Can't Stop Book Blogging

Wherein I provide reviews of all the books I read (except the ones I read for work). Contact me at ohdnotthoreau {AT} gmail {DOT} com

Books Read in 2008

2009

1. East of Eden by John Steinbeck

2. Wings by Aprilynne Pike

3. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

4. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter

#64: Smart Girls Like Me by Diane Vadino

At first when I was reading Smart Girls Like Me I was frustrated, because I thought the writing was only passable, the characters were unsympathetic and boring, and I found the narrator irritating and self-involved AT BEST, but I stuck with the novel out of sheer stubborness, as I am wont to do, and I soon fell into the groove of the story, finally appreciating what Vadino was trying to accomplish, and I while I would not list Smart Girls among my favorite novels or anything, I think it is a good novel that could’ve used a little bit more fine tuning and editing.