Andrew Smith
Grasshopper Jungle VS 100 Sideways Miles, a Comparison of Equals? Or, What Happens When You Read Two Very Different Books By the Same Author in Close Succession
The Basics Title: Grasshopper Jungle Complete time start to finish: 8 weeks Where I got my copy: Public library Why it drew my interest: Initially, I was intrigued by Karen’s extremely visceral reaction to the book (read more here.) Then, I started to hear the buzz – and see the stars. Although it’s clearly not […]
ARCS to Movie DOUBLE GIVEAWAY!!!
It’s no secret that I adore book based movies. (Really, who doesn’t?) I’ve gone opening night to both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, and I saw Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. I really liked Beautiful Creatures (once I let go of the fact that it was based on the book). I’ve seen both […]
I Have Never Been So Conflicted About a Book Ever (aka a book review of Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith)
Austin is a historian. That is what he does, he writes the truth. All of it. The glorious, messy – and in Austin’s case, incredibly horny – truth of life in Ealing, Iowa. And the end of the world. Because that is what happens. Six foot preying mantis like bugs – Unstoppable Soldiers – come […]
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Book Review: Winger by Andrew Smith
“Welcome to the eleventh grade, loser.” – page 61 If books could go through puberty, this is what you would get: funny, sarcastic, and heartbreaking all at once. A little voice crack here, a little embarrassment there. Ah, the glory of the teenage years. (Thank God I never have to live through them again.) Bonus […]
What happens at TLA stays at TLA. Well, until I write this blog post.
So, last weekend TLA happened. This was my second year attending TLA and it was incredible. Here are 5 of my highlights and 5 of the titles I am looking forward to reading. 1. I MET A.S. KING On Thursday, I had a couple of hours to kill and a bag full of stuffs, so […]
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