Are You in the House Alone? by Richard Peck Are You in the House Alone? came out in 1976 and though I totally could've read it when I was a teen—and thus still a member of its target audience—I never did. Gail Osburne is a sixteen-year-old high school junior and native New Yorker who's not at home in the quaint Connecticut village her family relocated to several years … [Read more...] about Random Reads 2/18/21
Humor
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life, Vols. 1-2
By Keiichi Awari | Published by Vertical Comics I wasn’t sure I was going to like Nichijou. Gag manga aren’t really my thing, even when created by mangaka whose other works I enjoy. However, the back cover promised character growth and a take on the school genre that it was “just surreal enough,” so that compelled me to give it a shot. The manga so far focuses on a … [Read more...] about Nichijou: My Ordinary Life, Vols. 1-2
My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse: B-
Book description: My Man Jeeves, first published in 1919, introduced the world to affable, indolent Bertie Wooster and his precise, capable valet, Jeeves. Some of the finest examples of humorous writing found in English literature are woven around the relationship between these two men of very different classes and temperaments. Where Bertie is impetuous and feeble, Jeeves is … [Read more...] about My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse: B-
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris: B-
From the front flap: Holidays on Ice collects six of David Sedaris's most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as an emergency coaster or ice scraper. This drinking man's companion can be enjoyed by the warmth of a raging fire, in the glow of a brilliantly decorated tree, or even in the backseat of a van or police car. It should be read with your … [Read more...] about Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris: B-
More Information Than You Require by John Hodgman: B-
From the front flap: When John Hodgman first embarked on his project to assemble, tabulate, and completely make up a comprehensive survey of COMPLETE WORLD KNOWLEDGE, he was but a former professional literary agent and occasional scribbler of fake trivia—in short, A NOBODY. But during an interview on The Daily Show with John Stewart, an incredible transformation occurred—he … [Read more...] about More Information Than You Require by John Hodgman: B-