239/300

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Not really sure how I missed this review somewhere along the way.



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238/300

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Still not feeling the hype behind this series. Now that I am reflecting on this book, I am wondering why the beginning even happened. What did that add to the story? Why were those characters involved? Anyway, as I was reading I kept thinking of the review on here that talks about how it is like an Ikea commercial. Again, totally unnecessary to hear about every piece of Swedish furniture she decided to buy. This book took me two solid weeks to read. I had a really hard time keeping all of the Swedish names straight. Yet, I still found myself wanting to read and see what happened.



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237/300

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I thought this was well done and heartbreaking. To go through what this author has gone through and have such a great head on his shoulders is amazing. Tells the story of the war in Sierra Leone with honesty and brutality and is a great eye opener for those of us lucky enough to never have to experience it firsthand.



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236/300

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Interesting and disturbing story of a young girl forced into an arranged marriage. Her story is heartbreaking, but the writing is short and childish.



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235/300

Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I thought this book did a good job of telling a story from the point of view of someone with Aspbergers. Yet I agree with the other reviews that said the element of a school shooting seemed unnecessary.



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234/300

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


I feel bad giving this a bad review, but I found it really boring. Some of it had some shocking and interesting elements, but I just found it told in a very dry way.



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233/300

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Although I see some criticism of this book for being a "lite" version of Pollan's other books, I think that is actually a benefit. Unless you are really interested and invested in eating better, most people aren't going to sit down and read Omnivore's Dilemma. I wrote my thesis on it and I still find it boring. But this book (which really isn't much of a book at all, but really a list of rules) is a quick and beneficial read that will have me looking at the foods I buy in a new light.



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