Tuesday, April 22, 2008

book list from 1999 onward.

as per request of one of my readers [lol], i'm going to post a list of the books i have read from 1999 onwards.  i think that i'm missing a few though...i know i've read all the harry potters, for example, but i only have a few reviewed in my notebook.  sometimes i forget to write them in i guess.  anyways, i'll just include the title of the book, the author, and my rating out of 5.  

harriet the spy by louise fitzhugh   3/5
a string in the harp by nancy bond   4.5/5
first person plural: my life as a multiple by cameron west, ph.d.   5/5
the twits by roald dahl   2.5/5
if you only knew by rachel vail   4.5/5
standing in the light by mary pope osborne   3.5/5
sabrina: showdown at the mall by diana g. gallagher   2.5/5
the islander by cynthia rylant   5/5
the chronicles of narnia: prince caspian by c.s. lewis   4/5
daring to be abigail by rachel vail   4/5
by the shores of silver lake by laura ingalls wilder   4/5
crocker by kin platt   4/5
clueless: romantically correct by h.b. gilmour   3/5
64, 65 by norah mcclintock   4/5
portraits of little women: meg's story by susan beth pfeffer   3/5
on the other side of the hill by roger lee macbride   2.5/5
meet molly by valerie tripp   2.5/5
dinah forever by claudia mills   4/5
the complete tales and poems of winnie the pooh by a.a. milne   3/5
nancy drew: mystery of crocodile island by carolyn keene   3/5
molly's surprie by valerie tripp   2.5/5
a tale of redwall: martin the warrior by brian jacques   5/5
wishbone: salty dog by brad strickland   1.5/5
portraits of little women: jo's story by susan beth pfeffer   3.5/5
charlie and the great glass elevator by roald dahl   3.5/5
the diary of a young girl by anne frank   2/5
the journal of william thomas emerson by barry deneberg   2.5/5
sabrina: halloween havoc by diana g. gallagher   3/5
the chronicles of narnia: the voyage of the dawn treader by c.s. lewis   2/5
superfudge by judy blume   4/5
the burning time by kathy lasky   3/5
the long winter by laura ingalls wilder   3.5/5
bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson   4/5
moonkid and liberty by paul kropp   3/5
holes by louis sachar   5/5
harry potter and the sorcerer's stone by j.k. rowling   5/5
portraits of little women: beth's story by susan beth pfeffer   1/5
the haunting at cliff house karleen bradford   1.5/5
clueless: extreme sisterhood by randi reisfeld   2.5/5
chicken soup for the kid's soul by jack canfield, mark victor hansen, patty hansen, irene dunlap   3/5
the secret of platform 13 by eva ibbotson   4/5
leslie's journal by allan stratton   3.5/5
the grave by james heneghan   4.5/5
nancy drew: the 13th pearl by carolyn keene   1/5
harry potter and the goblet of fire by j.k. rowling   4.5/5
the a-z encyclopedia of serial killers by harold schechter and david everitt   5/5
sabrina: santa's little helper by cathy east dubowski   2/5
little house in the highlands by melissa wiley   3/5
a tale of redwall: mossflower by brian jacques   5/5
the winter of red snow by kristiana gregory   1.5/5
alex mack: take a hike! by cathy east dubowski   1.5/5
stay true: short stories for strong girls compiled by marilyn singer   3/5
please, please, please by rachel vail   4/5
wishbone super mysteries: the ghost of camp ka nowato by michael anthony steele   2/5
portraits of little women: amy's story by susan beth pfeffer   .5/5
goosebumps: welcome to dead house by r.l. stine   1/5
charlotte's web by e.b. white   4/5
the chronicles of narnia: the silver chair by c.s. lewis   2/5
wings to fly by celia barker lottridge   2/5
top ten shakespeare stories by terry deary   2/5
the hobbit by j.r.r. tolkien   2/5
spook by steve vance   2.5/5
"a" is for alibi by sue grafton   3/5
to kill a mockingbird by harper lee   4.5/5
little house in brookfield by maria d. wilkes   2.5/5
a tale of redwall: outcast of redwall by brian jacques   3.5/5
chicken soup for the teenage soul ii by jack canfield, mark victor hansen, kimberly kirberger   2/5
welcome to the ARK by stephanie s. tolan   5/5
thwonk by joan bauer   4/5
the quiet little woman by louisa may alcott   .5/5
scribbler of dreams by mary e. pearson   4/5
the sisterhood of the traveling pants by ann brashares   4.5/5
alex mack: zappy holidays by diana g. gallagher   2/5
ophelia speaks by sara shandler   3/5
not that i care by rachel vail   3.5/5
sabrina: ben there, done that by joseph locke   1/5
the chronicles of narnia: the last battle by c.s. lewis   5/5
ella enchanted by gail carson levine   3/5
high fidelity by nick hornby   3/5
a series of unfortunate events: the bad beginning by lemony snicket   3/5
what are friends for? by rachel vail   3/5
a tale of redwall: mariel of redwall by brian jacques   3/5
died to match by deborah donnelly   3.5/5
the nanny diaries by emma mclaughlin and nicola kraus   4.5/5
biography of nick drake by patrick humphries   2.5/5
lord of the flies by william golding   1/5
"b" is for burglar by sue grafton   3.5/5
blood and chocolate by annette curtis klause   1/5
a series of unfortunate events: the reptile room by lemony snicket   3.5/5
time after time by sue hassler   3/5
veiled threats by deborah donnelly   4/5
a tale of redwall: the bellmaker by brian jacques   2/5
harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j.k. rowling   5/5
a series of unfortunate events: the wide window by lemony snicket   3/5
happiness by will ferguson   3/5
moody food by ray robertson   3/5
please don't kill the freshman by zoe trope   3/5
rule of the bone by russell banks   3.5/5
confessions of a shopaholic by sophie kinsella   3.5/5
elegance by kathleen tessaro   3/5
the unthinkable thoughts of jacob green by joshua braff   5/5
animal farm by george orwell   3/5
survivor by chuck palahniuk   4.5/5
the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky   4/5
a million little pieces by james frey   4/5
little women by louisa may alcott   3/5
deja dead by kathy reichs   4/5
it's the crude, dude by linda mcquaig   3.5/5
the second summer of the sisterhood by ann brashares   3.5/5
the devil wears prada by lauren weisberger   3/5
my friend leonard by james frey   3.5/5
the zombie survival guide by max brooks   1.5/5
angels and demons by dan brown   4/5
the cocktail party by t.s. eliot   1.5/5
wicked: the life and times of the wicked witch of the west by gregory maguire   3/5
the da vinci code by dan brown   3/5
the beauty myth by naomi wolf   4/5
bruiser by ian chorao   3.5/5
don't know much about history by kenneth c. davis   3.5/5
july, july by tim o'brien   3/5
glue by irvine welsh   3/5
would my fortune cookie lie? by stella pevsner   1/5
the alchemist by paulo coelho   3/5
the greatest story ever sold by frank rich   4/5
mcsweeney's: created in darkness by troubled americans edited by dave eggers, et al.   3/5
captains of consciousness by stuart ewen   3/5
death takes a honeymoon by deborah donnelly   3.5/5
bestial: the savage trail of a true american monster by harold schechter   3/5
"c" is for corpse by sue grafton   3/5
sex, drugs, and cocoa puffs by chuck klosterman   5/5
what should i do with my life? by po bronson   2.5/5
harry potter and the deathly hallows by j.k. rowling   4/5
fight club by chuck palahiuk   3.5/5
may the best man die by deborah donnelly   3/5
"d" is for deadbeat by sue grafton   3.5/5
citizen girl by emma mclaughlin and nicola kraus   2/5
the science of success by james arthur ray   1/5
you may now kill the bride by deborah donnelly   3/5
odd thomas by dean koontz   5/5
the memory keeper's daughter by kim edwards   3/5
the gum thief by douglas coupland   2/5
nobodies: modern american slave labour and the dark side of the new global economy by john bowe   4/5
the god delusion by richard dawkins   5/5
30 days of night by tim lebbon   3.5/5



