September 2011 books

[dirtylibrarian]

Paying for It: A Comic-Strip Memoir about Being a John
Chester Brown
Adult Graphic Novel
Recommend?: Yes.
Cartoonists. Prostitution. Canada. Sex. Dating. Romance. Philosophy. Ethics. Aspergers?
Absolutely fascinating.

Bossypants
Tina Fey
Adult Audiobook
Recommend?: Definitely!
Comedians. Writers. Sketch comedy. Feminists. Politics. Careers. Management. Humor. Autobiography.
Nothing revolutionary, but definitely insightful and fun.

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
Molly Wizenberg
Adult Fiction
Recommend?: Definitely!
Food. Cooking. Home. Family. Romance. Eating. Paris. Recipes. Seattle.
Cozy and lovely. Not overly ambitious, but totally relatable and cookable.

The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
Adult Fiction
Recommend?: Definitely!
Magic. Circuses. Romance. Battles. Twins. Kittens. Costume. Clocks. Design.
Lovely atmostpheric read, but not sure it has the umph I was hoping for.

Shut Out
Kody Keplinger
Teen Fiction
Recommend?: Definitely!
High school. Sports. Dating. Sex. Violence. Boycotts. Humor. Romance. Gender inequities.
Based on Lysistrata. Smart and sassy and really well done. Sexy without being crass.

Beauty Queens
Libba Bray
Teen Audiobook
Recommend?: Definitely!
Pagaents. Gender roles. Survival. Conspiracies. Reality tv. Pirates.
Totally outrageous, delightful, and thought provoking.

Farthing
Jo Walton
Adult Fiction
Recommend?: Yes.
England. Nazis. Alternate histories. Jewish repression. Mysteries. Detectives. Evil.
Not flawless, but enjoyable and chilling none the less.

Imaginary Girls
Nova Ren Suma
Teen Fiction
Recommend?: Shrug.
Sisters. Supernatural. Death. Spells. Persuasion. Secrets. Family. Attraction. Darkness.
Too slow brewing a suspense novel to really grab me. Ending left me unsatisfied.

Swamplandia!
Karen Russell
Adult Audiobook
Recommend?: Shrug.
Florida. Swamps. Family. Loss. Grief. Mental illness. Hard times. Bad jobs. Amusement parks.
Loved the atmosphere and characters, but was bummed out by the plot.

Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found
Sophie Blackall
Adult Fiction
Recommend?: Definitely!
Art. Personal ads. Hope. Loss. Dreams. Sweetness.
Just lovely, romantic and dreamy.