12.29.2011

FIVE: Birthday Haiku


Happy birthday to
my Turkey Boy! May you stay
forever insane.


12.28.2011

Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011: Review Haiku


Perfect for dipping
in and out of while on the
beach in Rio (sigh).

Best American Nonrequired Reading edited by Dave Eggers. Mariner, 2011, 528 pages.

12.26.2011

Why We Broke Up: Review Haiku


I think the New York Times
just ji$$ed in its collective pants.
Epic win.

Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler, illustrated by Maira Kalman. Little Brown, 2011, 368 pages.

12.25.2011

12.23.2011

Breadcrumbs: Review Haiku


And another one:
Yes, it really is that good.
My Newbery pick.

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu. Walden Pond Press, 2011, 320 pages.

12.21.2011

A Tale of Two Castles: Review Haiku


A surfeit of classic
fantasy tropes adds up to
a middling tale.

A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine. Harper, 2011, 336 pages.

12.19.2011

Alvin Ho #4: Review Haiku


Surprisingly
touching, yet still wicked funny.
Marry me, Alvin?

12.16.2011

Secrets at Sea: Review Haiku


Is it sacrilege
to say I thought this was just
okay? Lurve the art.

Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck. Illustrated by Kelly Murphy. Dial, 2011, 256 pages.

12.14.2011

The Leftovers: Review Haiku


"Left Behind for atheists"?
-- probably too flip.
Solid Perrotta.

The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta. St. Martin's, 2011, 368 pages.

12.12.2011

Little Bets: Review Haiku


Nothing shocking, but
a good reminder that
incremental change works.

Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries by Peter Sims. Free Press, 2011, 224 pages.

12.09.2011

Don't mind me . . .


. . . I'll just be in Rio for a few days.


12.07.2011

Darth Paper Strikes Back: Review Haiku


Multiple narrators
sometimes grate, but it's
ORIGAMI VADER.

Darth Paper Strikes Back by Tom Angelberger. Amulet, 2011, 176 pages.

12.05.2011

12.02.2011

St. Paul's Advent Fair: TOMORROW!


Local peeps, stop by my church's awesome Advent Fair for terrific gift baskets, crafts, food, and a raffle for an iPad2!