburg
  • Paul Smith Sale Shop - 280 Grand St, Williamsburg
  • Brooklyn Industries Outlet -184 Broadway, Williamsburg
  • Gabays
  • Steven Alan Outlet 465 Amsterdam
  • The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt
  • John Derian
  • Kisan
  • Matter

Friday, July 15, 2011

Brave New World


Fascinating. Somehow, this future world doesn't seem so impossible.

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Ender's Game


Read this earlier as well... more later!

Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card

The Road


Read this earlier as well. I definitely was pulled into this book entirely. More soon...

The Road - Cormac McCarthy

I Am the Messenger


I read this earlier in the year. It was fine, but for some reason not entirely captivating as Book Thief was.

I Am the Messenger - Markus Zusak

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Memory Keeper's Daughter

A little slow in parts and she really insisted on driving in the sadness that comes with secrets, but overall it was fine. It was interesting to follow the psychological ramifications that comes from one action, though.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

This was a very... leisurely book. While I liked it, I can't say I loved it, as it wasn't always easy to get through some parts of the book. The ideas in it were interesting, but I might have appreciated the subtle aspects of this book more if I had had someone to discuss them with. The ideas of those who inflict harm and those who absorb it was certainly the biggest idea and to be honest, I'm not entirely sure what the importance of that idea is.

The Wind Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami

Friday, July 1, 2011

Flares

Balmain Resort