Friday, April 24, 2009

The Doctor's Wife


The Doctor's Wife by Elizabeth Brundage.

Review:

I highly recommend this book. It's about Dr. Knowles who begins to work at a controversial abortion clinic on his days off from his usual role as an OB/GYN. The clinic is harassed by a local religious (cult-like) group. Dr. Knowles has no time for his wife and children. Mrs. Knowles, The Doctor's Wife, drifts towards Simon Haas,a collegue at the college she works at. She begins an affair that Lydia Haas (Simon's wife) quickly catches on to. Lydia Haas has her own story to tell and as you find out, she is pleased to be contributing to her new found religious group that strongly chooses life (and tries to end the lives of those who don't). These characters intertwine in this amazing thriller. Lydia is crazed from the beginning and completely unravels throughout the novel. Brundage does a great job tying these characters together. So good!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell


I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max.

Review:

Tucker Max openly admits that he's an idiot. He tells humiliating stories about girls and even himself that lead you to believe most of the stories could be made up. He deems himself a player but just has disgusting taste in ridiculously easy women. Max declares his awesomeness on every page and girls eat it right up. The dialogue was truly funny; it was made up after the events I'm sure, but funny nonetheless. He's hillarious and seems happy with his life even though he admits he hates himself. So if he's happy being stupid, good for him! Hey, it's the truth...and even Tucker Max says he always tells the truth.