Monday, June 9, 2014

And the Mountains Echoed

And the Mountains EchoedAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Aside from the random introduction of characters that at first appear to be key to the story but never appear again, this story was pretty great. I did think it would have been nice to know what the siblings had been up to while they were apart throughout the book instead of later. If I wasn't waiting a week to write this I'd be more specific about my likes and dislikes, but I've already finished one book and started another.



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Hyperbole and a Half

Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That HappenedHyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I've read Allie's blog and love her drawings that help tell the story. I loved this book a little more because it gave me a chance to read it on an airplane and have strangers peeking over my shoulder to see what was making me smile. It almost makes me want to doodle (because that is the extent of my drawing ability) instead of writing with words.



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Double Down

Double Down: Game Change 2012Double Down: Game Change 2012 by Mark Halperin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I like a political book based on facts. This was full of them - so full, it reaffirmed my belief that I am absolutely NOT cut out for a life of politics.

There's something about the 2012 campaign that was just awful. Not the name calling. Not the ads. Not the obscene amounts of money thrown into the parties trying to persuade voters to come their way. That's become expected. It might have been the duration of the campaign. The ridiculous amount of candidates didn't help. I had forgotten a few of the "contenders!"

The frantic pace at which Romney and Obama finally settled in to face each other was probably the fastest I buzzed through this book. And I stayed with it to the very end - right up to the talk of the 2016 campaign. Because that's happening, America. It. Is. Happening.



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