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I have decided to make a Tumblr because of my friend Katie, whos Tumblr link is bassoonist.tumblr.com. Follow her. Shes pretty cool.
Anyways… I am going to try out tublr because it is supposed to be like the new “hip” thing on the internet. So, yea… I will be reposting all of my old entries and will be posting the same entry on my blogspot site and tumblr so it should be pretty easy to keep track of me.
Wish me luck!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY!
One of the largest trilogies of this decade came to a close on August 24th with the release of Mockingjay, the third and final installment of The Hunger Games Trilogy. I only started to read this trilogy with the first title in the series (The Hunger Games) before my Australian Adventure. Then, I came back, read another book, and read Catching Fire (Book #2) just in time for Mockingjay. So now, without further ado, my Hunger Games Trilogy review!
Title: The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Summary (Copied from Barnes and Noble): Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Katniss' sister is chosen by lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place.
Review: One of the times I met Scott Westerfeld, I asked him why he liked to write trilogies. His answer was suprisingly simple, "It sets up the events in the series as beginning, middle, and end." Now that I think about it, The Hunger Games served as a great opening to Katniss' world. We learn all about Panem, Katniss' background, her family, and what the games are about. Saying this, it was a basic novel with a suprising amount of gore (not nearly as much as Mockingjay, but we'll get back to that later) and your typicall teen romance with Katniss' District 12 opponent, Peeta. However, this may sound boring and you may think "I want something more than good and basic," but The Hunger Games is fantastic and our heroine, Katniss is by far the most complex thing about this book. Overall, The Hunger Games sets the stage for an action-packed trilogy which is as entertaining for male and female readers alike.
Grade: A-
Title: Catching Fire
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Summary (Without giving too much of The Hunger Games away): Katniss made it out of The Hunger Games alive but there was a twist involved in her escaping of the arena which has set the stage for a rebellion of Panem.
Review: Again, sorry if I un-intentionally place any spoilers but I will try my best! In Catching Fire, we see Katniss' world a little more clearly and get a little deeper into her mind while she tries to balance out what really matters. The main points I noticed in Catching Fire was the setting of the stage of the rebellion of Panem and also learning a little more about the history of the Games themselves and learning even more about our characters. Catching Fire was a little more slowly paced than The Hunger Games up to the last 13 or so of the book where things zoomed by so cleverly yet simply that I didn't even want to put the book down from then on. A great sequel.
Grade: A
Title: Mockingjay
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Summary: The rebellion of Panem is in full swing and it is up to our heroine Katniss Everdeen to either destroy it or help it thrive.
Review: Mockingjay, I felt, went into some technical aspects that I didn't really care for. However, once the action of the rebellion gets into the novel, things get exciting and quite gory. In The Hunger Games, children faught to the death, of course it's going to be bloody but in Mockingjay, the rebellion is a full-on war. There is blood and death at every turn once the true action begins. This is all great and tastefully written during Katniss' special mission (about the last 1/2 or 1/3 or so) and things get intense and page-turning until the very last sentence. Mind-blowing.
Grade: A
Title: The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Summary (Copied from Barnes and Noble): Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Katniss' sister is chosen by lottery, Katniss steps up to go in her place.
Review: One of the times I met Scott Westerfeld, I asked him why he liked to write trilogies. His answer was suprisingly simple, "It sets up the events in the series as beginning, middle, and end." Now that I think about it, The Hunger Games served as a great opening to Katniss' world. We learn all about Panem, Katniss' background, her family, and what the games are about. Saying this, it was a basic novel with a suprising amount of gore (not nearly as much as Mockingjay, but we'll get back to that later) and your typicall teen romance with Katniss' District 12 opponent, Peeta. However, this may sound boring and you may think "I want something more than good and basic," but The Hunger Games is fantastic and our heroine, Katniss is by far the most complex thing about this book. Overall, The Hunger Games sets the stage for an action-packed trilogy which is as entertaining for male and female readers alike.
