To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

To get over the boys she's loved, Lara Jean Covey has a method: write each of them a letter and seal it away in a teal hatbox her mother had given her. When the letters are sent out, however, Lara Jean is mortified. One recipient is Peter Kavinsky, who has just broken up with his long-term girlfriend, Gen. Peter and Lara Jean agree to fake date, hoping it will get each other what they want--Peter back with Gen, and Lara Jean hopes to make Josh, the boy next door she's secretly loved for years, jealous. Of course, nothing goes quite according to plan. 

355 pages.

Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription: Notes and Asides from National Review

 Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription: Notes and Asides from National Review
by William F. Buckley, Jr.
Pages:295
Rating:3 out of 5 stars

After having worked at a couple of small newspapers in mid-Missouri and having dealt with publication renewals for a couple of libraries on the other side of the phone line, this title intrigued me. Conservative writer and public figure, William F. Buckley Jr., kept a file of what he considered the most interesting letters to the editor from the National Review. As the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief he had access to all of these letters. Here is his collection of these letters often with his reply. Sometimes funny, sometimes biting and rarely politically correct, this is a brief window into the 1970s and 1980 news and politics. With letters from Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Auberon Waugh, John Kenneth Galbraith and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. 

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Told through a series of letters, the reader is introduced to the titular wallflower, Charlie, who is just starting high school. Through Charlie's eyes, the reader is taken through the roller coaster that is being a teenager---first dates and family drama, loss and love, new friends and new books. Trying to live his life while trying to run from it, one is given a glimpse of what it's like to live life on the fringes all the while trying to feel infinite.

213 pages.

Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks: A Librarian's Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the Books in Her Life by Annie Spence

Summary: "In Dear Fahrenheit 451, librarian Annie Spence has crafted love letters and breakup notes to the iconic and eclectic books she has encountered over the years. From breaking up with The Giving Tree (a dysfunctional relationship book if ever there was one), to her love letter to The Time Traveler’s Wife (a novel less about time travel and more about the life of a marriage, with all of its ups and downs), Spence will make you think of old favorites in a new way. Filled with suggested reading lists, Spence’s take on classic and contemporary books is very much like the best of literature―sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes surprisingly poignant, and filled with universal truths. A celebration of reading, Dear Fahrenheit 451 is for anyone who loves nothing more than curling up with a good book…and another, and another, and another!" - Amazon

This book is fun.  Pure and simple fun.  Of course, you're reading about someone else's love, peeves, questions, and thoughts about the novels they've read, so I didn't always agree, but I definitely could relate!  Annie Spence writes with an honesty and snarkiness I totally love.  The first part consists of her breakup/love letters to those books she's read, weeded, recommended, etc.  The second part is made of reading lists that are super funny.  For example, one list is made of various excuses to give out to friends when you want to stay home and read.  Each excuse is accompanied by a recommended book.  Again - fun!  I think my favorite letters are those to Frog and Toad (I totally identified) and a blood-splatter book requested and received through inter-library loan (who hasn't gushed over a weird gross book and then wondered about the person asking for it!).       

So worth the read. 

5/5

256 pages