On a recent 20 hour plane trip home I finished two books, out of four total that I read on vacation. Add that to all of the picture books I've looked at while cataloging the 2016 ALA Youth Media Award winners, and I am well on the way to my Goodreads goal for the year and getting my first #ScholasticReadingBingo!
I asked the other OOMers what they've read recently and if they could review the book in five words or less, and here's what we've been up to:
- The Argonauts, by Maggie Nelson – "Big ideas on every page." (Julia)
- Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates – "Explains personal journey to son." (me!)
- Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef,by Gabrielle Hamilton – "Honest glimpse into chef’s life." (Brittany)
- The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore, by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Gregory Christie – "Tribute to influential Harlem landmark." (me 2!)
- Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella, by Megan Morrison – "Fractured fairytale Cinderella tackles socioeconomics." (me 3!)
- The Grownup, a short story by Gillian Flynn – "An amuse-bouche sized horror story." (Gina)
- Kill the Boy Band, by Goldy Moldavsky – "Never underestimate a fangirl’s passion." (Gina)
- The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie – "Humorist novel about modern marriage." (Michael)
- Ruby Lee & Me, by Shannon Hitchcock – "Sisterhood and friendship aren't easy." (me 4!)
- Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (#3 from The Neapolitan Novels), by Elena Ferrante – "Required reading for fiction lovers." (Julia)
- Tiny Pretty Things, by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton – "Ballet, competition, envy, ego, danger." (Morgan)
- Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, by Salman Rushdie – "Imagined history of jinn apocalypse." (me 5!)
- Unbecoming, by Jenny Downham – "Intergenerational tearjerker about self-actualization." (me 6!)
- Voracious, by Cara Nicoletti – "Delicious recipes for the bibliophile." (Michael)
Have any of your own five-word reviews to share?
