Mr. Klavan, you've got some explaining to do.
This book was slightly unsatisfying. Sure, it's only the first book in a series, but at the end of the book, we're left with more questions then answers. Right from the beginning, we are faced with a question; what is the books main character, Charlie West, doing strapped to a chair in a room he's never been in before? Why does it look like he has been brutally beaten and burned? Why can't he remember going to this room, or who the people there are? Neither Charlie or the reader ever find all the answers. All he can remember is that yesterday night he went to bed as usual, and then woke up in the room. And unfortunately for him, someone has just ordered his death.
But as it turns out, it wasn't just his transportation to this weird room that he's forgotten. In fact, it seems that he has forgotten an entire year! And more importantly, that he was accused of murdering his best friend in that past year, and then escaped the police. He also, it seems, somehow got a girlfriend in that last year (which seems very odd, considering he supposedly killed his friend the day before his memory cut out. That would mean that he was probably arrested in the next few days, giving him little time to call his crush up, become her boyfriend, and still have time to talk about there life plans and mutually declare there love for one another).
Now, this isn't your usual memory loss story, where everyone else is the same way, or someone wiped his memory for some diabolical reason. No, in this novel, our main character has lost his memory and not a single soul, not even the people trying to kill him at the beginning, seem to believe him or have a clue why it's gone. Huh.
Aside from that convenient memory loss, there are a few plot holes in this book. There was the aforementioned getting of the girl. As well (Spoiler Alert; do not read this next paragraph if you plan on reading the book!), he is supposedly a part of a terrorist group trying to destroy America, (he doesn't remember this) but that same terrorist group is... Trying to kill him? It turns out that the people who had strapped him to the chair in the beginning of the book were part of that same terrorist group he was in. What the heck? As well, that group built this huge fortress for there operations, where they were keeping Charlie. Isolated as it may be, wouldn't the authorities eventually find this thing and wonder why there was a large, uncharted fortress in the middle of the woods?
And there were a couple other things that bothered me, on a deeper level then the ones mentioned above. The main one? The terrorist organization featured in the book, the homelanders, are "Americans, recruited by the Islamists. Because (they're) not foreigners (and so) don't draw suspicion." and that, I think, is the root of my discomfort about this book. I mean... in the book they're always talking about the Islamic extremists who are all trying to destroy the US, and all that jazz. But I mean... every religion has it's extremists, some people who take it a little two far or interpret the religion wrong. If you ask me, religion shouldn't even be mentioned when talking about people. There are terrorists all over the world, but I don't think that any of them are the way they are entirely because of there religion.
Also, the quote above says that Americans are recruited into the homelanders because they are not foreign and so don't draw suspicion. I really hope that that doesn't mean that people look at people who arn't from there country and are instantly suspicious of them. That would be a sad world.
But to backtrack a little bit, I doubt that the author actually means it that way. I mean, it's not like he said "people who arn't Christian are evil!" or anything like that at all. Still, that and a few other quotes from the book bothered me.
The book was, however, still a good book. It was fast paced and well written. And I like the authors writing style; he also wrote If We Survive, which attracted me to this book. I also love this type of book, where the characters are trying to escape from the authorities. And perhaps the most telling argument for the "I liked this book" cause is the fact that I finished it within 48 hours. I do not read books I don't like that fast!
So give it a try, if this kind of book is your cup of tea. An added bonus is that it is a part of a series, so if your out of books to read, this will keep you for a long while. Maybe they'll actually explain some things!
Thanks for reading!
-Mark
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Updates
Hi guys,
this is just a quick post to tell you about a couple new things on the blog. First and foremost, the blog just hit 500 veiws! World record right there, folks. So pop open the champagne bottles and let's have ourselves a party!
Incidentally, it took me, I think... six or seven months to get that many veiws. My new goal is now to get 500 more veiws in the next 2 months. We can do it!
Aside from that, my blog also has a new page now. So far I havn't actually done much of anything to it, and it's title is, at the moment, just "experimental page." To be honest, I actually have no idea what I'm going to put on it. So help me out here. Write in the comments below what you think the new page should be about!
And that is really all you need to know at the moment. I tried to make a new survey, but for some reason it wouldn't display the questions, so that one was a bit of a dud. Anyway, I'm constantly searching for new gadgets to use, so you should see some new ones very soon.
