#0054A Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons - Bill Watterson

I have to admit that I have never read any of Calvin and Hobbes comics. I have no idea why, but that is not true anymore. OMG So so so so cute. I loved every bit of this collection. Watterson does an amazing job at knowing how a little boy really thinks. Their imaginations are so convincing that it's real to them and girls are extra yucky. I love how Hobbes is just a regular stuffed animal to everyone except for young Calvin. He's a huge tiger that can rip you apart, but also he's Calvin's best friend and he's just so darn funny. And I swear I'm reading "real" books too. I was literally reading 3 books at once and I need a break from such seriousness and this really pulled me through. I think I only give 5 stars when I would recommend the book to almost anyone. This is one of those. 5 stars

#0053A Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

This was the first the first book that was purchased on my Kindle :3

I originally wanted to read this one just so I could compare it to the book 1984 (which I have read many years ago. I can't even remember when). They both have similarities when it comes to the future. Brave New World is more so a kind of "utopia" while 1984 seemed more of a dark future. Pain vs Pleasure is the biggest difference, but they are on the same lines.

It's disturbing in a way and even though everyone is more or less "happy" in the book, it's not real happiness. I think they are more feeling content than anything. I feel more sorry for Bernard, who is apart of this "utopia" and can feel that something that is not right than John "Savage" who is outside of this community and kind of tries to join? I think that is what he was trying to do. John already knew what real happiness was and even though his life was not the best in the world he still had that freedom that no one else did.

I could not live how they did. First of all, awful. Growing people and making some of them smarter than others just to do certain jobs, but brainwashing them into thinking that they are glad that they are apart of this particular part of the community. No one second guesses, they just do what they are told and think what they are told to think. Of course, they don't know any better which is extremely sad. 4 stars though

#0051- 52A Scott Pilgrim - Bryan Lee O'Malley

I'm reading the series, and I don't feel like going through and discussing each book at the moment because I go through them so fast. But reading graphic novels will not be a regular thing so I feel like I can count them. So far, I'm loving the series. O'Malley is doing a great job with adding little things throughout the novels that you wouldn't normally look at and it's just plain funny and not to mention nerdy. So far, so good.

#0050A Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

I got a Kindle for Christmas and I downloaded a few "free" books from Amazon just so I could get the feel for this new shiny toy. I've seen both movies and have heard of the tale, but never actually read the real thing.

I had no clue what was in store. I fell in love with Carroll's writing. I love the way he twists things in conversations and at times it is confusing, but it was quite humorous. There were, of course, more characters that were left out of movies and I had a great time reading this book. I am sad that I had to watch the movies first (well I think I saw one before I was able to read? It came out in 1951 haha) All I could see what Johnny Depp's character as the Mad Hatter. That's not necessarily bad, but I like making up what I think the characters look like. Although this is not the fault of Lewis Carroll. 4.5 stars

#0049 Island of the Blue Dolphin - Scott O'Dell

I ventured back into my middle school days and picked up this book again. Ever since I read this book, I knew I had picked out a name that I would have named a little boy (if I ever had a kid). BUT after rereading it, my memory did not serve me well. For some reason I thought it went into detail about the dolphins and how she had a relationship with them. This was NOT the case. There are no relationships with dolphins in this book and I am completely confused where I got that false memory.

Anyway, here's to another child's novel. Easy enough for a middle schooler to read and there is a few action sequences, but it's mostly a book on survival. The way that the girl was brought up had no problem finding food, building shelter, and defeating the wild dogs that came and killed her brother. The book just kind of ends with her sort of being rescued? You don't really find out what happens to her or if those people that take her away are really "good" people. You have to let you imagination run with what you think happens. 4 stars Mostly a recommendation for kids. It's not the best survival book I've read, but it's nice that a little girl is the main character when it comes to survival. So, yay for girl power!

#0048A Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer

Even though I don't like books that are sad, I really enjoyed this book. I've always been interested in Chris since I saw the movie. Yes, they tell you at the very beginning that he died so that's not ruining the book at all. To me, this book feels more like an essay than a nonfiction novel.

Most people believe Chris McCandless to be crazy. I mean what is a 20 something year old doing giving away all his money and possessions to trudge through America where the road is his home? What does he know about the wilderness? In my personal opinion, I believe he knew more than what most people thought and his death was more of a horrible accident than an act of stupidity. 4 stars

#0047A Sandstorm - James Rollins

I was completely surprised by this book. I have never read a James Rollins book before, but I've seen his name a lot from working in a bookstore. As you can tell, in the picture of the book, it says "NONSTOP ACTION ADVENTURE" They were not joking. There are 4 parts in the book which is broken down into chapters which is broken down into times. This book goes by days and hours and sometimes even minutes.

*spoiler* The only complaint I have about this book is none of the main characters die. This has happened in 3 books now and really it just makes it unrealistic in any world/fantasy. *spoiler*

But the action takes off right away with a huge explosion and every chapter is just so jam packed that I had a hard time putting it down. Another thing that I liked is that you knew what everyone was thinking. You knew what the bad guys were doing and then what the good guys were doing. That being said, if the good guys were falling into a trap that the bad guys set up, you already knew about it. I was literally talking back to the book. "No! Don't do that! It's a trap!" I have never done that before and now am a little embarrassed confessing that.

You like a thriller that has nonstop action adventure? This one is really good. 4 stars