An Dantomine Eerly by JRD Middleton–Just awful

I’ll Mature When I’m Dead: Dave Barry’s Amazing Tales of Adulthood by Dave Barry –I can take or leave Dave Barry’s writings. This book is no exception. I laughed at times. Just ok.

A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith by Brian McLaren –I appreciate Brian McLaren and all that he does to make progressive Christian thought more accessible to people. His books are a great primer to what is being put out there by people such as Borg, Crossan and Butler Bass. The only reason I didn’t enjoy this more is the feeling that I have read this before. That makes sense because we have read the same source material. If you haven’t read non-evangelical Christian writing then you should pick this up.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith –These mashups have passed the tipping point and need to come to a swift conclusion soon. However, this is not just Little Women and Werewolves. It is, instead, an alternate history. Grahame-Smith has written a highly readable book that is enjoyable if you like this sort of thing. I was a little disappointed there there wasn’t more action. I wanted a little less Abraham Lincoln and a little more Vampire Hunter. Still, it was fun.

The Compound by S.A. Bodeen –This Young Adult novel is a 2011 Sequoyah nominee. This dystopian tale pits a family in an underground compound spending a 15 year period while the radiation of a nuclear attack dissipates. However, things might not be what they seem. It is a slight read and doesn’t invest too much in character development. What does take place comes off as somewhat wooden but is still a worthwhile way to spend a couple of hours.

The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld–I expected more. It was just a’ight.