By the way, if you happen to see anything on another blog that you like, just let me know in the comments and I'll see if I can do something similar here on my blog.
So anyway, thank you all for reading, and I'll see you soon.
-Mark
this is just a quick post to tell you about a couple new things on the blog. First and foremost, the blog just hit 500 veiws! World record right there, folks. So pop open the champagne bottles and let's have ourselves a party!
Incidentally, it took me, I think... six or seven months to get that many veiws. My new goal is now to get 500 more veiws in the next 2 months. We can do it!
Aside from that, my blog also has a new page now. So far I havn't actually done much of anything to it, and it's title is, at the moment, just "experimental page." To be honest, I actually have no idea what I'm going to put on it. So help me out here. Write in the comments below what you think the new page should be about!
And that is really all you need to know at the moment. I tried to make a new survey, but for some reason it wouldn't display the questions, so that one was a bit of a dud. Anyway, I'm constantly searching for new gadgets to use, so you should see some new ones very soon.
By the way, if you happen to see anything on another blog that you like, just let me know in the comments and I'll see if I can do something similar here on my blog.
So anyway, thank you all for reading, and I'll see you soon.
-Mark
Friday, July 18, 2014
Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince)
This book has eighty-five pages of text. Thats it, eighty-five. Take away 16 pages of full-page pictures, and the book is only 69 pages long. Then, if you include the smaller pictures scattered throughout the novel you are left with, I'd say, sixty-five pages. Sixty-five pages to tell a story of such power that it would go on to sell one hundred and forty million copies, making it the third best-selling book of all time. Sixty-five.
I wrote a review for The Little Prince perhaps six months ago on Goodreads. I remember writing something along the lines of "I won't say much in this review, as nothing I say can possibly do this book justice." And you know what, I still believe in that statement. Nothing I, or anyone else can say, will be able to fully convey the depth and magnitude of Antoine De Saint-Exupery's work. But I'll do my very best.
Right at the beginning of the book, a lone pilot crashes in the middle of a desert. Hundreds of miles from any inhabited land and with enough water only for a few days, he understands that he will either have to repair the plane or die. He goes to sleep, but is awakened at daybreak by a small boy who, of all things, asks the pilot to draw him a sheep. And so, hundreds of miles away from any inhabited territory and in danger of dying, the pilot meets the little prince.
And that is, now that I think about it, all that has to do with the pilot, more or less. The story then goes on to talk about the little prince's travels, until near the end when the story returns to him and the pilot.
And to be honest, the prince's travels on there own would have been quite unremarkable. I mean, he goes to a couple planets and talks with a couple foolish people. Then he travels to earth, chats with a plant, a fox, and several more people before finding the pilot. And that, in essence, is the entire plot.
But thats the thing about this story... it talks the entire story about the little princes wanderings, and him talking to the pilot, but these things by themselves are not the story. In fact, I would say that the story isn't about the little prince at all, but the lessons he teaches us.
In the story, the little prince, and the pilot, talk about there experiences. But from each and every one of these experiences, the reader can draw a message. For an example, I'm now going to write a short snippet from the story, one of my personal favourites. To give you some background knowledge, the little prince has been wandering around earth talking to people for awhile now, and this day seems no different. This time, he has found a salesclerk.
"Good morning," said the little prince.
"Good morning," said the salesclerk. This was a salesclerk who sold pills invented to quench thirst. Swallow one a week and you no longer feel any need to drink.
"Why do you sell these pills?"
"They save so much time," the salesclerk said. "experts have calculated that you can save fifty-three minutes a week."
"And what do you do with those fifty-three minutes?"
"whatever you like."
"If I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked," the little prince said to himself, "I'd walk very slowly toward a water fountain..."
A simple story, and yet one that, to me, rings with... truth.
It's like when your out for a long walk on a hot day. You desperately want a glass of cool water, but lets say you're still ten minutes away from home. You could just pop into a corner store or Starbucks to get a drink. But if you deny yourself that pleasure, and instead walk the remaining distance home before getting yourself a drink, I'd be willing to bet that the water at home would be much sweeter then water ten minutes before. Just like if we were all handed a billion dollars, I honestly don't think it would keep us happy for more then a week. Achieving something through your own hard work is so much more satisfying then having it handed to you.
