by Bruce Campbell
Sadly, this is nowhere near as awesome as his first book If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor, which was awesome. But his tale of an A-list movie taken over by a B-movie virus is pretty darn funny anyway.
It reads kind of like a series of skits strung together, but the ending is pure over-the-top action-adventure lunacy and I bet BC had a fantastic time reading this. I don't know if it's worth buying in hardback, but it's worth borrowing from someone who owns it or buying in paper if you're a fan.
(book 25 in 2005)
by Gregory Maguire
Wow. I read this after seeing the musical it inspired, and that was definitely the way to go. This is a fascinating retelling of The Wizard of Oz and although I found it ultimately unsatisfying because of its anticlimactic ending, I was drawn into the amazing world Maguire created. He peopled it with fascinating characters, especially Elphaba (better known as the Wicked Witch of the West). She was wonderful, and I enjoyed reading about her.
One of the discussion questions in the back asks whether Elphaba's life is ultimately a failure or a success and it is a difficult question to answer.
(book 24 in 2005)
by Gregory Maguire
Wow. I read this after seeing the musical it inspired, and that was definitely the way to go. This is a fascinating retelling of The Wizard of Oz and although I found it ultimately unsatisfying because of its anticlimactic ending, I was drawn into the amazing world Maguire created. He peopled it with fascinating characters, especially Elphaba (better known as the Wicked Witch of the West). She was wonderful, and I enjoyed reading about her.
One of the discussion questions in the back asks whether Elphaba's life is ultimately a failure or a success and it is a difficult question to answer.
by Charlotte Bronte
Well, I finally got around to reading this. I knew the story, of course, but hadn't ever read the book in spite of tutoring a couple kids who had to read it.
It's weird... the last volume gets a bit predictable but overall I kind of liked it. I like Rochester as a character, he's pretty cool.
(book 23 in 2005)