alright, that's the list so far.  after going through the whole thing, i realize how many books i'm missing...like a few harry potters and chronicles of narnia.  and classics like stuart little.  and all the roald dahl books i read like matilda, the bfg, james and the giant peach, and the witches!!!  plus all the goosebumps books i was obsessed with as a kid.  i started this book journal way too late in life apparently.  oh, well, i'll be vigilant about writing them down from now on. 

if you see a book that sounds interesting or you want a detailed review of what i thought of it, just leave me a comment with the title of the book and i'll get back to you asap.  

xo stella



my first ever blog!

alright, so here we go.
basically, i created this blog for mostly personal use.  i keep records of every book i read and do sort of a mini review of it.  although i have been keeping these records in a small notebook for the last god-only-knows how many years, i figure i might as well keep it online as well.  

the title of my blog is "pop culture addict" which is 100% true.  i'm a culture fiend and i love it.  so this blog is going to be dedicated mainly to all things pop culture.  most often than not, you'll find book reviews, concert/cd reviews, or movie reviews.  basically what i think of what's being put out there by people daring enough to create.  i'll just critique it. lol  

also, i'm in the process of applying to have my own show on CJAM 91.5 FM, and in the event that i get it, i'd like this blog to be around so that i can post my playlists for each week's show, as well as information about upcoming concerts and cd releases or anything else of interest.

as for "housekeeping" type stuff...no, i hardly ever use capitals...i'm not sure why, i just am not fond of them.  so if that bugs you, probably stop reading this blog now or get used to it lol  

i was considering publishing all my book reviews that i have in my tiny notebook, but there are over 100 of them and i just saw that i started the book journal in 1999....so the first entry is "harriet the spy" because i would have been in like grade 6 or something?  i think what i'll just do is post the books that i read from now on on here...  so be prepared to read my review of "emma" by jane austen in a little while.  oh, by the way, i'm in a (very small) bookclub with my good friends cassie and theresa where we all take turns choosing which books we read.  so this will be kind of neat because i'll have read something that i probably wouldn't have before as we all have sort of differing tastes.  

anywhoooo...  hope you enjoy what's to come!

xo stella.