Life's a little crazy this week. But I don't want to slack off too much, so here are brief looks at a couple of books I've finished recently: Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver: This is a Groundhog Day setup -- a popular but not-very-nice girl relives her last over and over again. In doing so, she learns a lot about herself, her friends and the people she encounters every day. Lauren Oliver does an excellent job of creating very unlikable characters that you still want to keep reading about; and characters that actually grow and develop through the story. She also brings a what-in-the-world! ending that kept me awake at night, trying to unravel my response to it.
Mini-reviews
Mini-reviews
Mini-reviews
Life's a little crazy this week. But I don't want to slack off too much, so here are brief looks at a couple of books I've finished recently: Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver: This is a Groundhog Day setup -- a popular but not-very-nice girl relives her last over and over again. In doing so, she learns a lot about herself, her friends and the people she encounters every day. Lauren Oliver does an excellent job of creating very unlikable characters that you still want to keep reading about; and characters that actually grow and develop through the story. She also brings a what-in-the-world! ending that kept me awake at night, trying to unravel my response to it.