Grade: A-
Title: Catching Fire
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Summary (Without giving too much of The Hunger Games away): Katniss made it out of The Hunger Games alive but there was a twist involved in her escaping of the arena which has set the stage for a rebellion of Panem.
Review: Again, sorry if I un-intentionally place any spoilers but I will try my best! In Catching Fire, we see Katniss' world a little more clearly and get a little deeper into her mind while she tries to balance out what really matters. The main points I noticed in Catching Fire was the setting of the stage of the rebellion of Panem and also learning a little more about the history of the Games themselves and learning even more about our characters. Catching Fire was a little more slowly paced than The Hunger Games up to the last 13 or so of the book where things zoomed by so cleverly yet simply that I didn't even want to put the book down from then on. A great sequel.
Grade: A
Title: Mockingjay
Author: Suzanne Collins
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Summary: The rebellion of Panem is in full swing and it is up to our heroine Katniss Everdeen to either destroy it or help it thrive.
Review: Mockingjay, I felt, went into some technical aspects that I didn't really care for. However, once the action of the rebellion gets into the novel, things get exciting and quite gory. In The Hunger Games, children faught to the death, of course it's going to be bloody but in Mockingjay, the rebellion is a full-on war. There is blood and death at every turn once the true action begins. This is all great and tastefully written during Katniss' special mission (about the last 1/2 or 1/3 or so) and things get intense and page-turning until the very last sentence. Mind-blowing.
Grade: A
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
High School + The Hard Times of RJ Berger Series Finale
It is currently 12:03 AM and I just finished watching the season finale of the new MTV sitcom The Hard Times of RJ Berger and it was perfect.
The Hard Times of RJ Berger describes my expectations of the high school experience perfectly. RJ is a loveable nerd. You know the type. He wants to get his dream girl and blah blah blah. But thing about The Hard Times is that it is really one of the best things to come out of MTV in ages. First of all, it's a scripted show, unlike all but maybe 3 of MTV's typical programming. Second, it is purely funny. Every single episode has me laugh out loud at the jokes that we all tell in school about growing up and yes, sex. Third, the show seems seamless. The quirky characters and witty dialogue make for amazing TV but I think any viewer, old or young will have a connection to The Hard Times.
Going into high school in about 2 weeks makes me wonder if all of the movies and TV shows are right. The Hard Times finale really stuck a cord with me. It wasn't like all of the other episodes that were purely about avoiding bullies or the need for girls and parties, it was about life and doing the right thing and showing that it's really about the people who you already have in your life that already like you for who you are that matter. Forget about cliques and reputations because true friends is what high school is about.
The Hard Times finale gave me hope for high school. If you make friends that truely are your friends no matter what, high school will be the thrill of a lifetime.
WELL WASNT THAT AN INSPIRING ENTRY!?!
The Hard Times of RJ Berger describes my expectations of the high school experience perfectly. RJ is a loveable nerd. You know the type. He wants to get his dream girl and blah blah blah. But thing about The Hard Times is that it is really one of the best things to come out of MTV in ages. First of all, it's a scripted show, unlike all but maybe 3 of MTV's typical programming. Second, it is purely funny. Every single episode has me laugh out loud at the jokes that we all tell in school about growing up and yes, sex. Third, the show seems seamless. The quirky characters and witty dialogue make for amazing TV but I think any viewer, old or young will have a connection to The Hard Times.
Going into high school in about 2 weeks makes me wonder if all of the movies and TV shows are right. The Hard Times finale really stuck a cord with me. It wasn't like all of the other episodes that were purely about avoiding bullies or the need for girls and parties, it was about life and doing the right thing and showing that it's really about the people who you already have in your life that already like you for who you are that matter. Forget about cliques and reputations because true friends is what high school is about.
The Hard Times finale gave me hope for high school. If you make friends that truely are your friends no matter what, high school will be the thrill of a lifetime.
WELL WASNT THAT AN INSPIRING ENTRY!?!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Inception
Are we just in a dream? A dream within a dream? A dream within a dream within a dream?
Those questions are a major part of the summer blockbuster, Inception.
Now, I know inception is several weeks old, but I just saw it, today and I know most of you have probably seen it already and have your own opinions already so I'm going to make this quick.
