Books of '11 and their 11 word reviews
(Numbered ratings are on a scale of 1-5)
1. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Vonnegut (4)
~ I don't think Eliot was ever crazy, but Audra disagrees heartily.
2. America and Americans by Steinbeck (3.5)
~You said you loved them/us, John, but I'm not sure.
3. Men, Women, and Cats by VanDoren (2)
~What an opinionated mess of condemnation and pretentious, old-fashioned fuss!
4. A Feast of Snakes by Crews (3)
~It grossed me out to the point of slamming it shut.
5. Phantom Tollbooth by Juster (3.5)
~ Not thrilling, but a nice trot through the nuances of English.
6. A Man Without a Country by Vonnegut (4.5)
~I read it in an hour and laughed 3/4 of it.
7. The Crows of Pearblossom by Huxley (4)
~His only children's book, full of wry wit and very short.
8. Cannery Row by Steinbeck (4.5)
~I want to be Mack, only not screw things up badly.
9. A Wrinkle in Time by L'Engle (3.75)
~Madeleine read it to me in the car. Better than radio.
10. Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Truss (4)
~ Re-reading it's content-- could be fun! "Yes"? Agreed; emphatically. (Oh, goodness!)
11. The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery (4)
~"They have no roots. And that makes their life very difficult."
12. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (3.5)
~Little Boy, the a-bomb, takes her life. She makes a wish.
13. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (4.5)
~Vonnegut is a genius. I am now a Bokonist. Real deal.
14. Women Who Run with the Wolves by Estes (4.5)
~Constantly bewildering, challenging, and soothing about womanhood-- what we lost/found.
