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I first read The Giver roughly 10 years ago. It was one of my favorite books. I had no clue that it was part of a trilogy! (I actually heard recently that Lowry was coming out with the fourth book in October! Technically, that will make it a quartet)
Gathering Blue is the 2nd book of the series and to me, this could be a stand alone book. You need to read the 3rd book, The Messenger, to see how everything ties in together. It is worth being confused how this fits in with The Giver 's story later.
I don't know why, but I love dystopian books. It makes it easy for your "heroes" to come out through all of the characters. Something is always being overcome. The protagonist becomes stronger, faster, and smarter. They stand out in a crowd; whether it is through a power, that they learn that they have, or they have that stronger urge to not die and get through anything that is thrown at them. Lowry makes me want to be a better, stronger person by using her characters as guides. I also like that she uses both boys and girls as protagonists. It is so important, these days, to encourage all young people. 5 stars
This book made me mad. The writing was fine and it kept my attention, but the topic was just awful. Sad to say that I find this book quite truthful. Men can be awful. Tricking the woman into thinking that they are the only one and then they find out that there is another relationship going on. That and divorcing because you want someone more "new" and "young".
Now, women are just as bad. The bad guy just happened to be a man in this book. Anyone who lies and cheats will always lie and cheat, unless that person is willing to change that about them themselves. My heart ached for all of these women and all of his children. Some people grow up thinking that they are God's gift to the world and they can treat everyone however they think seems fit. Ugh, thinking about the book makes me a little angry. I'll end it here. 3 stars
I like fantasy novels. When I say "fantasy" I don't necessarily mean unicorns and fairies. Well you can kind of group this into sci-fi as well but it's not about space. It is more science-y type.
They are on this island-ish place that is completely closed off and there are like maybe 4 people who live there. They create a different species and it goes out of control. I think remember it liking to eat cows and PEOPLE. Basically they destroy everything. I remember thinking how long this book was and while it was entertaining, my mind kept wandering on what the next book was. I do that sometimes. 4 stars because of action and neat science stuff!
100! YAYAYAYAY *cues applause* HA took long enough...only like 900 more to go. Okay, you can stop clapping now...(pssh like anyone did)
This books was completely creepy and amazing. I think it's Rigg's first books? Wait, no. He wrote a non-fiction book about Sherlock Holmes. So, this is his second. Rigg's imagination is wild and interesting. To be standing in one place and have it change to a different perspective is totally cool. Creepy children are cool. The creepy pictures are cool. This was just a creepy cool book. 4 stars I look forward to more of his writings in the future. You can judge a book by it's cover. That's why I read this one. I didn't even read the back. It just look interesting.
I'm pretty sure that this was a Kindle's Daily Deal. 1.99 for books are great. Really Kindle books should be cheaper in general. If something happens to your account, you can lose everything and then I can't display it with all the lovely books that my roommate and I have.
From what I can remember, it was about a boy and he wanted something to happen, like he was looking for someone...maybe one of his parents. (Geez, I"m really awful at book reviews on books I haven't read in a long time...I promise after I catch up I'll be doing tons better) Something about an Elephant and a fortune teller....ehhh I got nothing else. Goodreads has it at 4 stars from me, so I at least liked it and would recommend to a few people.
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this portion of the year, I think I was a book behind and a friend
suggested I read this one. It was borrowed. It's about an old lady who
is stuck in her ways as being a Christian. What I mean is that she is extremely judgmental and mean. She only thinks that her way is the "right" way whether it's dealing with dumb teenagers to the preacher's hair cut. As the book goes on, you can see the change that happens in her, mentally and physically.
I like seeing good change in people. And I especially like seeing change in judgmental people who cannot tolerate others who are different. We all need to love each other. Love yourself and love others. Anyway 4 stars for seeing people change for the good and for male preachers who write like they are an eighty year old lady.
I really like Neil Gaiman. I believe this is my third book that I have read of his. I like how his writing style is dark and serious, even for a children's book. This was suggested by my good friend, Perry. He's one of my few friends that is into reading as much as I am.
The Graveyard Book is a story about a boy who was brought up by ghosts. See? Dark and serious stuff for kids. I gave it 4 stars. I only give five stars out when I would try to get almost everyone to read it. I've noticed that Gaiman has a particular following and while lots of people LOVE him, there are just as many who just don't like his writing style and don't like him much at all. If you liked his book Coraline, then you will like this.
I gave this book 4 stars when I originally read it. Originally? Like I've had time to reread books lately. I do plan on reading this one again.
This was John's first published book. I believe I gave it 4 stars because at the time, while I was reading, there is a point of the book to where something really big happens and I was so upset I actually thought about throwing this book down. John writes about (in a young adult sense) all the hardships a teenager could go through. Life gets in the way.
The other thing I really love about his writing is there are so many sections and "quotes" that you can take from this book and put it to everyday life. It makes the world suck so much less. To me, his words are like a painting. (wow, I'm getting deep) The words are smooth, like they just roll off the tip of your tongue, and it really makes you think. It's just beautiful. He's the same way in his videos on Youtube. He seems to see things in a different way and he uses others' literary quote to fill his life.
Here's an example:
http://dft.ba/-ferriswheel
I can't really truly explain my love for John Green's writing. I tried my best to put it to words, but they do it no justice.
For books like The Host, I merely read because I'm curious. Yes, I've read the entire Twilight series and the more I've thought about it, the more I dislike it. Many people like it because it has a lot of sexual tension. And quite frankly, it is a mindless read, if you have no time to sit and ponder about the book. Anyway, this is not Twilight, it's another one of her books.
