Book Review: Mating Rituals

Hey guys.  I just read an interesting book.  It's called Mating Rituals of the North American WASP.  I'll just call it Mating Rituals for short.  It's about a woman who marries a man in Vegas and then has to try to get a divorce, but then they decide to stay together for complicated reasons.  I found the book to be a witty commentary on contemporary society's views on marriage.  It was certainly entertaining, and when it comes to bookstores in late May, you should pick up a copy.

Book Review: Private

Recently I started reading a book called Private.  It's about a girl that joins the elite Easton Academy in an attempt to break away from her life at home in rural Pennsylvania which is unsatisfying to her.  She expects to find a perfect school with many wonderful classmates, knowledgeable teachers and a friendly enviornment.  She soon finds that her expectations are far from reality.  The seemingly perfect girls in the Billings dorm have many secrets and they will do anything to guard them.  I recommend this book to someone that enjoys reading fiction about modern day aristocracy.

Book Review: The Real Thing

Recently I have been reading a book called The Real Thing: Truth and Power at the Coca-Cola Company.  I would like to write a review on it because I find it to be very interesting.  It's all about the history of the Coca-Cola Company.  If you're not a huge coke fan, you won't find it very interesting.  I'm not a coke fanatic but I did enjoy many of the interesting factoids that were sprinkled throughout the book.

Hell

Howdy all. No, I'm not from Texas but I can still say that. I just thought that I would give you an update on how last weekend went. I was, as usual, very bored and fairly tired after a terrible week at summer school. It did feel nice to have somewhat of a hiatus though. Well that's over. I spent most of last weekend watching DVD's and playing on the computer, however, I have gotten some reading done. I have to say that Harry Potter 7 is getting pretty interesting. I want to finish it, but I have been doing a lot of sleeping lately. To be honest, I would rather be locked in a 10X10 cell from 8-1:45 instead of this summer school. At least in solitary I would not have to deal with the people that I am trying to deal with. Notice that I said trying. I am about to explode. Anyway, I am never going to attend summer school again. That is a given.

Rainbow Road(Sequel to Rainbow High)

Rainbow Road(Sequel to Rainbow High)
By Alex Sanchez
Synopsis: After Jason comes out, he is contacted by a high school for gay and lesbian teens, which would like him to come to LA and speak at their school. He embarks on a road-trip with Kyle and Nelson, and everything goes wrong as they leave. It is great for people who liked the first two books. It carries a refreshing theme: traveling cross-country in a small car.
Genre: Teen/ Interpersonal Relations
My Rating: 5/5
Audience: The audience for Rainbow Road is the same as the audience for the first two books: teen/ young adult, and open-minded adults.

Rainbow Boys

Rainbow Boyz
By Alex Sanchez
Synopsis: This book discusses a sensitive subject:growing up gay. It’s very good.There are three boys: Kyle(A swimmer with a crush on basketball star Jason Carrillo), Jason(a closeted basketball star who is the school hero), and Nelson(Kyle’s best friend who is openly gay). I won’t go into it too much, but you really should read the book, because it is just so eye-opening!
Genre: Teen, Interpersonal Relations
My Rating: 5 stars
Audience: The intended audience is young adult/teen, but might also be interesting for the openminded adult.
Press Reaction: “A forthright protrayal of growing up gay” -USA Today

Rainbow High(Sequel to Rainbow Boys

Rainbow High(sequel to Rainbow Boys)
By Alex Sanchez
Synopsis: Nelson and Kyle try to start a Gay-Straight Alliance. Jason tells his girl-friend of two years that he is gay. Jason then comes ou to the world on TV. Kyle is accepted to Princeton.
Genre: Teen/ Interpersonal Relationships
My Rating: 4 stars/5 stars
Audience: The intended audience is young adult/teen, but is also interesting for the openminded adult reader.
Press Reaction: “An important book for gay teens and their allies” -VOYA
Awards: Lambda Literary Award Finalist

Compulsion

Compulsion
By: Keith Ablow
Synopsis: A former forensic psychiatrist is called up by an old buddy, and ends up trying to solve the mysterious death of Tess Bishop(daughter of a billionaire [father] and former model [mother])
Genre: Psycological Mystery
My Rating: 3 stars/5 stars
Audience: People interested in reading about mysteries and in-depth thinking, and the process of solving major problems in a logical manner.
Press Reaction: “Keith Ablow is king of the psychological thriller. He writes like a man possessed.” -Dennis LeHane(author of Mystic River)

Books

These next few posts are about books that I have read.