October Wrap-Up

Back to a steady reading pace in October. :) Favorite books of the moth were Divergent and A House in the Sky. 

WWW Wednesday (71)

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

      

01. Currently Reading:
Divergent by Veronica Roth. Gripping novel so far that reminds me of The Hunger Games trilogy.

02. Recently Finished:
Dark Chatter by Andrew Branch. Interesting satire that I'm not sure I understood. Had problems connecting with the main character but enjoyed the humor.

03. Reading Next:
Marcie by Carly Duncan. After her mother's death, Kate looks for relief and understanding. Looking forward to what promises to be an emotionally intense novel.

Dark Chatter

Quicklime Petterson is still kicking around campus two years after commencement. But as the post-college daze is petering out, an offer comes in: pen a porn script for the policeman who just busted him, get his charges dropped. With no time to workshop, the erstwhile English major pounds out an introspective, Oedipal flesh-flick entitled "Conceptual Tart." The project attracts a tween star in search of an edgy role, and media frenzy ensues. As the would-be one-off deal threatens to become a vocation, Quicklime attempts to find the honest career he meant to start after college, amidst growing renown as a pornographer.

*May Contain Spoilers*

Andrew Branch creates a pornographic satire with his novel, Dark Chatter. The main character, half sperm donation heir and half hired hand, is Peter who re-names himself Quicklime creating an air of mystery around his personality. 

Peter is a drug using, undecided college grad with a calculated quick wit. His lack of seriousness and his aim to use shoddy pick-up lines lands him in trouble with only one way out: to be the hired writer of a porno. The porno, which is shared with the reader, is a disturbingly unbelievable snippet of script that somehow takes off when it is purposely leaked. Peter has so many various, seemingly unconnected traits, that readers will be able to connect with him on at least one level. A college graduate without a job in their chosen field. An unaccepted family member who can't live up to their forced potential. 

The plot of the novel is a confusing heap of random situations which takes Peter from a messy roommate to his father's mansion to Dubai where he falls in love and back again. The writing style of Dark Chatter is almost too satirical to me, but I understand where certain lovers of the genre would greatly enjoy this comic attempt. 

Rating: 2/5 Cups

Teaser Tuesday (84)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I have two teasers this week! :D Just because I couldn't pick between them.




Dark Chatter (Kindle Loc. 956-57)
    - Andrew Branch

Peter did sleep eventually, knowing he would. It was his understanding of Newton that if a man lies down, an apple or a nap'll fall on him.









Divergent (p. 27)
    - Veronica Roth

It has a gray band and a glass face. If I tilt it right, I can almost see my reflection over the hands.

WWW Wednesday (70)

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

          

01. Currently Reading:
A House in the Sky: A Memoir by Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett. This memoir focuses around Amanda's love for traveling and her kidnapping as a photojournalist.

02. Recently Finished:
One Big Beautiful Thing by Marie Flanigan. Wonderful novel about facing your future after life has ruined your past.

03. Reading Next:
Dark Chatter by Andrew Branch. Never reviewed a book like this one. A novel that follows a college graduate as he finds himself accidentally working in the porn industry. This could be hilarious, or this could be terrible. We shall see.