Title: Inception
Genre: Psychological Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Summary: Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Cobb, an agent who slips into people's dreams to get information on company secrets in order to change decisions for the better. On his latest mission, he has to convince the heir to one of the world's most successful and important companies not to give up on his father's dream.
Review: If you cannot easily grasp a fast-paced movie (that means you Nanny) this movie is not for you. Inception is one of the quickest movies I have ever seen. In order to follow it, you must catch every cast member's line and definitly do not take a bathroom break. The actual movie had a great, fast-paced storyline. The ending of Inception will leave viewers stunned and making a decision. One thing that Entertainment Weekly mentioned that I really liked was that a reason Inception was so good was because it wasn't in 3-D or a sequal. I agree because 3-D is just a way to get people to pay more at the box office and barely contributes to the movie and originals are always better than sequals. Suprisingly, I have no critiques of Inception. There was nothing I noticed that didn't make sense or anything I really disliked.
Round-Up: Inception was a graphically awesome, fast-paced thriller, with an intracate plot and fantastic adventure.
Grade: A
Those questions are a major part of the summer blockbuster, Inception.
Now, I know inception is several weeks old, but I just saw it, today and I know most of you have probably seen it already and have your own opinions already so I'm going to make this quick.
Title: Inception
Genre: Psychological Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Summary: Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Cobb, an agent who slips into people's dreams to get information on company secrets in order to change decisions for the better. On his latest mission, he has to convince the heir to one of the world's most successful and important companies not to give up on his father's dream.
Review: If you cannot easily grasp a fast-paced movie (that means you Nanny) this movie is not for you. Inception is one of the quickest movies I have ever seen. In order to follow it, you must catch every cast member's line and definitly do not take a bathroom break. The actual movie had a great, fast-paced storyline. The ending of Inception will leave viewers stunned and making a decision. One thing that Entertainment Weekly mentioned that I really liked was that a reason Inception was so good was because it wasn't in 3-D or a sequal. I agree because 3-D is just a way to get people to pay more at the box office and barely contributes to the movie and originals are always better than sequals. Suprisingly, I have no critiques of Inception. There was nothing I noticed that didn't make sense or anything I really disliked.
Round-Up: Inception was a graphically awesome, fast-paced thriller, with an intracate plot and fantastic adventure.
Grade: A
Sunday, August 1, 2010
I'm Baaaaaaaacccckkkkkk!!!!
Woah-M-G
I don't know if you know this but most of my readers probably do. On July 10th I got on a plane at JFK and headed to the magical Land of Oz. No, not the one with the wizard and Glinda and the scarecrow. I mean the real magical Land of Oz, Australia.
You also should know that this strictly was not a vacation, it was an educational experiece. Aw who the hell am I kidding it was pretty much a vacation with some learning involved.
Now you may be wondering "Of all places, why Australia?" Well the thing is, 3 years ago i got an invitation from an organization called People to People Student Ambassador programs to go to England and France. I went to the information meetings and decided that this group was safe and responsible. The program was started by Dwight Eisenhower, yes our president in the 50's, to promote world peace through learning and understanding. Anyways, the point is, I went to England and France and had a ball. In the fall of '09 I got my 4th invitation (I decided not to go on the two after England and France). In a nutshell, I accepted this offer and had been looking foward to visiting this place ever since I started watching "The Crocodile Hunter" on Animal Planet. I know this sounds cheesy, but this truely was a dream come true.
Oh and people always ask me the same two questions so I'm just going to answer them now. Yes, my parents did not go. And no, it certainly is not free (but it's all-inclusive)
Also, I took 976 pictures and the ametuer photographer in me really wants to get on with deleting, sorting, and editing but the true procrastinator that I am is telling me to put it off and do things like write this blog entry.
Anyways, if you're still reading this, I saw Dispicable Me yesterday. It was amazingly hilarious. Go see it. Grade A entertainment.
