Book News and Reviews

26 Jan

Book Review: When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

Author: David Sedaris
Book: When you are Engulfed in Flames
Genre: Comedic Nonfiction
Julia Rating: 10
Comments:
Let me first apologize for not posting any reviews for quite a while. Tsk tsk on me. Now, When you are Engulfed in Flames is a freaking hilarious book of autobiographical short stories. My favorite was Town and Country.  I [...]

31 May

Book Review: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

Book: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Author: Douglas Adams
Genre: Sci Fi
Julia Rating: 9 (for humor)
Comments:
Douglas Adams introduces Dirk Gently – a private detective who does his work “holistically” (meaning he believes that if one thing happens in his life, he’s bound to have other things happen which have something to do with that thing). This makes [...]

09 Feb

Book Review: Bloodsucking Fiends (a love story) by Christopher Moore

Title: Blood Sucking Fiends
Author: Christopher Moore
Genre: Fantasy

Julia Rating: 9 (for humor)My Comments:
This book had me laughing my socks off. I read it while on vacation in Italy (on the plane, then in Rome between tours). I probably should have read Roman history or something instead, but this book was so darn funny! It’s about [...]

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