Ciao America!

I dunno what inspired me to read this one back in the day but I did like that it takes place around these here parts. An Italian living in Virginia. That's sort of interesting. Some parts were Bill Bryson-esque but more of it was a little whine-y. He whined a lot. :( Hahaha, he probably wined a lot, too. I would. Wine is good.

Soul Music

Oh Wow. I LOVE books about music and this one rocks. And whats better yet? This one is amazingly funny. I love that the bands name is "The Band With Rocks In" because they don't know any better. Oh, music and literature and wit. What a great world you provide for me to get lost in.
This one is up there on my Favourite Books List. Yep, it sure is. Plus DEATH is in it and my oh my...I LOVE DEATH. I love how DEATH is a worrier and also a badass. I love how DEATH thinks in CAPS. Oh...it's just a great book!

PS: The title defines my life and how music affects me.

What My Mother Doesn't Know

So, this one is a teen book and I loved how honest the book title is. What My Mother Doesn't Know. And you know what? There's a lot mothers don't know. My mom doesn't know a whole lot about me and I don't think she wants to know half the stuff. I don't want to be like that when I'm a parent. I want to be supportive and I want to be trusted. I don't want to be the kind of parent who is in denial about their kids problems and just choose to be in the dark...

The Judgement

I really tried to conjure up the image of Shawn Green as the super rad lawyer in this series but it didn't work as well. :( The book was still really amazing, but it somehow lost a *little* charm. I know, it doesn't make sense. :( I must really really like Shawn Green.

Elegance

I am pretty sure I read this one because we had to sell it as a store again and this one didn't do as well as Shutter Island did. Because it wasn't that good.... :(

Bel Canto

Where to begin? Bel Canto. A novel about music and how it moves you. A novel about cultures and how in the end, we are all just people.
A novel about translations and about love and about a bond that only a crisis can bring about.
This book is just incredible. It is really really incredible.

The Essential Charlotte

Hahaha, see a common theme here? :) So, I remember liking this one when I read it but I had to look it up on BN.com to rememeber what it was about, so obviously it was forgettable. :(