156/200

Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin

My rating: 3 of 5 stars Seeing as I hated Alice in Wonderland, I wasn't really feeling confident about this book. Yet for what it was, I thought it was pretty good. I didn't like Mr. Dobson, even though I get the impression you are supposed to like, or at least feel sorry, for him. I thought the whole relationship between him and Alice was creepy and I thought the book was far more interesting when it follows Alice as an adult. View all my reviews >>

155/200

Alice in Wonderland by Walt Disney Company

My rating: 1 of 5 stars I feel bad for even saying this, but I hated this story. Really hated it. And after reading the story about Lewis Carroll, it makes me hate it even more. View all my reviews >>

154/200

Fortunate Son: A Novel by Walter Mosley

My rating: 2 of 5 stars I basically finished this book thinking, what was the point? Was there even a point to this book? I didn't feel all that connected to the characters and I didn't really know why I was supposed to care about them. It was a relatively short book, and it seemed weird that so many huge chunks were just skipped over. For example, Lucky goes to prison, gets raped many times, and then gets out. Really?? Thomas almost seemed annoying because he was so positive despite all of the terrible things happening to him. I wouldn't recommend this book unless you are looking for an excuse to see all the wrong in the world. View all my reviews >>

153/200

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

My rating: 4 of 5 stars What a wonderful, heartbreaking book. The story of Sarah and her family is impossible. Truly impossible. It's horrible to believe that events similar to this really did happen. The companion present-day story is also compelling and really makes you want to find out what happens. I didn't feel much sympathy for the main character's husband, and considering the tone of the overall message, I was hoping for a bit of a happier ending. But maybe because of the tone of the message, a happy ending really can't be expected if such horrible things are capable of happening. View all my reviews >>

152/200

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

My rating: 4 of 5 stars I kept hearing great things about this book, but then I saw the movie previews and thought, "Yuck. I have no desire to read that." Long story short, I got off to a slow start but wound up loving the book. Without giving anything away, I always wanted to keep reading in order to see what was really happening. I was a little disappointed with the ending because I still wasn't 100% sure what really happened and I hate books that I actually have to interpret. But if you're willing to draw your own conclusions, I recommend giving it a go. *The book was FAR superior to the movie, but the movie did help clear a couple of things up for me. View all my reviews >>

151/200

The Condition by Jennifer Haigh

My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book claims to be the disintegrating of a family when the father realizes his daughter has a "condition" that causes her to remain small and physically immature. But what it really turns out to be is an excuse for the various family members to complain non-stop. I really didn't particularly like any of them. Instead of trying to improve on what they were complaining about, they just complained more. And the so-called condition really didn't seem integral to the book at all. View all my reviews >>

150/200

The Art of Racing in the Rain - x2