I don't know if you know this but most of my readers probably do. On July 10th I got on a plane at JFK and headed to the magical Land of Oz. No, not the one with the wizard and Glinda and the scarecrow. I mean the real magical Land of Oz, Australia.
You also should know that this strictly was not a vacation, it was an educational experiece. Aw who the hell am I kidding it was pretty much a vacation with some learning involved.
Now you may be wondering "Of all places, why Australia?" Well the thing is, 3 years ago i got an invitation from an organization called People to People Student Ambassador programs to go to England and France. I went to the information meetings and decided that this group was safe and responsible. The program was started by Dwight Eisenhower, yes our president in the 50's, to promote world peace through learning and understanding. Anyways, the point is, I went to England and France and had a ball. In the fall of '09 I got my 4th invitation (I decided not to go on the two after England and France). In a nutshell, I accepted this offer and had been looking foward to visiting this place ever since I started watching "The Crocodile Hunter" on Animal Planet. I know this sounds cheesy, but this truely was a dream come true.
Oh and people always ask me the same two questions so I'm just going to answer them now. Yes, my parents did not go. And no, it certainly is not free (but it's all-inclusive)
Also, I took 976 pictures and the ametuer photographer in me really wants to get on with deleting, sorting, and editing but the true procrastinator that I am is telling me to put it off and do things like write this blog entry.
Anyways, if you're still reading this, I saw Dispicable Me yesterday. It was amazingly hilarious. Go see it. Grade A entertainment.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Return of Glittertits and the New Teenwolf
OMGOMGOMG!!!!!
I SAW ECLIPSEEE!!!!
AAAHHHHH!!!!!
That was an example of a typical audience member of Eclipse.
I saw the movie on Friday and let me tell you something. Something that may shcok you.
It wasn't terrible.
-GASP-
Suprised? Me too.
Anyway I read the book in preperation for the movie and so I am going to do a mash-up review. Enjoy!
Title: Eclipse (duh!)
Author of Novel: Stephenie Meyer
MPAA Rating of Movie: PG-13
Genre: Romance, "Action", Comedy (for people who don't take it seriously)
Summary: Bella is now being pressured more than ever to choose between a vampire, Glittertits aka Edward, and a modern teenwolf, Jacob in the third installment of the teenage phenomenon.
Mash-Up Review: Okay so, there are a few things I actually liked about Eclipse. In general, I liked how we got to see ALOT of history in this installment. For instance, we get a peek at Rosalie's human life and how she became a vampire. We also see Jasper's story and the history of werewolves. In the book I think that Rosalie's story is told in the perfect amount of details, Jasper's story made for great visuals in my mind, and the werewolf story was told in far too much irrelavent detail such as names and characters that just end up dying anyway. However, in the film adaptaion Rosalie's history scence could've been about 5 minutes longer. I felt the movie gave just the right amount of detail for both Jasper and the wolves story.
The Team Edward/Team Jacob Debate - The Twihard Approach: Bella is so torn. She says she loves Edward and Jacob. Edward says he would let Bella go to Jacob if it made her happy but he would want to kill himself (for good). This makes Bella make him love him more and would make her feel worse if she really did leave him. What a manipulative vampire. Letting Bella be happy shows how devoted he is. Jacob, on the other hand, seems to want Bella more. Like he would do absolutley anything to get her. This shows determination and strength of heart. Jacob also would be able to grow old with Bella and Bella could live a human-like life. If she becomes a vampire she has to leave everyone she loves (except the Cullens). OMG WHO DO I PICK!?!?
The Team Edward/Team Jacob Debate - The Serious Approach: Bella, shut up. You give yourself a guilt trip about everything. Just pick someone. One of them will get hurt one way or another. Deal with it. Or as I would like to put it: "Life's a bitch because if it were a slut, it'd be easy".
Back to the Review: I think in the novel, Meyer's writing was at her best so far. It wasn't great, but it was better. I think alot of people confuse Bella's personality with Meyer's personal style of writing. If you go by Bella's personality, the book sucks but alot of people misjudge Stephenie's abilities. Also, in the book, the storyline was kept pretty simple.