And I honestly don't know if that example is any good. Maybe you think that the book sounds terrible, maybe your mouse is moving to get you away from this page right now. But no matter what you think of this post, no matter what you think of anything... go read this book. I swear, the world would be a better place if everyone read this masterpiece. It is hands down the best book I have ever read.
Thank you for reading,
-Mark
Have you read The Little Prince? If so, let me know what you thought of it in the comments. Put your favorite quote from this extremely quotable book as well, if your in the mood.
I wrote a review for The Little Prince perhaps six months ago on Goodreads. I remember writing something along the lines of "I won't say much in this review, as nothing I say can possibly do this book justice." And you know what, I still believe in that statement. Nothing I, or anyone else can say, will be able to fully convey the depth and magnitude of Antoine De Saint-Exupery's work. But I'll do my very best.
Right at the beginning of the book, a lone pilot crashes in the middle of a desert. Hundreds of miles from any inhabited land and with enough water only for a few days, he understands that he will either have to repair the plane or die. He goes to sleep, but is awakened at daybreak by a small boy who, of all things, asks the pilot to draw him a sheep. And so, hundreds of miles away from any inhabited territory and in danger of dying, the pilot meets the little prince.
And that is, now that I think about it, all that has to do with the pilot, more or less. The story then goes on to talk about the little prince's travels, until near the end when the story returns to him and the pilot.
And to be honest, the prince's travels on there own would have been quite unremarkable. I mean, he goes to a couple planets and talks with a couple foolish people. Then he travels to earth, chats with a plant, a fox, and several more people before finding the pilot. And that, in essence, is the entire plot.
But thats the thing about this story... it talks the entire story about the little princes wanderings, and him talking to the pilot, but these things by themselves are not the story. In fact, I would say that the story isn't about the little prince at all, but the lessons he teaches us.
In the story, the little prince, and the pilot, talk about there experiences. But from each and every one of these experiences, the reader can draw a message. For an example, I'm now going to write a short snippet from the story, one of my personal favourites. To give you some background knowledge, the little prince has been wandering around earth talking to people for awhile now, and this day seems no different. This time, he has found a salesclerk.
"Good morning," said the little prince.
"Good morning," said the salesclerk. This was a salesclerk who sold pills invented to quench thirst. Swallow one a week and you no longer feel any need to drink.
"Why do you sell these pills?"
"They save so much time," the salesclerk said. "experts have calculated that you can save fifty-three minutes a week."
"And what do you do with those fifty-three minutes?"
"whatever you like."
"If I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked," the little prince said to himself, "I'd walk very slowly toward a water fountain..."
A simple story, and yet one that, to me, rings with... truth.
It's like when your out for a long walk on a hot day. You desperately want a glass of cool water, but lets say you're still ten minutes away from home. You could just pop into a corner store or Starbucks to get a drink. But if you deny yourself that pleasure, and instead walk the remaining distance home before getting yourself a drink, I'd be willing to bet that the water at home would be much sweeter then water ten minutes before. Just like if we were all handed a billion dollars, I honestly don't think it would keep us happy for more then a week. Achieving something through your own hard work is so much more satisfying then having it handed to you.
And I honestly don't know if that example is any good. Maybe you think that the book sounds terrible, maybe your mouse is moving to get you away from this page right now. But no matter what you think of this post, no matter what you think of anything... go read this book. I swear, the world would be a better place if everyone read this masterpiece. It is hands down the best book I have ever read.
Thank you for reading,
-Mark
Have you read The Little Prince? If so, let me know what you thought of it in the comments. Put your favorite quote from this extremely quotable book as well, if your in the mood.
Weekly Stat Attack; Best Selling Books
Hello everyone for the very first weekly stat attack here at Marks Book Blog. For your enjoyment, I will now post a list of interesting book facts every week.This week, I'll start off with a fairly run-of-the-mill stat; a list of the best-selling single books of all time.
10. The Da Vinci Code (80 000 000 copies sold)
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (85 000 000 copies sold). I never actually read a word of this book. I'll tack it onto my to read list.
