What I have been reading

Yes, I have been away. Since before christmas however, I have read a few books which I shall do mini-reviews of below.

Yes, Please by Amy Poehler

I watched and finished the Parks and Recreation TV-show this fall and absolutely fell in love with Amy Poehler (as well as all other characters) and when I found out she wrote a book I had to read it. It was amazing. It is a biography although it is quite interactive and really witty. If you like anything Amy I suggest you give this a try. I will say though, if you haven't watched up until season 7 of Parks, you probably want to skip those chapters about the show (THEN READ THEM ASAP BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE BEST ONES). Since the book was published before season seven came out there aren't any spoilers there.

The only thing I did not like was the physical production of the book. Thick, "plasticy" pages in a paperback makes the book heavy and not very flexible. I suggest you read the hardcover.

Anyway: 5/5

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll

I will review these two as one. I was in Oxford in December and while there, you have to pick up something Lewis Carroll. It came upon me that I have never read Alice in Wonderland and I was in the mood for a light classic so I found a really nice small edition with both Wonderland books. I flew through the first one. I loved how silly and not logical it all was, yet the story still kept moving forward and it was like exploring the world along with Alice and not just watching her do it alone. However, the second book was a bit of a drag. I found that it was to slow and things weren't really clear about what was going on or what the goal of the story was.

Therefore: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 5/5 and Through the Looking Glass 2.5/5

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis

As a child, I loved the Narnia films. I still do (although I have not seen the latest one, I heard it was quite rubbish. Will fix that in the immediate future) however, I never read the books, which is quite strange since I always read the books of the movie I loved. I even read movie-to-book adaptations of Star Wars, Pirates of the Carribean and High School Musical. Needless to say, they were all rubbish. Anyway, I received an entire box-set with the Narnia Chronicles for Christmas so now I can finally catch up. The first book is really more of a set-up for the other books and it explains the entire world of Narnia, for example: why there is a lamp post in the woods. It is a really nice little story but I feel like it is not much without the rest of the series. I haven't continued the series just yet since I received quite a few books for christmas but I'm getting there!

In conclusion: 3/5

Next review coming up: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

/Ingrid