April 2010 Books Read

[dirtylibrarian]

The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Carrie Ryan
Teen Fiction
Recommend?: Yes.
Zombies. Post-apocalyptic fiction. Doomed romances. Survival. Religious orders. Death.
Gloomy and compelling.

Juliet, Naked
Nick Hornby
Adult Audiobook
Recommend?: Definitely!
Fans. Musicians. Bloggers. Email. Ex-wives. Neglected children. Wasted time. New chances.
Rather fluffy, but enjoyable.

F*ck: The History of the World in 65 Unfortunate Incidents
Martin Rowson
Adult Picture Book
Recommend?: Yes.
Humor. Art. History. Cartoons.
I would have loved this as a teen.

Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies (reread)
Laura Esquivel
Adult Fiction
Recommend?: Definitely!
Magical realism. Central America. Romance. Sensuality. Cooking. Mean relatives.
Nothing quite like it. I'm very pleased to have worked out the Oxtail Soup!

Wake
Lisa McMann
Teen Fiction
Recommend?: Shrug.
High school. Dreams. Supernatural. Neglectful parents. Poverty. Romance. Mean girls. Undercover cops.
I can see why teens like it, but I found it pretty annoying.

Yotsuba&! (Volume 7)
Kiyohiko Azuma
Teen Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Definitely!
Children. Neighbors. Fun. Dads. Baking. Sick days. Farms.
So cute and fun. I adore this series.

Prime Baby
Gene Luen Yang
Tween Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Yes.
Brothers. New babies. Aliens. Conspiracies. Family. Jealousy. Schemes.
Very cute, though I'm not sure exactly who to recommend it to.

The Year of Loving Dangerously
Ted Rall
Adult Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Shrug.
NYC. College dropouts. Hookups. Homelessness. Desperation Sex. Autobiography.
Interesting, but not all that compelling.

Fear the Hunters (Walking Dead - Volume 11)
Robert Kirkman
Adult Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Yes.
Zombies. Survival. Cannibalism.
I'm sick of this series, but can't seem to stop reading it.

How to Say Goodbye in Robot
Natalie Standiford
Teen Fiction
Recommend?: Definitely!
Isolation. New schools. Senior year. Loss. Change. Friendship. Love. Alienation. Late night radio. Community.
Lovely and heartwrenching. One of my favorite books so far this year.

Sweet, Hereafter
Angela Johnson
Teen Fiction
Recommend?: Yes.
High school. Iraq War. Small towns. Friendship. Romance. Family. Veterans
Didn't grab me as much as the others in the trilogy.