I mentioned in my August recap that my August reading had been kind of “meh”; this is mostly due (but not entirely, of course), to 3 of the 4 books I borrowed from the library. Let’s just say I’m glad I borrowed, not bought these books! So to spare the pain of writing many not-so-positive reviews, I decided to rip the band-aid off at once. * * * * TMI by Sarah Quigley Pages : 302 Genre : YA, Fiction Stand Alone My...

Blankets by Craig Thompson Pages : 582 Genre : Graphic novel, Autobiographical Stand alone My Rating : In a few words : A coming-of-age graphic novel, portraying two brothers’ rivalry, church camp and a romance between two passionated teens, wrapped-up in reflexions on faith, love, and life. Despite all the very positive reviews I had seen prior to reading Blankets, I wasn’t ready for how beautiful and emotional this reading would...

The Guinea Pig Diaries by A. J. Jacobs Pages : 230 Genre : Non Fiction, Humor My Rating : What it’s about : You may have heard of Jacobs previous books, The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically, where he respectively read the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z and followed the Bible’s rules for exactly a year. With his third book, Jacobs shares a new collection of shorter experiments. Outsourcing everything in his life (from...