August in Review: 08/31/10
In August I read 35 books and reviewed 33 I had finished in previous months.
In terms of my ROOB score, my score continues to slide as my library numbers increase. I'm up to a -2.43.
Review wise, it was another month with almost two-thirds of the books earning a 4 or a 5. As is typical for my reviews, half of the books were either picture books or tween fiction. Three quarters of my reviews were of library books. The remaining quarter came from review books and my own collection.
Books reviewed this month
Rating out of 5 stars (as posted on GoodReads)
Five Star books:
- The Arrival by Shaun Tan (library book)
- Border Town (边城) by Shen Congwen (library book)
- Catwings Return by Ursula K. LeGuin (library book)
- Flanimals by Ricky Gervais (library book)
- Harold's ABC by Crocket Johnson (personal collection)
- The Octonauts and the Great Ghost Reef by Meomi (library book)
- Ottoline Goes to School by Chris Riddell (library book)
- A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander (library book)
- Receive Me Falling by Erika Robuck (review copy)
- Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (library book)
- Un Lun Dun by China Miéville (personal collection)
Four Star books
- Alida's Song by Gary Paulsen (library book)
- Guy Wire by Sarah Weeks (library book)
- Jane on Her Own by Ursula K. Le Guin (library book)
- The Kids' Guide to Digital Photography by Jenni Bidner (library book)
- Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems (library book)
- Mary Modern by Camille Deangelis (personal collection)
- Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault (library book)
- Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson (personal collection)
- Walter Wick's Optical Tricks by Walter Wick (library book)
Three Star books
- Bird by Rita Murphy (library book)
- Circus by Lois Ehlert (library book)
- Good Morning, Gorillas (Magic Tree House #26) by Mary Pope Osborne (library book)
- Pirates Past Noon (Magic Tree House #4) by Mary Pope Osborne (library book)
- Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (personal collection)
- Size Eight in a Size Zero World by Meredith Cagen (review copy)
- The Tarot Cafe Volume 2 by Sang-Sun Park (library book)
- Uncle Andy's Cats by James Warhola (library book)
Two Star books
- High Tide in Hawaii (Magic Tree House #28) by Mary Pope Osborne (library book)
- Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood by Tony Lee (personal collection)
- Science Fiction and Alternate History by David Scholes (review copy)
- When Teachers Talk by Rosalyn Susanne Schnall (review copy)
One Star books
- Horns by Joe Hill (library book)
Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)
Personal Collection
- City-Makers: The Story of Southern California's First Boom by Remi A. Nadeau
- Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book by Rufus Butler Seder
- The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker
- Mary Modern by Camille Deangelis
Library book
- American Fantastic Tales edited by Peter Straub
- The Angel of Forgetfulness by Steve Stern
- At Ease: Navy Men of World War II by Evan Bachner
- At Home with Books by Estelle Ellis
- The Avenue of the Dead by Evelyn Anthony
- The Best Cat in the World by Leslea Newman
- Bone, Volume 5: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border by Jeff Smith
- Bone, Volume 9: Crown of Horns by Jeff Smith
- Brownie & Pearl Get Dolled Up by Cynthia Rylant
- Coast to Coast by Catherine Donzel
- Cook-a-doodle-doo! by Janet Stevens
- Crow Call by Lois Lowry
- The Department of Mad Scientists by Michael Belfiore
- The Function of Ornament by Michael Kubo
- Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin Jr.
- The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
- Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
- The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
- Northward to the Moon by Polly Horvarth
- Pink Brain, Blue Brain by Lise Eliot
- Raiders' Ransom by Emily Diamand
- San Francisco Then and Now by Bill Yenne
- The Scrambled States of America Talent Show by Laurie Keller
- Steinbeck's Ghost by Lewis Buzbee
- Three Little Kittens by Tanya Linch
- Tyranny by Lesley Fairfield
- Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester by Alfred Bester
- What Do You Love? by Jonathan London
Review copy
- Aging with Grace by Greg Liberman
- Finding Marco by Kenneth C. Cancellara
- Gerry Tales by Gerry Boylan
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