8. She: A History of Adventure (100 000 000 copies sold) I've never even heard of this book.
7. The Hobbit (100 000 000 copies sold) A few years ago I read perhaps 60% of the book and then couldn't take it anymore. I'm still reading The Lord Of The Rings, though, albeit slowly.
6. Dream of the Red Chamber (translated from Chinese) (100 000 000 copies sold)
5. And Then There Were None (100 000 000 copies sold) I read this book just last year. It was good, but I would never expect to see it on this list.
4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone (107 000 000 copies sold) Good ol' Harry Potter. Although maybe I can't call him that, seeing as I've never read the sixth book and I thought that the books were only "good." My sisters disowned me for that one.
3. The Little Prince (translated from French) (140 000 000 copies sold) One of my very favourite books.
2. The Lord Of The Rings (not considered a series) (150 000 000 copies sold) The movies were, of course, incredible, and the book isn't bad so far. It's a little slow to get through... Scroll down this page and you'll find my review for the first half of The Fellowship Of The Ring.
1. A Tale Of Two Cities (200 000 000 copies sold) Don't really know a thing about this book, but if it's got the top spot, it must have something going for it.
Thank you good ol' wikipedia for providing all of this info. All information presented to you came from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books, which was accessed on July 18'th, 2014.
Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time.
-Mark
10. The Da Vinci Code (80 000 000 copies sold)
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (85 000 000 copies sold). I never actually read a word of this book. I'll tack it onto my to read list.
8. She: A History of Adventure (100 000 000 copies sold) I've never even heard of this book.
7. The Hobbit (100 000 000 copies sold) A few years ago I read perhaps 60% of the book and then couldn't take it anymore. I'm still reading The Lord Of The Rings, though, albeit slowly.
6. Dream of the Red Chamber (translated from Chinese) (100 000 000 copies sold)
5. And Then There Were None (100 000 000 copies sold) I read this book just last year. It was good, but I would never expect to see it on this list.
4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone (107 000 000 copies sold) Good ol' Harry Potter. Although maybe I can't call him that, seeing as I've never read the sixth book and I thought that the books were only "good." My sisters disowned me for that one.
3. The Little Prince (translated from French) (140 000 000 copies sold) One of my very favourite books.
2. The Lord Of The Rings (not considered a series) (150 000 000 copies sold) The movies were, of course, incredible, and the book isn't bad so far. It's a little slow to get through... Scroll down this page and you'll find my review for the first half of The Fellowship Of The Ring.
1. A Tale Of Two Cities (200 000 000 copies sold) Don't really know a thing about this book, but if it's got the top spot, it must have something going for it.
Thank you good ol' wikipedia for providing all of this info. All information presented to you came from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_books, which was accessed on July 18'th, 2014.
Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time.
-Mark
Thursday, July 17, 2014
If We Survive
Hi again all for another exciting post here at Marks Book Blog. Sorry that this post has taken so long to be created. However, today I have a valid excuse. This may take a minute, by the way, for those of you who won't give me a chance at an explanation and want to scroll the page down and read the actual review. For those of you who will hear me out, I want you all to know that you are officially in the Club Of Mark, which only accepts awesome people like you as members. Meetings are every Saturday and Sunday at my place, one o'clock sharp. Sandwiches and drinks provided. Casual dress code.
But now for my reasons why I havn't posted lately. Let's start at the very beginning...
Several weeks ago one of my sisters read my blog for the first time, and posted on her Facebook page about it, and included a link. Now, it just so happens that she has some 450 friends on Facebook, and it seems that just about every last one decided to show up on my blog, boosting my view count to... about 450. You can guess the rest. First, the newspapers started blaring my success all over the world. Three days later, the president of the United States called me up.
"Son, I heard that your blog has over four hundred veiws now," he said. "I'm just calling to personally congratulate you on this incredible achievement, and to let you know that June 15th is now an international holiday."
