Showing posts with label Books for Grown-ups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books for Grown-ups. Show all posts

Thursday, July 11, 2013

We Take This Man by Candice Dow

We Take This Man by Candice Dow My rating: 1 of 5 stars 

WTH?! This book should have been called, "We drive this dumb dude crazy", or "We stupid women", or "We Blind Mice", or anything else along those lines.

While We Take this Man, does open the door for some riveting conversation about polyamory and marital compromise, it did not do the most simple task entertainment has: Satisfy and take care of its audience. I was angry and frustrated at all of the characters from the beginning to the very end, and as a reader, that disappointed me. Even the victories and semblances of good sense and triumph left me feeling blah.

I was extremely disappointed in what this book said about both women and men!  Both sexes appeared to be morons.  It made women out to be treacherous and misguided, and made men out to be blindly driven by honor and loyalty with no personal conviction.  WOMP. T

he book also made no attempts to find solid footing for any of its blow-ups and it had no clear ending. Stylistically, these two authors did an amazing job of producing a riveting drama that was full of turns and shock values. It was a page-turner if nothing else. However, being intriguing and being satisfying are two different things. View all my reviews

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Friday, September 30, 2011

Nonfiction Review: My Life as a Furry Red Monster

My Life as a Furry Red Monster: What Being Elmo Has Taught Me About Life, Love and Laughing Out Loud by Kevin Clash My rating: 4 of 5 stars

 Very sweet. Almost too sweet. But then, what would you expect from Elmo!?

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

NonFiction Review: A Belle In Brooklyn by Demetria Lucas

A Belle in Brooklyn: Advice for Living Your Single Life and Enjoying Mr. Right Now by Demetria L Lucas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I always, ALWAYS try and keep an open mind when reading. I also try and keep an open mind in terms of the differences and similarities of married and single lives. I try and read lots of books on dating and single life, because they truly benefit relationships as a whole, and not just new ones. With all that being said, this book was a perfect fit for me.

First of all, I have to admit that what I enjoyed most about Ms. Lucas' book...is Ms. Lucas. I may not agree with each and every philosophy or idea she presents, but I am greatly impressed and supportive of her reasoning behind them (if that makes sense). Her blues aren't like mine: I was married for most of my twenties while she explored singlehood and what it had to offer, but she is a thinker. And as a thinker, I feel on some level we are kindred spirits.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

To Read: If It Takes a Village, Build One and Losing My Cool

Found this one on Reading in Color.  I'm generally a fan of Mrs. Rock, so I'm looking forward to this.  My library doesn't have it, but I'm putting in my request.

Synopsis from Goodreads: