Caitlin’s Comments (group member since Jun 08, 2013)

Caitlin’s comments from the Discuss @ Carroll County Public Library group.

I actually just recently finished All American Boys; it's definitely a book that I think everyone should read. Personally, I'd give it about 4.5/5. It was really good, very well-written. The story it tells is certainly very timely, very relevant to current events in America.
My only real criticisms:
-It's definitely a book where the journey is more important than the destination, but the ending still felt a little weak to me. I think I just wanted more, but I wish that the authors hadn't chosen to end the story there.
-Despite the switching POVs, the story felt at times like it was about Quinn's journey more than it was about Rashad's. While I understand why this may have been done, I still wish that Rashad felt more like the main character in his own story. Instead, I was left feeling like Rashad's trauma was the catalyst for Quinn's journey, which isn't really fair to Rashad.

Literally Groundbreaking: "Wool" by Hugh Howey. It's a post-apocalyptic dystopia that takes place entirely in an underground silo. All sorts of political intrigue going on.

Metaphorically Groundbreaking: The first one that comes to mind is "Liar" by Justine Larbalestier. The protagonist is the very definition of an "unreliable narrator;" she lies about everything, then tells you "that was a lie, here's the truth:" then later says "Ok, that was also still kind of a lie, here's the REAL truth"
The book defies traditional categorization, because she doesn't tell you the truth about what the book is actually about until about halfway through the novel.

Hi! I'm Caitlin. I'm a page at the Westminster branch. I read a lot of YA but I've been branching out into all sorts of stuff lately; I've even been trying to get into more graphic novels.
I have a bit of a "Your eyes are bigger than your stomach" problem when it comes to books, as you can probably tell if you take a look at my "want to read" shelf. If only I could read faster!

Jennifer wrote: "Hello! I am Jenn, and I work at Westminster branch as a buzzing little page. I like to touch books, smell books, and above all, read books. I can't wait to browse through some input!"
What a coincidence, Jenn. I also love smelling books!