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The Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan Bordo

A really interesting look at how Anne Boleyn has been portrayed in popular culture, in history, and the way she most likely was.

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I Watch, Therefore I Am by Gregory Bergman and Peter Archer

I like this! I wish they'd used it in college to teach philosophy to a tv freak like me.

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Penelope by Rebeca Harrington

Ugh, I really did not like this. Which is a huge bummer because I love Jennifer Close, and her name is on the front as a recommendation.

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The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume I by Jennifer Ashley Tepper

I LOVE the idea for this, and I really liked it, for the most part! I found a theater lyric misquoted, though, and that makes me insane. But I know this is a book I’ll come back to again and again, and I can’t wait for the other volumes!

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The Moth by Catherine Burns

I wasn't very into this at first. It seemed like the stories didn't really draw me in at the beginning, but then I got engrossed! They aren't all A+ stories, but some of them are really good.

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A Rip in Heaven by Jeanine Cummins

This is kind of a tough read. It's so difficult to read about the horrible things to police did to an innocent man.

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Not Remotely Controlled by Lee Siegel

A fine book, but nothing I feel like i definitely need to read again.

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The Lemoine Affair by Marcel Proust

I thought I would feel fancy reading Proust. I did feel fancy, but I didn't feel 100% entertained.

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Son of a Gun by Justin St. Germain

This guy had a difficult life, but I didn't enjoy this book. No real plot/throughline.

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Thirty-Eight Witnesses by A.M. Rosenthal

As a psych undergrad, I naturally heard about this case a lot. This book was interesting, but I don't know that it necessarily taught me anything new about the case.

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Banished by Lauren Drain

I have a tough time with this book. Obviously I feel for Laurent and the incredibly difficult position she was in, but I have trouble understanding how she could become so involved with the "church." I guess I'd like to think that if I were in her position, I'd be able to leave my crazy family.

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The Second Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson

A fine book, I guess, but do we need it when the internet and wikipedia exists?

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The Good Nurse by Charles Graeber

This got such good reviews, but I was not impressed. It was a little difficult to follow, and I didn't really find it suspenseful or compelling.

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Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon

My last book of 2013! I really liked it. A bit predictable toward the end, but I thought it was engrossing all the way through.

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Deadly Heat by Richard Castle

Eh. Not the best in the series.

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Out of My Mind by Andy Rooney

Like his other books, this could be titled "Andy Rooney Complains About Stuff."

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When Did I Get Like This? by Amy Wilson

A fine, entertaining enough book, but it doesn't really say anything unique.