"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is: Fat Vampire: A Never Coming of Age Story by Adam Rex. 7/27/10“Fat Vampire is a deft, simultaneous skewering of several sets of pop culture conventions: teen vampires, lovelorn nerds, high school group dynamics, and clashes of cultures, real and imagined. It is also the most authentic, original riff on geek culture that I can remember reading. That it manages to do all that and also be an engaging story with great characters and sterling dialogue that just kind of explodes off the page is something like a miracle.”
— Frank Portman, author of King Dork
What's your "waiting on" pick this week?
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This one actually sounds intriguing...
ReplyDeleteHere's mine:
http://chezraine.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/waiting-on-wednesday-8/
Oh I love the sound of this one. Definitely a different kind of vamp tale. Great choice!
ReplyDeleteI try to resist vampire books, but when it looks this quirky, I want to read it!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the cover on this one...nice pick!
ReplyDeleteOh man, this one looks so strange! Haha great pick. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
ReplyDeleteOmg this one looks pretty awesome!!! I'm adding it to my to read list!
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds fun! Great choice!
ReplyDeleteAwesome pick! This sounds really good, a little different than other vampire books. :D
ReplyDeleteI just saw this one on another Wow, had never heard of it before, but it looks hilarious!
ReplyDeleteOh this is the first time I've heard of this one! Looks really interesting, and I LOVE that cover! It's so...original! lol.
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Fun WoW pick! Fat Vampire sounds excellent! And how great is that cover? Definitely on my TBR list. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds good, and love the cover!
ReplyDeleteHere is mine:
http://midnightsapphiresbooks.blogspot.com/2010/05/waiting-on-wendnesday-5510.html
honestly, if it had a boring cover and i saw it at the bookstore, if i'd only saw the title, i'd keep walking. i guess i'm sick of all the books with vampires in them. dont get me wrong, alot of them are good. but it's getting worn out ya know? but like i said, the cover isn't boring, seeing this in the bookstore id probably check it out. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anisa, I'm a bit sick of the typical vampire story (i.e boy/girl is a vampire, and human boy/girl falls in love with vampire who could kill them, etc). This one sounds unique, though. I'll definitely have to check it out
ReplyDeleteThis cover cracks me up :)
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