Melody Murray's Books

It probably says more about me than about the book that the first, most important thing I need to say about it is that John Green, in his story 'Freak the Geek' got his facts about Aragorn and Arwen from LotR wrong. The story of their wedding is not told in the appendix, but rather in the final book. The story of their lives together is what's told in the appendix. Also, it's spelled orc, not ork. Ahem.Now that I've qualified myself as one of the herd this book was aimed at, let me tell you how much I enjoyed it, nitpicking aside. There are some real stand-out stories here and only a few clunkers. M.T. Anderson's tale is perhaps the most nuanced, while Libba Bray's resonated with my own personal adolescence. David Leviathan's offering was poignant and sweet- just like his books. My favorite story, though, was the very first one, by Holly Black and Cecil Castelluci, which made me whoop with laughter. Highly recommended for the crowd I used to stand around awkwardly with. Running is for jocks, man.