I wanted to see what else she could come up with. I'm tired of vampires and love stories. I've never been one for romance novels. The Host isn't one of those, thank goodness. It was super cheap at a used bookstore (my favorite kind of bookstore) and I heard that it was more of an "adult book".
Aliens. Like, a soul of an alien takes over a human's body and then controls them. The human just kind of fades away. The only way you can tell who is human and who is not is a human doesn't have a scar on the back of their necks. There are few humans left. And they have this underground place so they can keep safe and they end up capturing on of these aliens.
The writing is the same as in Twilight. For the book to be so long, nothing really happens. There's no war, no big fights. The scene is mostly held in their underground cave kinda of thing to where the alien is locked up most of the time. To me it was almost a waste of time to read. It did keep my attention, but I grew bored. So, with that said I probably won't be reading anymore of Meyer's books if she comes out with any more. 2.5 stars
Here's one of the books that I simply cannot remember anything about it. Goodreads says that I gave it 3 stars so that means that I don't recommend it to most people and I thought it was okay.
Man, I need to update right after I finish a book. Which I'm working on. Good books stay with you forever. Even though I don't remember what happens most of the time, if something is really really good I can tell you "Yes,I read that!" and "Yes,I loved it because of *cue few main points of the story* " If I think a book is really good, I put it on my "to read again" list.
If you told me to list out what books I've read recently, I would have forgotten this book completely. Sorry, Prescott. This was also a Kindle version of the book. I'm still on the fence on how I feel about reading book books and Kindle books. I do a little of both.
Also, if anyone has any recommendations (since I know so many people read this...all two of you) please comment. Or if you disagree or agree with me, I'm always open to a discussion. (a nice one! No point getting all upset over opinions)
I guess I was reading bad book after bad book. Well, you can see how I felt about this book right away. And all I can remember is that it was really weird and I like the movie better, which I didn't exactly like the movie. I don't recommend this one to anyone I know. So lets just leave it at that. (and then I didn't) Sorry to Augusten Burroughs to not remembering what he wrote. From what I can remember, he was a good writer, but I just didn't like the subject. The little boy was passed around, almost unwanted. His parents were unstable, and he was introduced to sex at a very young age and I just don't like reading about abuse.
I know that this is a memoir and I hope and pray most of this wasn't true. Come to think of it, it could be true to young Augusten's mind. When you are young, you perceive things differently and things might happen one way, but in your young mind it could play out in a different way. That's a better way to think of it. I hope that was the style of Burroughs writing. I haven't read any of his other stuff...wait either it's all memoirs or true stories. I think I'll probably not read any of those. 2 stars
No judging please! And then, some might get mad about how I feel about Nicholas Sparks. He's a tricky one. I read this one because my friend's mom asked me to. One of her favorites too...
I've read several Nicholas Sparks' books: A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, The Wedding, yadda yadda. After reading two of his books, I noticed that all of his are basically the same. *SPOLIERS KIND OF BUT NOT REALLY. IF YOU READ ONE BOOK YOU'VE READ THEM ALL*
Why does someone always die? It might not be the person you expect to, like in Dear John. Wait...did someone die? I can't remember now. ugh. Probably for the best that I don't remember. I just kinda want him to write a happy book. He's good at getting a reader hooked and you end up spending half the day reading his mushy romance. Too bad love isn't like anything in the books and movies. Scratch that. It would be so depressing if my life was a Sparks' book. Either I'm going to get cancer and die or my closest friend will forget me from a brain tumor, or my significant other will go away to war and he'll say he'll always love me and then returned married. Wait, that kinda sounds like the book, but opposite.
Poor guy in the armed service. And really that happens all too much. Don't they call them Dear John letters for a reason? Stick with your military men. They protect us and is doing what they can for our country. The least a significant other can do is wait for them and love them from afar. Now I'm being mushy. 2 stars
Ah, John Green. We meet again. I don't think I fully appreciated his writing when I read Will Grayson, Will Grayson. I can honestly say that I play on rereading everything he's written. Not only am I a HUGE fan of John Green as an author, I'm also a Nerdfighter and a follower of the Vlogbrothers on Youtube. (It consists of John and his brother, Hank) Seriously, look it up.
Now, as for Paper Towns, 5 starts all the way. Maybe I'm biased. Nah, I'm pretty in people's faces about books and music. And this is a book....so. I can see how some people might not like how certain events unfold, but why have something always turn out the way you think? Really, who is to say you might think how I did when you read it. Okay, I'm starting to confuse myself. If you like Young Adult fiction, obviously I do, then you will most likely enjoy this one. If I recommend one of John's books, this isn't the one I would have people start with. In my opinion it's not his absolute best, but if I give this book 5 stars (and I don't give anything higher than a 5) and it's not his best... just think how I feel about his other books ie: Looking For Alaska, and the most recent The Fault in Our Stars. Just be warned that when reading his books you will laugh a lot and cry some. The great thing about John's books and Paper Towns is that anyone can read it. Doesn't matter what gender/age you are! And the best way to end this post that I can think of is DFTBA.
Well to be all honest, I've been busy and super lazy. Lazy as in not updating. I have been reading, quite often, in fact. In 2011 I completed my goal for the year of reading 52 books. That's a book a week. The only downside to this is I don't always remember books if it's been awhile. So here's an attempt to catch up.
I used to be in a small group that met on Tuesday nights at a church I used to go to. Rob Bell has had some major controversy in the Christian community and I'm always up to make myself aware of "drama" relating to Christianity. I will never judge a situation without exploring it myself unless it can hurt me. I think I might have mentioned this when I read "Love Wins".
Anyway, I can't tell you what I really thought about this book because I can't remember. Just according to my Goodreads account, I gave it 4 stars. There should be more updates now since I have found more time, that and I need to do stuff.
