hogwartsprof's reviews
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Although this book revolves around death and the grieving process, it is full of silly, funny, and lovely moments. The story follows Lennon, a teenage girl whose older sister died unexpectedly. We follow her, her grandmother, and uncle as they grieve and see Lennon fall in love. I read this book in two days and could not put it down!

This book seemed to drag and I never connected with the characters. I enjoyed how the story wrapped up though.

I really liked both main characters and how the point-of-view switched back and forth between them. I wasn't really pleased with the ending but I don't think there is an ending that would satisfy me since I like both of the female characters.

I was very intrigued by this book after reading the back cover and learning that it was on the short list for the 2008 best novel. The story was surprisingly dark and disturbing and I probably won't ever get some of the images out of my head. I only gave it 3 out of 5 stars because these two women coming together both times seems unlikely and the story could have gone much further.

This book consisted of nothing more than rambling from a teenager who need to learn about using transitional sentences. He uses "incidentally" way too often. I felt this story lacked a strong plotlone and was a rip off of Catcher In The Rye (although written much more poorly). I don't know what all the hype is about this book.

If you like "chick lit" then you must read the Shopaholic series. The narrator, Becky, is so likeable and ges herself in the craziest of situations! There were a few of them that I laughed out loud about in this book.

This is an adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" in which Juliet is a vampire and Romeo is a human. Much of the beauty of the original text is the language and style Shakespeare used and I found that eliminating that left the story somewhat dry. Also, I did not like the character changes Gabel made, especially with Benvolio. Shakeaspeare portrayed him as a peace-loving person who always avoided conflicts and Gabel turned him into a character much more like Mercutio.

Hailed as one of the best American plays, Our Town is a short play in three acts. It may lack a lot of events and drama but it sweet in its simpleness. I think I would appreciate it more if I were to see the play, as I think some of the staging and minimal props would complete the experience.

This book deals heavily with religion, of which I am a cynic. Many of the things described were "far fetched" but Picoult never throws her beliefs down your throat. You are left to make your own conclusions and to take from the book what you want.

This was a super quick read about a female bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum. It has suspense, humor and likeable characters.