In the film adaptaion, alot was different from Twilight and New Moon. It was by far a better movie than Twilight and a huge improvement from New Moon. Moviemaking skill was exxistant. This does not make up for Bella's whining. The movie was awkward and that made it hard to take seriously. I do not reccommend you read or see a Twilight book/movie with a serious mind. You need to expect lots of awkward moments and ridiculous scenes. These actually improve the experience by providing humor. Like when the Cullens are chasing Victoria (the antagonist) I couldn't help but laugh at the swoosh noise made when they ran. Also the scenes of tension between Edward and Jacob are pretty hilarious.
One small scene in the book and movie that I'd like to point out is the scene in which Edward and Jacob kind of reconcile. Firstly, it was oddly homoerotic. Secondly, and more importantly, Bella is asleep. For those of you unfamiliar with Twilight, the books and movies are told from Bella's point of view. How is she telling us what is happening if she is asleep? It's mistakes like these that make me mad. I also think that in both the movie and book versions, the inclusion of Bree Tanner is unneccessary. She just gets her head ripped off anyway. Whatevs.
Round Up: Eclipse deserves the most improved award. In the film and literature department. Just remember not to take anything seriously (fangirl/boys are a different story entirely)
Book Grade: B-
Movie Grade: B
I SAW ECLIPSEEE!!!!
AAAHHHHH!!!!!
That was an example of a typical audience member of Eclipse.
I saw the movie on Friday and let me tell you something. Something that may shcok you.
It wasn't terrible.
-GASP-
Suprised? Me too.
Anyway I read the book in preperation for the movie and so I am going to do a mash-up review. Enjoy!
Title: Eclipse (duh!)
Author of Novel: Stephenie Meyer
MPAA Rating of Movie: PG-13
Genre: Romance, "Action", Comedy (for people who don't take it seriously)
Summary: Bella is now being pressured more than ever to choose between a vampire, Glittertits aka Edward, and a modern teenwolf, Jacob in the third installment of the teenage phenomenon.
Mash-Up Review: Okay so, there are a few things I actually liked about Eclipse. In general, I liked how we got to see ALOT of history in this installment. For instance, we get a peek at Rosalie's human life and how she became a vampire. We also see Jasper's story and the history of werewolves. In the book I think that Rosalie's story is told in the perfect amount of details, Jasper's story made for great visuals in my mind, and the werewolf story was told in far too much irrelavent detail such as names and characters that just end up dying anyway. However, in the film adaptaion Rosalie's history scence could've been about 5 minutes longer. I felt the movie gave just the right amount of detail for both Jasper and the wolves story.
The Team Edward/Team Jacob Debate - The Twihard Approach: Bella is so torn. She says she loves Edward and Jacob. Edward says he would let Bella go to Jacob if it made her happy but he would want to kill himself (for good). This makes Bella make him love him more and would make her feel worse if she really did leave him. What a manipulative vampire. Letting Bella be happy shows how devoted he is. Jacob, on the other hand, seems to want Bella more. Like he would do absolutley anything to get her. This shows determination and strength of heart. Jacob also would be able to grow old with Bella and Bella could live a human-like life. If she becomes a vampire she has to leave everyone she loves (except the Cullens). OMG WHO DO I PICK!?!?
The Team Edward/Team Jacob Debate - The Serious Approach: Bella, shut up. You give yourself a guilt trip about everything. Just pick someone. One of them will get hurt one way or another. Deal with it. Or as I would like to put it: "Life's a bitch because if it were a slut, it'd be easy".
Back to the Review: I think in the novel, Meyer's writing was at her best so far. It wasn't great, but it was better. I think alot of people confuse Bella's personality with Meyer's personal style of writing. If you go by Bella's personality, the book sucks but alot of people misjudge Stephenie's abilities. Also, in the book, the storyline was kept pretty simple.
