Elzburg Reviews

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion My rating: 4 of 5 stars My first impression upon finishing The Rosie Project was that this book was amazing. I loved the main character's voice and personality. This book was very enjoyable to read in the moment, however after completion and upon further contemplation I have some qualms. I had these feelings while I was reading as well, however they were buried deeper inside me, masked by the enjoyment the overall experience was giving me. I liked Don's character a lot, and thought he was very funny. Lots of laughing out loud. Because of this, I didn't like how at the end (view spoiler) [he changed for Rosie. I didn't think anything he changed for her (his verbature, his meal plan, his schedule, etc.) was necessary. All those things were part of his charm and part of what made him a highly efficient person. He literally made himself worse/dumbed himself down for Rosie, which I didn't like at al...

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I think The Blind Side is the kind of book that anyone can read; football fans and foes alike. "Football haters too?!" Yes, dependant on the depth of your hostility. I literally did not care one bit for football prior to reading this book, and was very okay with keeping things that way. That was... Until recently. My boyfriend ex-boyfriend is hopelessly obsessed with football, and keeps trying to get me into it, with little success. A big reason I haven't been able to extract any semblance of entertainment out of this sport is definitely due to me not understanding the rules nor what-the-heck is ever going on. So I bought this book on his recommendation and started reading it in hopes of coming out with a better understanding of the game. And by golly... Would you believe it? It actually worked. The Blind Side is in large part a biography of offensive lineman Michael...

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was absolutely fantastic! I enjoyed it immensely, and very much want to read all of the other books in this series. I accidentally listened to the end of the book via the audiobook, which I was unaware is an ABRIDGED version. So that was terrible. It also means that I actually did not take four months to finish this book. The audiobook basically just spoiled the ending for me, so I had to wait a few months to try and let it dissipate from my brain a bit before I actually finished reading it properly. View all my reviews

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book was so incredibly contemporary . It was so… Life. Normal. It made me aghast as to how someone would even think to write something so mundane. Like, what was the spark? The initial idea that drove Dessen to write this? Especially considering the fact that she had apparently already written eight other books more-or-less exactly like this one. Getting paid was certainly the motivation, but that’s not what I’m asking. Anyway, this was my first Dessen novel. I have known of her ever since I was in fifth grade, and even back then she had so many books that they spammed my local bookstore’s online catalogue. This annoyed young me, and I swore to boycott this nuisance author. Fast Forward to now, and I just want to see what all the fuss is about. I didn’t think this book was bad . I just think it got kind of boring after 200 pages of nothing, and then the realization that I still had almos...