It will take a certain type of reader to enjoy LOVE IN THE TIME OF GLOBAL WARMING. At times, this book is extremely confusing or unbelievable, and at times flowery in prose. While it's definitely an original book and one with a potential deeper meaning, LOVE IN THE TIME OF GLOBAL WARMING was ultimat...
You have to be a certain type of reader in order to enjoy Francesca Lia Block's works. She writes beautifully, I will say that, but her stories require a certain amount of willing suspension of disbelief, an acceptance of the extraordinary, a completely dismissal of rationality and sense...and in th...
Block is one of my most favourite authors ever and I couldn't miss out on the opportunity of picking up this book. I mean, just look at that cover, that title. It's just begging to be read.Unlike Block's other books, such as Ecstasia and Primavera and even the Weetzie Bat books, this one is less whi...
So, this is my first ever Francesca Lia Block novel, which is surprising, considering her catalog. I'm not sure how her other novels would fare with me, but if this story is any indication, I need to add them all to my TBR. It wasn't just the phenomenal writing or the vivid characters that kept me...
3.5 stars.More than anything else, I love that all four main characters are LGBT. That is some amazing diversity to see from a publisher as large as Macmillan and I hope more like it happens in the future.This story itself is less impressive despite the gorgeous prose. This book needs more developme...
Okay, this may sound bizarre, but you know when you eat something extremely delicious and you are trying to tell someone about the amazing meal you just had? You don't just say, "Oh, I ate this sushi from blah blah blah and it was good." You rave and ramble and use absurd hand gestures to get your p...
You can find more of my reviews (plus discussions and giveaways) at Christina Reads YA.I am not sure how to write one of my regular reviews for this novel, and I think that if I did, it would be a lot of filler words, so instead I am trying something different this time.5 Reasons to Read This Novel:...
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