In the film adaptaion, alot was different from Twilight and New Moon. It was by far a better movie than Twilight and a huge improvement from New Moon. Moviemaking skill was exxistant. This does not make up for Bella's whining. The movie was awkward and that made it hard to take seriously. I do not reccommend you read or see a Twilight book/movie with a serious mind. You need to expect lots of awkward moments and ridiculous scenes. These actually improve the experience by providing humor. Like when the Cullens are chasing Victoria (the antagonist) I couldn't help but laugh at the swoosh noise made when they ran. Also the scenes of tension between Edward and Jacob are pretty hilarious.
One small scene in the book and movie that I'd like to point out is the scene in which Edward and Jacob kind of reconcile. Firstly, it was oddly homoerotic. Secondly, and more importantly, Bella is asleep. For those of you unfamiliar with Twilight, the books and movies are told from Bella's point of view. How is she telling us what is happening if she is asleep? It's mistakes like these that make me mad. I also think that in both the movie and book versions, the inclusion of Bree Tanner is unneccessary. She just gets her head ripped off anyway. Whatevs.
Round Up: Eclipse deserves the most improved award. In the film and literature department. Just remember not to take anything seriously (fangirl/boys are a different story entirely)
Book Grade: B-
Movie Grade: B
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Museum Mile and Andromeda Klein
PART I: THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM/MUSEUM MILE
Don't you just love Museum Mile?
Always a beautiful springtime evening in New York City.
5th Avenue is closed from 84th to 104th street.
10 Museums are of free admission and include internationally renowned museums such as The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Neue Gallery.
There is live music, chalk drawings, and free activities all along the mile.
The main museum I wanted to visit was the Guggenheim. However, I did not know what I would be getting myself into. I knew that the main exhibit featured in the rotunda was called "haunted" but I thought it would be works that had to do with people who were haunted by something. For example, the pictures n the pamphlet featured an original Andy Warhol and a Princess Diana portrait. However, I was very wrong. Little did I realize that the Rotunda would have quite gruesome and disturbing images. Example #1: collages of photographs which each had an eerie/creepy theme. Example #2: An x-ray shot of the oral sodomization of a DOG! Example 3: There were some photographs of naked children. Nothing sexual, but the lighting of the exhibit and photos around made them seem a little out of place. Example 4: The top rotunda level featured about 5 or 6 different angles of one continuous shot of an old man sitting in the chair. Nothing happened to him but they put the explanation of the film at the end of the exhibit. I did not like this because I thought something bad or disturbing was going to happen to the old man.
If you are interested in this "modern art" you still have the chance to see "Haunted" until the beginning of September.
On the other hand, the annex levels of the Guggenheim featured amazing original peices from the likes of Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso. Another special exhibit on one of the annex levels was artwork created by NYC elementry school children. I recommend these exhibits, but you should wait until the Haunted exhibit is gone so the general admission of $18 is worth it.Other museums on the mile I recommend include The Museum of the City of New York and the Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum which is affiliated with the Smithsonain.
PART II: BOOK REVIEW: ANDROMEDA KLEIN
Title: Andromeda Klein
Author: Frank Portman
Genre: Dark Comedy
Summary: Andromeda Klein focuses on high school occultist, Andromeda, who simultaneously tries to save her beloved local library from modernization and solve the various mysteries surrounding: her missing much-older boyfriend; the strange signs seemingly being sent to her from her recently deceased best friend Daisy; and her ever more prophetic tarot readings. (From Wikipedia)
Review: Andromeda Klein is the second novel by Frank Portman (the first being King Dork, an excellent read, I might add.) and has a similar style of writing and themes. I've noticed Portman tends to write about teenage misfits and let's face it, we've all been there. He also tends to write in stereotypic high school figure. Ex: a geek, the hot popular girl, etc, etc. Even though in the grand scheme of things Portman's writing has sunken to a lower level since King Dork. Maybe I feel this way because King Dork had a male lead and Andromeda just wasn't there for me. In fact, Portman made me feel like I was there for Andromeda. At least Tom from King Dork was loveable whereas, Andromeda was just weird and not developed enough. Sure, Portman included daily rituals and specific things about Andi's life but they just kind of felt like minor details that were just there. But, I did like that Andromeda Klein was a quick and easy read that was, for the most part, entertaining.
Grade: B-
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