The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom

The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom was written by Kathrine Arnoldi. Before I get to the review, I have a confession to make. I sort of cheated last week. Because I was not working as much as usual last week I decided to tackle a book that technically is two books. I did not finish it in time, and resorted to this book, a graphic novel, although I think it's more accurate to consider it a comic book.

The story was an inspiring one, that is certainly true. You have to admire the author and the work that she went through. And the drawings were creative. However, the story telling was light on details and a little less than believable at times. For example, the main character had no idea what financial aid was. I guess it just wasn't as available when the story took place. There was very little dialogue shown and most of the storytelling was done by narrating the pictures. 

It was a good concept, telling a simple, true story through a medium that is traditionally used for action, and the message was an important one. However, I wish that she did more to describe the chain of events and used clearer language.

Z.E.O: A Zombie's Guide to Getting a(Head) in Business

For my first book, I purposefully choose something that I thought would be easy and fun to finish. I got this book as a Christmas present and was able to finish it in one day. It is written by Scott Kenemore.

This book, as you suspected, was a humor book, and I don't think the author intended for the advice in it to be followed at all times; however, some of it was good and useful. It had tips such as cut out things that don't need to be done, and work more slowly and methodically on the things that are important. The zombie metaphor was a clever one.

On the downside, some of the jokes got stale from repeated use and it wasn't as entertaining as I expected it to be. Also, while I realize that this isn't a legitimate business books, I did disagree with the author on some points. I also suspected that he had a chip on his shoulder about some of the things. It also would have been funnier if he used "research," possibly from zombie movies to make his point. Finally, his track for you to become a C.E.O. (or Z.E.O.) seemed far-fetched, and only modeled after certain industries.

Overall, it was a worthwhile read, and a good way to kill a few hours. I'm just not sure it will make good repeat reading.