Read for: Leisure
Rating: 4
J.K. Rowling writes with her usual witty and charming style in this book of wizarding fairy tales--so, true stories in the wizarding world. Some of the stories are funny, some are serious. At the end of each story are Dumbledore's notes, which are interesting to read but I can't remember being especially blown away by them. Like most Harry Potter fans, I enjoy the hidden nuggets that Rowling leaves in her writing which act as clues to bigger mysteries. There are a few present in these stories, but I suspect that they would have more clout if the series wasn't already finished.
The most rewarding story is probably "The Tale of the Three Brothers" which first appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It is a fun story to revisit, but it makes me want to read the entire series again.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Read for: Leisure
Rating: 3
I'm not going to lie, I was a bit bored by this. The story centers around a couple in the sixties (or maybe seventies ... I don't remember) on the first night of their honeymoon and goes between the man and the woman's perspective, as well as giving backstory on their lives. McEwan' writing is, as always, flawless. His ability to be compelling with words is probably what kept me reading for the entire novel.
The novel focuses more on the intricacies of two people from very different backgrounds interacting together than plot, so maybe that is why I found it boring. Based on the two other McEwan books that I have read, though, this seems to be his style. He likes to explore character development and let that be the exciting feature of the book. For some reason that technique seemed to fall flat in this book.
Rating: 3
I'm not going to lie, I was a bit bored by this. The story centers around a couple in the sixties (or maybe seventies ... I don't remember) on the first night of their honeymoon and goes between the man and the woman's perspective, as well as giving backstory on their lives. McEwan' writing is, as always, flawless. His ability to be compelling with words is probably what kept me reading for the entire novel.
The novel focuses more on the intricacies of two people from very different backgrounds interacting together than plot, so maybe that is why I found it boring. Based on the two other McEwan books that I have read, though, this seems to be his style. He likes to explore character development and let that be the exciting feature of the book. For some reason that technique seemed to fall flat in this book.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
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