In 2010 I committed to reading at least 12 new (to me) books. Recently on Bryan Allain's & Jason Boyett's blogs they featured book reviews based on Bryan's hilarious CANNARF Rating System. It's a subjective rating system... kind of funny to me, so I'm going to give it a try.
Author: Reif Larsen
Book Name: The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet
I’m Glad it Wasn’t Called: A Broken Compass and a Stuffed Sparrow in a Winnebago. That'd just be weird.
Book Synopsis in Twitteresque 140 characters or less: Genius kid with a funny name travels from Montana to Washington DC to illustrate for the Smithsonian, finds out his parents do miss him.
Where I Bought It: I read a review about it online (where? not sure) and asked for it for Christmas.
Paid for With: Ha, Free!
How Long it Took Me to Read: A bit longer than normal as I tried to savour it, the last couple of weeks it was a Sunday morning with nutella, toast & tea read. There are so many little maps and squiggly sidenotes in the sidebars to take in it just took me longer to get through.
Who I WOULD NOT recommend this book to: People who can't remember what it's like to be an angst filled 12 year old.
Who I WOULD recommend this book to: My mom and sister. They'll read anything! (Ha! Kidding) People who appreciate long words and descriptions. Anyone who likes to use their imagination.
What I used for a bookmark: Gift receipt that came with the book.
What did I like about the book: T.S.'s description of his life in Montana, pictures and maps he draws of people or places or sounds. The way he describes adults and analyses their fake facial expressions. And Oh! The story his mother wrote in her journal that he reads on the train in the Winnebago. (I'd read her book for sure!)
What I didn’t like about the book: The end felt rushed. I wished there was resolution with his mother or the Smithsonian. And those weird Megatheriums.
Expectations Going In: Great expectations; they were lived up to up until the last chapter (but I feel that way about most books).
Cannarf Rating: Worth a read! I am glad I got it for Christmas (thank you)!
The Rating: +5 cannarf.
1 comment:
Glad you enjoyed the book! I look forward to reading it when I finish the three other books you gave me last week :)
And it's true, I pretty much will read anything. Anything you give me anyway... you pick good books and it saves me the effort of finding good books on my own!
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