The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

by Jean // June 13, 2014 // No Comments

Title: The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Scored a: A+ Status: Finished! I previously posted about this book before I finished it, I loved it so much. And now I’m done it! And I loved it! And it’s... Continue reading →

Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones

by Jean // May 17, 2014 // No Comments

Title: Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones Scored a: A+ Status: Finished Hexwood was my favourite book for years and years. It didn’t fall out of favour with me so much as The Neverending Story fell into favour, but it’s... Continue reading →

The Dark Lord Of Derkholm

by Jean // April 6, 2014 // No Comments

Title: The Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones Scored a: A+ Status: Finished When people asked me what I was reading, I said it was a book about a pair of wizards and their human and... Continue reading →

Truckers

by Jean // January 20, 2014 // No Comments

To clear the bad taste out of my brain, for book #50 I chose one I knew I’d like: Truckers by Terry Pratchett. It’s a problem solving book. The Nomes have a problem: their home sucks. So they get on... Continue reading →

When You Reach Me and The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane

by Jean // January 20, 2014 // No Comments

Sometimes you never feel meaner than the moment you stop being mean. It’s like how turning on a light makes you realize how dark the room had gotten. And the way you usually act, the things you would have normally... Continue reading →

The Carpet People and Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl vol 1

by Jean // January 20, 2014 // No Comments

The Carpet People written by Terry Pratchett age 17 and Terry Pratchett age 43. This book was originally published when Terry Pratchett was 17 and then once the Discworld series started picking up in popularity, they went to him and... Continue reading →

Earwig and the Witch and The Vile Visitors

by Jean // January 20, 2014 // No Comments

Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones and illustrated by Marion Lindsay On a rainy day (streets flooding and trapping me at someone’s house rainy) I read three Diana Wynne Jones stories, Earwig and the Witch and The Vile... Continue reading →

American Born Chinese

by Jean // January 20, 2014 // No Comments

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang was picked up on a whim and it’s excellent. It has three main characters: Jin Wang, a Chinese boy who wants to be All-American (which means white, at least in his eyes and... Continue reading →

Castle Waiting

by Jean // January 20, 2014 // No Comments

In my last post I briefly mentioned Castle Waiting by Linda Medley and I think it deserves more than a quick shout. A few weeks ago, I was visiting my friend Ann and what is now customary we went to... Continue reading →

Gnomes

by Jean // January 20, 2014 // No Comments

I’ve been reading a lot lately! Just haven’t been talking about it. First off, I read Dinotopia and Dinotopia: The World Beneath by James Gurney. Both have art that just makes me feel happy all the way through. I preferred... Continue reading →

My Book Report, by Jean Age 20-Something

Tastes may vary

Scored an A+

The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones

The Dark Lord Of Derkholm

Truckers

When You Reach Me and The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane

The Carpet People and Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl vol 1

Earwig and the Witch and The Vile Visitors

American Born Chinese

Castle Waiting

Gnomes