8.31.2011

Every Last One: Review Haiku


Brutal tragedy
and the thousand small betrayals
that presaged it.

Every Last One by Anna Quindlen. Random, 2010, 320 pages.

8.26.2011

Crazy U: Review Haiku


Hapless dad tackles
college admissions while
trying not to succumb.

Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College by Andrew Ferguson. S&S, 2011, 240 pages.

8.24.2011

Awkward Family Photos: Review Haiku


And I thought that pic
of me in pegged jeans and a
black beret was bad.

Awkward Family Photos by Doug Chernak and Mike Bender. Three Rivers Press, 2010, 192 pages.

8.22.2011

What Happened to Goodbye: Review Haiku


Mom's betrayal means
Mclean lets no one in --
until, at last, she does.

What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen. Viking, 2011, 402 pages.

8.19.2011

How I Killed Pluto: Review Haiku


Astronomy has
never been so entertaining,
so cut-throat.

How I Killed Pluto (And Why It Had It Coming) by Mike Brown. Spiegel & Grau, 2010, 288 pages.

8.17.2011

The Cookbook Collector: Review Haiku


Tech-bubble tycoon
and eco-scholar sister
navigate love, loss.

The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman. Dial, 2011, 432 pages.

8.15.2011

Thirteen Reasons Why: Review Haiku


Searing, yet oddly
hopeful look at how we fail
those who need us most.

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Razorbill, 2007, 304 pages.

8.12.2011

Wonderstruck: Review Haiku


A fitting HUGO
follow-up: creativity
and family.

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick. Scholastic, 2011, 608 pages.

8.10.2011

Smokin' Seventeen: Review Haiku


Oh, Stephanie. You
claim a cursed sex drive, but you're
quickly turning skank.

Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich. Bantam, 2011, 320 pages.

8.08.2011

Around the World: Review Haiku


Three adventurers
circumnavigate under
Phelan's trusty pen.

Around the World by Matt Phelan. Candlewick, 2011, 240 pages.

8.03.2011

Spoiled: Review Haiku


The Fug Girls do YA,
to bitchy-keen effect.
Well played, as they say.

Spoiled by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan. Poppy, 2011, 368 pages.

8.01.2011

Swimming in the Steno Pool: Review Haiku


Packaged like chick lit;
dry like academia.
Caveat reader.