October 2007 books

[dirtylibrarian]

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
Teen Fiction
Recommend?: Yes.
Native Americans. Spokane. Reservations. High School. Bullying. Alcoholism. Family. Death. Basketball. Friendship. Romance.
Solid and great for the designated age group, but not as wonderful as I had been lead to believe.

Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List
Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Teen Fiction
Recommend?: Definitely!
NYC. Apartment life. College. Dating. Gay best friends. Breakups. Friendship. Romance. Family.
Delightful. I was enchanted by the voices of all the different characters.

The Drifting Classroom (Volume 1)
Kazuo Umezu
Teen Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Shrug.
Manga. Horror. Elementary schools. Science fiction. Violence. Family.
Creepy and brutal. Interesting, but not my cuppa.

Emma (Volume 2)
Kaoru Mori
Teen Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Yes.
Manga. England. Victorians. Class. Maids. Romance. Crystal Garden. Death.
Solid continuation.

Batman: Year 100
Paul Pope
Adult Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Yes.
Superheroes. Homeland security. Terrorism. Bio-threats. Double agents. Science-fiction.
Interesting variation on Batman, with great illustrations.

Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
Eoin Colfer
Teen Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Yes.
Tweens. Diabolical geniuses. Fairies. Gold. Special forces. Trolls. Bodyguards. Missing fathers.
Very solid interpretation of the book. Enjoyable artistic style with good color.

The Road
Cormac McCarthy
Adult Audiobook
Recommend?: Yes.
Post-apocalypse. Travel. Fathers and sons. Cannibalism. Survival. Hope.
Mostly depressing, kinda weak science fiction, but I still enjoyed it.

Michael Tolliver Lives
Armistead Maupin
Adult Fiction
Recommend?: Definitely!
Survivors. AIDS. Daddies. Romance. Family. Aging. San Francisco. Transsexuals. Forgiveness.
Satisfying and enjoyable addition to the series (Tales of the City).

Ready for Your Love: And Other Poems
Kwami E. Nyamidie
Adult Poetry
Recommend?: Shrug.
Poetry. Spirituality. Journeys.
Not my cup of tea. (Written by a co-worker).

Talisman (Finder)
Carla Speed McNeil
Adult Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Definitely!
Science fiction. Books. Reading. Story. Technology. Writing. Family. Bookstores. Perception. Love.
I adored this…but frankly, any librarian would.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
Tween Fiction
Recommend?: Yes.
Middle school. Cartoons. Friendship. Bad cheese. Trick or Treating. Family. Musicals. Bullies. Clueless boys.
Sorta fun. Should have strong appeal to sixth graders.

Avalon High
Meg Cabot
Teen Audiobook
Recommend?: Shrug.
High school. Arthurian legend. Maryland. Romance. Friendship. Family. Reincarnation. Destiny.
Some teens will enjoy this, but I thought it was rather awful. So stupid. The main character runs through a lightning storm with a sword! Ug.

Tyrell
Coe Booth
Teen Fiction
Recommend?: Definitely!
The Bronx. Homelessness. Impoverished families. Imprisoned fathers. Virgin girlfriends. High school drop outs. Street life. DJs. Brothers.
An excellent book that is empathetic and streetwise. Real enough for teens, conscientious enough for adults.

My Heavenly Hockey Club (Volume 1)
Ai Morinaga
Teen Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Yes.
Manga. Japan. Schools. Clubs. Field Hockey. Travel. Hot springs. Wealth. Cute boys.
Incredibly silly premise, but lots of fun.

This Is What I Did
Ann Dee Ellis
Teen Fiction
Recommend?: Definitely!
Middle school. Friendship. Trauma. Witnesses. Bullies. Abuse. Family. Helplessness.
Profoundly good book about a young teen coping with a frustrating and traumatic situation over which he had no control.

Sin Eater: Part I (Finder)
Carla Speed McNeil
Adult Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Definitely!
Fantasy. Travelers. Friendship. Family. Terror. Science-Fiction. Lions. Careers.
Great start to a very intriguing series.

Comments

[librarian.livejournal.com]

This list is great. Not only is it inteerting to see what you've been reading, it reminds me to bring my own reading list over to LibraryThing which I do once a month.

[dirtylibrarian.livejournal.com]

Thanks. One of my readers was trying to convince me to bring all my stuff over to an online site for easier browsing, but I'm daunted by the prospect. Do you know of one that works well with Excel files?

[librarian.livejournal.com]

if you have an excel spreadsheet you can import it into librarything though I don't know if it will import reviews and stuff.

[dirtylibrarian.livejournal.com]

Can you give me a compelling reason or two to embark on this task?

[signifier.livejournal.com]

So glad you're liking the Carla Speed McNeil stuff! I try to force those books on pretty much everyone I know...

[dirtylibrarian.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't know why I didn't read them sooner. I remember there was one in my first teen graphic novel collection at my old job, and I just never got around to reading it. Fool!