In the spirit of reading so much in 2013 (attempting to read 50 to 75 this year), I’m going to catalogue what I read every month here on the blog. We could also be friends on Good Reads. One of the books for January was Judging a Book by Its Lover, in which Lauren Leto (who is also a mentor to TechStars in NYC, holler) dryly recaps famous novels in only a few words. I like her format so I’m implementing five word summaries and adding stars. Stars = not how well it was written or the points it made, just how much I personally enjoyed it.
A Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Stars: 5/5
Small town politics in England.
Crying for Help: The Shocking True Story of a Damaged Girl with a Dark Past
Stars: 1/5
Accidental Kindle purchase. Terribly written.
Dharma Punx by Noah Levine
Stars: 3/5
Elizabeth Gilbert for sober punks.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? And Other Concerns by Mindy Kaling
Stars: 4/5
Hilarious, how Kaling became famous.
Judging a Book By Its Lover by Lauren Leto
Stars: 5/5
Cliff notes for literary set.
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Stars: 3/5
Unhinged, humorous essays by Bloggess.
Loaded: Women and Addiction by Jill Talbot
Stars: 2/5
Anecdotes by a wandering drinker.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Stars: 3/5
Kids with cancer in love.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple
Stars: 5/5
Microsoft executive’s wife loses mind.
I have the Mindy Kaling book but still need to read it. You inspired me to start… probably tonight;)
It’s really funny, let me know what you think.
I’m so glad I saw this, I need some new book recommendations. I’m also on a kick to read more this year
Have you read The Art of Racing in the Rain? My boyfriend and I listened to it on our drive from Ohio to Denver this Christmas. Highly recommend!
I haven’t but I love dogs enough to know there’s one on the cover! I’ll add it to my list. Thanks, Rachael!