Behind Blue Eyes

Precise by Rebecca Berto My rating: 4 of 5 stars 3.5 stars, but rounding up. This isn't normally the type of book I'd pick up and read. It's what I'd call "chick-lit", for lack of a better term (but not what I'd classify as "romance"). That is, it's fiction that women read. No bullets. No zombies. No swords spilling entrails. No, definitely not a "guy book". That said, I was drawn to try it out. 1. It was a free d/l on B&N. 2. I have the author as a GR friend. 3. She's never spammed me. 4. She promotes her work in a way that makes it seem interesting, even to a guy (me) that doesn't usually read that type of book. 5. She seems to truly appreciate when people read her stuff. 6. She just seems so nice all the time. That said, the book itself was pretty good. It was too short to be a novel, but too long to be a short story (hence defining 'novella'). But in this in-between amount of space I found myself caring ab

The Great Goodreads Censorship Debacle by G.R. McGoodreader My rating: 5 of 5 stars I want to read this, but I have such a backlog of stuff I want to read right now, I'm sure it will have been deleted and censored out of existence by the time I get around to it. That said, I'm giving it 5-stars. It's the best book ever! OMG, I love this book!!! Or would, I'm sure, had I actually read it. But I like the idea of the book. So yeah. OMG. YES! 5-fucking-stars. For sure. View all my reviews

Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman My rating: 4 of 5 stars If one didn't know that Gaiman was influenced by Douglas Adams before reading this, they do now. This is obviously a kids' book, as one will be able to see immediately by style and the illustrations. But that is in no way saying that adults can't enjoy it. I really enjoyed the twists and turns, and laughed out loud several times. As always, Gaiman is a joy to read at any age level. View all my reviews

The Shining by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a great re-read, in anticipation of Doctor Sleep . It was also enjoyable this time around as an audio. I wasn't sure I liked Campbell Scott's reading at first, but he grew on me. I especially loved his creepy voices, for the characters that get creepy. View all my reviews