ginger_curmudgeon's reviews
370 reviews

Moody's work is good, but it is definitely a slow read. The lack of any form of plot is frustrating. She states everything that happened in her life very matter-of-factly. Then again, that's probably appropriate since she describes her family as not being the kind to hug, kiss or express any form of emotion. At times I was left wondering if the some of the grammatical errors belonged to the editor or to Moody. Another point of irritation is Moody's habit of jumping around time-wise. Obviously she can't write about everything and every year of her life, but it felt a couple of times as if she went forward in time, only to go back to where she had been. Overall, it's definitely a good book and it stands as a good study of life in the South. I kept thinking that if I were to actually become a college professor in some far off time and land, and I was forced to teach William Faulkner, I'd want to use texts like this one to compliment the study of his literature.

at times i found myself frustrated with this book. malloy's first novel The Year of Ice is a much better read. i found the lack of an identity for Brendan to be frustrating and at times i just had to put the book down to read something else. but it did get me to read Into the Wild since Malloy talks about it incessantly throughout this novel.

i loved this book. i can't believe that i have never read Salinger before. Zooey is such an amazing character . . . i wouldn't even know where to begin, but i feel compelled to write a paper about him.

this book is a bit outdated and is not quite what i expected or was lead to believe it would be by looking at it's description. it barely deals with the changes a boy goes through with his body. i realize that this book is intended for children, but Blume's writing seems forced and is not always believable. at least it's less than two-hundred pages.

I honestly expected to find this book boring, but I didn't. Not even remotely so. I was impressed not only by the story of Chris McCandless, but also by how the story is told. I recommend this book to everyone.

I was curious why this book appeared on so many summer reading lists for local schools. It's a very interesting, cute story about a boy who goes from "delinquent" to expressing himself creatively as an actor. Definitely worth taking the time to read.

I loved this book. Schrefer mixes manipulation, truth and lies to show how they can create desire, both concious and unconcious, wanted and unwanted. I only hope his first novel, which I will read is as good as this one.