4.30.2012

Ali in Wonderland: Review Haiku


Behind the scenes of
one (well, two) quite public lives
that still feel normal.

Ali in Wonderland: And Other Tall Tales by Alexandra Wentworth. Harper, 2012, 272 pages.

4.27.2012

Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Review Haiku


Straight, self-deprecating
talk from one not destined
to survive, maybe.

Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life by Sandra Beasley. Broadway, 2012, 240 pages.

4.25.2012

Cold Cereal: Review Haiku


Starts off brilliantly
absurd, then veers into just
absurd. Still, fun ride.

Cold Cereal by Adam Rex. Balzer + Bray, 2012, 432 pages.

4.23.2012

Hark! A Vagrant: Review Haiku


The closest thing to
Shakespeare I could find: smart stuff,
drawn for the masses.

Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton. Drawn & Quarterly, 2011, 160 pages.

P.S. Happy 448th, dude.


4.20.2012

The Myth of Choice: Review Haiku


Just when you think you've
made the right decision, you're wrong.
This book shows why.

The Myth of Choice: Personal Responsibility in a World of Limits by Kent Greenfield. Yale UP, 2011, 256 pages.

4.18.2012

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: Review Haiku


Best voice in a first
novel in a looooong time.
Freakin' hilarious.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews. Amulet, 2012, 304 pages.

4.16.2012

Mr. & Mrs. Bunny, Detectives Extraordinaire: Review Haiku


Horvath and Blackall,
perfectly absurd together.
(The Marmot rocks.)

Mr. & Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvath, illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Schwartz & Wade, 2012, 256 pages.

4.14.2012

Happy blogiversary to me: SIX


If I were a kid
I'd be in first grade by now.
Eating paste, no doubt.

4.12.2012

EIGHT: Birthday Haiku


EXCUSE ME BUT HOW
ARE YOU EIGHT. I demand a
do-over, La Munch.

4.11.2012

Where Things Come Back: Review Haiku


If your debut is
this good, you're allowed to go
Harper Lee. (Please don't.)

Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley. Atheneum, 2011, 240 pages.

4.09.2012

Girls in White Dresses: Review Haiku


I know this was good
because I didn't want to
punch them in the face.

Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close. Knopf, 2011, 304 pages.

4.06.2012

Wonkenstein: Review Haiku


I really tried to
find something redeeming here,
but I couldn't. Pffft.

Wonkenstein: The Creature from My Closet #1 by Obert Skye. Square Fish, 2012, 256 pages.

4.04.2012

The Name of the Star: Review Haiku


I hate this cover.
But I love Maureen Johnson.
So I'll let it go.

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson. Putnam, 2011, 384 pages.

4.02.2012

Bigger Than a Breadbox: Review Haiku


Not quite Half Magic,
but a nice wish-fulfillment
cautionary tale.

Bigger Than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder. Random, 2011, 240 pages.