Wren is the 'perfect' straight A student and only daughter to her overbearing parents; Charlie is a foster-kid with a dark, past but a bright future. When their lives collide after their graduation, will love be able to overcome all the odds?

Very steamy YA title. Very focused on the physical relationship between the two main characters. I understood their chemistry, but found a lot of it pretty superficial. I really enjoyed Charlie's character and struggles, whereas Wren came off more as a 'poor rich girl' with parent problems.

Highly enjoyable and readable treatise on the historic Jesus. While not earth shattering material, Aslan gives voice to a man that when taken historically is really misunderstood by his current believers. He does this task with aplomb, and does not insult belittle, or deny faith in the "messiah" Christ. My only gripe is the lack of foot/endnotes. Instead Asland prefered to write bibliographic essays at the back of the text. I still wish those little numbers were there pointing me to the exact source he was referring too.

Fun, frothy, acid-trippy adventure fest following Jake, his stretchy dog, and a bunch of princesses as the battle an evil lich.

"It is not our remembering of the sins of the past that provkes hatred, but the way in which we remember them...Those who wish to harness hatred and resentment for their own gain always try to distort the proper balance between one version of history an another...We must show how competing views of history can exist alongside on another."

Lowe challenges preconceived memories and beliefs about WWII to demonstrate how myth-making and romanticizing certain aspects of war can cause further harm and strife, even in present day society. Conflict and violence did not end with VE Day, but continued many years after 1945, and seeing the war strictly as the Allies (good) vs. the Axis (evil) is narrow-minded. His prose is clear and readable, and he always makes sure to qualify his statements. Thoroughly researched and footnoted, Lowe has crafted a tome that shoudl be a must read for any Modern historian.

Dense, very dense. I probably should have reread the previous two books before jumping into this 800 page Monster (ha). The action started immediately with nary a look back at previous events, and many of the characters I barely remembered from the first go around. I skimmed most of this book, read the end, and was still confused. I will try this one again at a later time.

Blogger Jenny Lawson's life is pretty crazy, as she will often tell you. Most of her stories are rather hilarious, my favorites including the bobcat throwing at her fiancee or the "large Wisconsin grouse."

I definitely enjoyed her narration (really cute voice and accent) but sometimes grew fatigued of the wild heights some of her tales took. Many were played out as exagerated dialogue which led me to doubt how true some of her vignets really were.

Enjoyable over all, but may have been better as a print read so I could take breaks and come back whenever I needed a giggle.

**review is of audiobook**

Listening to "In One Person" was an excellent way to spend my daily drives to and from work. I found Irving's tale of sexual identity and personal acceptance entertaining and thought provoking. The reader (do not know his name off the top of my head) did a effortless job switching between the various characters and moving the story forward.
Personally, I enjoyed Irving's "Garp" more, but John Irving is still a master.