With all this fame, the newspapers have obviously been scrambling to get an interview with me. In fact, I've been so busy talking to newspaper reporters and going on talk shows that I have just had no time for my blog. And so I apologize, but being a world-wide celebrity just eats up your time. These accusations against me that say that I
A few weeks ago I somehow I found myself in a bookstore with ten bucks in my pocket. Of course, ten bucks doesn't get you very far in a bookstore, so I didn't have much hope that I would find a book. However, I soon stumbled upon the teen "bargain books" section, where all the books were something like 75% off. However, most of them looked uninteresting. There were plenty of books with pictures of girls in flowy dresses. There were plenty of books with pictures of girls in flowy dresses staring adoringly at shirtless guys with six-packs. There were also plenty of books with girls in non-flowy dresses staring adoringly at guys who didn't have their shirts off (although these books were the minority). In fact, there were so many of these kinds of books that I considered ditching the teen section altogether. (Perhaps I should have, and instead bought myself a new dictionary. I obviously need one to tell me that "flowy" isn't a word.) However, right then I saw two books that actually didn't look sappy. One of these was a big thick book that had to do with an alternate world and wonky glasses. This one was the first to catch my eye. However, it turned out that the book that was on sale was the second in the series, and they didn't have the first book available in the store. What's up with that?
Anyway, the second book was called If We Survive. I bought it for $5.99 and the rest is history.
This book follows Will Peterson and his four companions as they travel to a poor region of Central America to build a school. Unfortunately for them, the country they travel to ("Costa Verde," they call it. From Wikipedia, I can tell you that Costa Verde is not an actual country, but could be: 1. a coastline in Brazil 2. a "coastal region" in Portugal or 3. a coastline in Sardinia) is on the brink of a revolution, which breaks out in full force just before the Americans prepare to leave. Quickly, the group find themselves at gunpoint, with no idea how to escape. Hostile rebels swarm through the streets. The country's government quickly collapses. They plan to get to a plane and fly out of the country, but it's looking grim...
I have just a couple problems with this book. First off, the characters. I had several people who I quickly hoped wouldn't survive, so as to rid me of having to read about them. First and foremost there was a girl named Nicki, who was constantly screaming, crying, and being generally useless. Then there was a guy named Jim, who more or less just sat in a corner and spouted useless facts about Costa Verde. There was also a 20 year old named Meredith, one of the leaders in the group. She just happened to be completely angelic and fearless throughout the entire novel. Literally nothing could shake her. And so, she quickly became boring as well. The main character, at least, I could stand, although he was also unremarkable.
As well as one other adult in the group, who I actually liked, there was also an ex-soldier who, as the back of the book said, had "lost his faith" and could "betray them at any moment". The only thing is, it was extremely obvious that he wasn't a bad guy, despite the book's efforts to make you think otherwise. He never really looked like he was going to betray them at all, truth be told. But actually, he was another of the likeable characters.
Aside from some people who I didn't like in the book, however, my objections to the book are fairly minimal. But they are definitely still there. For example, the main antagonist at the beginning of the book was a rebel leader named Mendoza. Fairly early into the book, the surviving members of the party seemed to escape him. But then, he turned up again, a hundred miles away. Why was a small local thug suddenly, conveniently, right where the group of Americans was? Didn't they already get past this guy? Are there no more thugs to take his place? Apparently not. In fact, even when they shook him a second time, he decided to try his luck a third time. To be perfectly honest, in fact, it seemed that Mendoza had made it his life goal to track these people down, whereas every other rebel in the country gave up after a few chapters.
But as usual, I'm being way to harsh on a good book. I mean, it was an easy read, despite the subject matter. It was entertaining. I enjoyed it enough to finish it in a couple days. The book was well paced, had an interesting premise and a good plot. In fact, I was impressed enough with this book to look up what else the author has written. And that right there should tell you something. So, considering all these points, I'm going to give the book a healthy 7.5/10 stars.
As always, thank you for reading, especially when the article drags on for as long as this one has :).
I'll see you soon,
-Mark
(By the way, before editing this post was just over 1300 words; roughly 5 pages in a book! After deleting a sentence here, adding a sentence here, and changing a sentence here, the post is now at 1330 words. New record!)
(Oh, and a final note; a special thanks to my assistant editor for this post, Laura Jones)
"Son, I heard that your blog has over four hundred veiws now," he said. "I'm just calling to personally congratulate you on this incredible achievement, and to let you know that June 15th is now an international holiday."
