tisdag 25 oktober 2011

Book Review of Gold Fuzzed Bees

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The book is a collection of short stories; one of them is named Golf Fuzzed Bees. However, my favorite one is named Reservations at 6. It is about a young couple who are in a hurry because they have to get to their prom at 6. The characters' names are Annie and Tim, and Tim keeps on getting mad at Annie because she "won't hurry up" and becaues she is "selfish".

Gold Fuzzed Bees is about two best friends eating ice cream together, when a bee comes. They start talking about the bee and their experiences, and soon enough they realize that the bee has caused them to have a very interesting and long discussion. They understand that even small things, like bees, are important to us.

I think this book and these stories are great! Not only because it was written by my old friend, but because the stories have a meaning to them and they are quite deep.



Book review of Tagg i Hjärtat

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The book is about Mia Forsman who is writing a play. The play is about Orfeus and Eurydike, two mythical people. Eurydike gets trapped in the underworld by the devil, and Orfeus tries to save her. There are numerous different scenes in the play, and it is partially a musical; there is a lot of singing done by the ensemble. A big group of people help to make the play. The book is about Mia's play that is going to be performed in a new "culture house", but also about her love life with Juan. There is also a side character, Helen, who is mentally ill and has to go to the hospital because she always gets extremely angry about everything. But the book really starts out with Mia's best friend, Lisa, not being able to come to a concert because she is with her new boyfriend. Mia gets mad adn thus writes the play to express her feelings. She feels like Eurydike.

I think that the book is really good and interesting, however a little bit girlish. It's a book that is well thought through by the author and very descriptive as well.