books read in July

I have at least two books on my desk with bookmarks in the middle that won't be on this list, but they are adult books so they are taking up a lot of my time...which is my totally lame excuse for why this list is so short LOL.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book had me laughing out loud at lunch and then reading the totally inappropriate passages to my coworkers. It reminded me of 'Carter Finally Gets It' with its honest portrayal of what goes on in a high school boy's head, especially a geeky one. I really liked the relationship between Greg and Earl too. They were an odd couple but hilarious.

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Worth listening to if you're a Veronica Mars fan. Captures the essence of the show, though they get ot drop a lot more f-bombs because it's a book LOL. Good mystery and listening to Kristen Bell do her impersonation of every character in Neptune was a lot of fun.

Adventure Time: Candy Capers by Yuko Ota

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Of all the Adventure Time comics I've read so far, this was been the biggest disappointment. I was hoping for something along the lines of the BMO Noir episode. Instead, this read like bad Adventure Time fanfic, as the author struggled to find ways to bring in every single character for a "guest spot" in the comic. If you are not familiar with the show, this may be the least accessible as there are references to things that have happened over the previous five seasons of the series. Even fans of the show can probably safely give this one a pass.

Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch




I'm giving up on this book for now. It did not grab me the way that The Dinner did. By this point in time, I had read the entire book, but I feel like I really have to force myself to pick this one up. The narrator just isn't as charming and while there is mystery as to where the story is going, it's hard for me to really care.

My to-read pile is too big to waste time on this book right now. Maybe I'll go back to it later.

Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Not quite as great as I had hoped but still a really fun read. Being a Unicorn isn't all it's cracked up to be, apparently!

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Very rarely does a movie rank higher than the book on my list but I have to say that the Dreamworks film has a stronger, more satisfying story than this book. I enjoyed the book but the shadow of the movie was too big. I did enjoy David Tennant's narration and I would listen to the rest of the series if he is always the narrator (which I'm pretty sure he is).

"Into the Woods" Teaser Trailer

I guess Disney isn't ready to admit that this is a musical? Trying not to freak out about that. I guess there are some other changes, but part of me wonders if they are just going to do the first half of the musical and stop (i.e. end while it's all happy and, well, DISNEY LOL).

I will be judging this SO HARD as Into the Woods is one of my all time favorite musicals.

you know nothing of madness 'til you're climbing her hair!

Well, it looks like the powers that be (**glares at Disney**) did not let Netflix retain the streaming rights to Into the Woods so I can't watch it that way. Thank goodness for YouTube.

Okay, so I actually think Chris Pine could pull that off brilliantly as long as he can carry a tune.

And I have no doubt Anna Kendrick can pull this one off:

My biggest hesitation, as much as I love Meryl Streep, is her as the witch because Bernadette Peters' voice was amazing and unique. Here's her performing one of the songs though out of context so no one gets spoiled for the plot. :)