With all this fame, the newspapers have obviously been scrambling to get an interview with me. In fact, I've been so busy talking to newspaper reporters and going on talk shows that I have just had no time for my blog. And so I apologize, but being a world-wide celebrity just eats up your time. These accusations against me that say that I
- Am too lazy to write on my blog
- decided to ditch several books I was halfway through or
- am just a slow reader
A few weeks ago I somehow I found myself in a bookstore with ten bucks in my pocket. Of course, ten bucks doesn't get you very far in a bookstore, so I didn't have much hope that I would find a book. However, I soon stumbled upon the teen "bargain books" section, where all the books were something like 75% off. However, most of them looked uninteresting. There were plenty of books with pictures of girls in flowy dresses. There were plenty of books with pictures of girls in flowy dresses staring adoringly at shirtless guys with six-packs. There were also plenty of books with girls in non-flowy dresses staring adoringly at guys who didn't have their shirts off (although these books were the minority). In fact, there were so many of these kinds of books that I considered ditching the teen section altogether. (Perhaps I should have, and instead bought myself a new dictionary. I obviously need one to tell me that "flowy" isn't a word.) However, right then I saw two books that actually didn't look sappy. One of these was a big thick book that had to do with an alternate world and wonky glasses. This one was the first to catch my eye. However, it turned out that the book that was on sale was the second in the series, and they didn't have the first book available in the store. What's up with that?
Anyway, the second book was called If We Survive. I bought it for $5.99 and the rest is history.
This book follows Will Peterson and his four companions as they travel to a poor region of Central America to build a school. Unfortunately for them, the country they travel to ("Costa Verde," they call it. From Wikipedia, I can tell you that Costa Verde is not an actual country, but could be: 1. a coastline in Brazil 2. a "coastal region" in Portugal or 3. a coastline in Sardinia) is on the brink of a revolution, which breaks out in full force just before the Americans prepare to leave. Quickly, the group find themselves at gunpoint, with no idea how to escape. Hostile rebels swarm through the streets. The country's government quickly collapses. They plan to get to a plane and fly out of the country, but it's looking grim...
I have just a couple problems with this book. First off, the characters. I had several people who I quickly hoped wouldn't survive, so as to rid me of having to read about them. First and foremost there was a girl named Nicki, who was constantly screaming, crying, and being generally useless. Then there was a guy named Jim, who more or less just sat in a corner and spouted useless facts about Costa Verde. There was also a 20 year old named Meredith, one of the leaders in the group. She just happened to be completely angelic and fearless throughout the entire novel. Literally nothing could shake her. And so, she quickly became boring as well. The main character, at least, I could stand, although he was also unremarkable.
As well as one other adult in the group, who I actually liked, there was also an ex-soldier who, as the back of the book said, had "lost his faith" and could "betray them at any moment". The only thing is, it was extremely obvious that he wasn't a bad guy, despite the book's efforts to make you think otherwise. He never really looked like he was going to betray them at all, truth be told. But actually, he was another of the likeable characters.
Aside from some people who I didn't like in the book, however, my objections to the book are fairly minimal. But they are definitely still there. For example, the main antagonist at the beginning of the book was a rebel leader named Mendoza. Fairly early into the book, the surviving members of the party seemed to escape him. But then, he turned up again, a hundred miles away. Why was a small local thug suddenly, conveniently, right where the group of Americans was? Didn't they already get past this guy? Are there no more thugs to take his place? Apparently not. In fact, even when they shook him a second time, he decided to try his luck a third time. To be perfectly honest, in fact, it seemed that Mendoza had made it his life goal to track these people down, whereas every other rebel in the country gave up after a few chapters.
But as usual, I'm being way to harsh on a good book. I mean, it was an easy read, despite the subject matter. It was entertaining. I enjoyed it enough to finish it in a couple days. The book was well paced, had an interesting premise and a good plot. In fact, I was impressed enough with this book to look up what else the author has written. And that right there should tell you something. So, considering all these points, I'm going to give the book a healthy 7.5/10 stars.
As always, thank you for reading, especially when the article drags on for as long as this one has :).
I'll see you soon,
-Mark
(By the way, before editing this post was just over 1300 words; roughly 5 pages in a book! After deleting a sentence here, adding a sentence here, and changing a sentence here, the post is now at 1330 words. New record!)
(Oh, and a final note; a special thanks to my assistant editor for this post, Laura Jones)
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