Posted in Books, Chick Lit, Humor, Melissa's Picks on June 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries, the Mediator series and various other popular young adult books, is also a funny, entertaining author of adult contemporary fiction.
Cabot introduces us to Lizzie Nichols in Queen of Babble. Lizzie is a recent college grad – well, she thought she was a grad. She found out at [...]
Posted in Books, Graphic novel, Humor, Jeanette's Picks, Nonfiction, Quick read, Quirky characters, Science writing on June 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I catalog children’s books and flip through each to get an idea of what I’m cataloging. This book really caught my eye, and I read a bit of it on my lunch break. I was, in turns, laughing and frightened as I read Kate Evan’s funny and frightening book about climate change. I checked [...]
Posted in Books, Clever dialogue, Humor, Neil's Picks, Quick read, Quirky characters, Romance on June 4, 2008 | No Comments »
There’s probably a reason why screwball comedy has more history as a film genre than it does as a subset of fiction. All that witty repartee is more fun to hear than it is to read, and the behavioral hijinks that work on the screen can come off as just a little too precious on [...]
Posted in Books, Coming of Age, Fast-paced, Humor, Neil's Picks, Quirky characters, Science fiction, Young Adult on May 28, 2008 | No Comments »
According to Pete Hautman’s young adult novel Rash life in the future will be much more safe, and that, in turn, could be very dangerous. In the late 21st century Safer States of America, alcohol, littering, being overweight, even saying something mildly rude is illegal. Minor offenses result in sentencing to work for the country’s [...]
Posted in Barry's Picks, Books, Characters, Clever dialogue, Fast-paced, Humor, Quick read, Science fiction on May 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Connie Willis is known for her clever, creative science fiction writing that deftly blends issues of importance with dry humor and intriguing characters. Willis’s work ranges from the somewhat dark and dystopian vision in The Doomsday Book to the much lighter, more hopeful, and certainly funnier To Say Nothing of the Dog. Her 1996 novel, [...]
Posted in Barry's Picks, Books, Characters, Humor, Language Focus, Literary fiction on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
I know, I know, librarians are always singing the praises of books about books and reading. I think that for many of us, these sorts of titles remind us of why we chose to become librarians in the first place; we have a passion for the printed word and a belief that books can effect [...]
Posted in Amy's Picks, British television shows, Humor, Quirky characters, Television shows on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“And now for something completely different…” The legions of Monty Python fans out there will be quick to recognize this quote, and I repeat it here because Monty Python’s Flying Circus is so very different! Monty Python (as the creators of this show are known) features the writing, performing, and artistic talents of Graham Chapman, [...]
Posted in Amy's Picks, British television shows, Humor, Quirky characters, Television shows on March 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Church of England ordained its first female ministers in March of 1994. Before that year was out, while churchgoers were still adjusting to this new development, The Vicar of Dibley debuted on BBC. Their old vicar has passed away, and the residents of the fictional village of Dibley are eagerly awaiting the arrival of [...]
Posted in Amy's Picks, British television shows, Humor, Romance, Television shows on March 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s the early 1950s. Lionel is an army officer, and Jean is an army nurse. They meet. They fall in love. Then Lionel gets shipped to Korea. Communication lines break down, and their relationship ends. End of story? Nope. It’s just the beginning.
As Time Goes By begins forty years later, when this lucky pair is [...]
Posted in Amy's Picks, British television shows, Humor, Quirky characters, Television shows on March 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The basic premise behind this series should seem familiar to American viewers. Six twenty-somethings (3 men, 3 women), each with their own entertaining eccentricities, experience the highs and lows of life and love, sharing all their adventures in the milieu of their mutual friendship. Sounds a lot like Friends doesn’t it? Well, it is…but it’s [...]
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