CS Lewis
Easy enough choice. I loved him when I was a child, I love him still as an adult. There has never been an author who has influenced my life as much or stayed with me through it like him.
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Showing posts with label 30 day book meme. Show all posts
Friday, August 12, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (13)
Day 13- Your favorite author
CS Lewis
Easy enough choice. I loved him when I was a child, I love him still as an adult. There has never been an author who has influenced my life as much or stayed with me through it like him.
CS Lewis
Easy enough choice. I loved him when I was a child, I love him still as an adult. There has never been an author who has influenced my life as much or stayed with me through it like him.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (12)
Day 12- A book you used to love that you don't any more
Specific books I don't know. I suppose as a genre I used to read a lot of Christian fiction as a teenager until I realized a lot of it is poorly written and that began to bother me a lot.
Specific books I don't know. I suppose as a genre I used to read a lot of Christian fiction as a teenager until I realized a lot of it is poorly written and that began to bother me a lot.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (11)
Day 11- A book you hated
I hated every moment of this hipster tripe. Teenagers do not talk or act like this. This book was ridiculous on every level and I haven't hated a book as much as I did this one in a long time.
I hated every moment of this hipster tripe. Teenagers do not talk or act like this. This book was ridiculous on every level and I haven't hated a book as much as I did this one in a long time.
Monday, August 8, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (10)
Day 10- Your favorite classic book
I'd probably read this book again if it weren't the size of a cinder block. But the abridged version misses out on a lot of detail. The original is the only way to go, but it is enormous. I read it freshmen year of college sitting outside of classes waiting for profs.
I'd probably read this book again if it weren't the size of a cinder block. But the abridged version misses out on a lot of detail. The original is the only way to go, but it is enormous. I read it freshmen year of college sitting outside of classes waiting for profs.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (9)
Day 09- A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
It wasn't so much I thought I wouldn't like it as I figured it would be uninspired or not good? Anyway, it ended up being a charming book and I loved it.
It wasn't so much I thought I wouldn't like it as I figured it would be uninspired or not good? Anyway, it ended up being a charming book and I loved it.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (8)
Day 08- An overrated book
Before everyone gets offended by my choice, I'm just saying that this book is overrated. Just because people love something doesn't mean it lives up to the hype. For something that has generated the hysteria of Harry Potter, this book does not have the literary merit of Harry Potter. I'm not judging people who love it, just saying it's wildly overrated in my opinion.
Before everyone gets offended by my choice, I'm just saying that this book is overrated. Just because people love something doesn't mean it lives up to the hype. For something that has generated the hysteria of Harry Potter, this book does not have the literary merit of Harry Potter. I'm not judging people who love it, just saying it's wildly overrated in my opinion.
Friday, August 5, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (7)
Day 07- Most underrated book
I love this book. It's a neo-goth steampunk supernatural novel. And if that's not enough there's a love story. Wooding managed to take a ridiculous bunch of genres and made them work together. This book is scary and suspenseful and would translate to an awesome movie if anyone paid it any attention.
I love this book. It's a neo-goth steampunk supernatural novel. And if that's not enough there's a love story. Wooding managed to take a ridiculous bunch of genres and made them work together. This book is scary and suspenseful and would translate to an awesome movie if anyone paid it any attention.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (6)
Day 06- A book that makes you sad
Traitor has to be one of the most depressing WWII YA novels on the face of the earth. And it doesn't even have anything to do with the Holocaust. I'm not saying the book was bad by any means, just that it makes you want to fling yourself off a bridge afterward. The conclusion is logical, but completely hopeless.
Traitor has to be one of the most depressing WWII YA novels on the face of the earth. And it doesn't even have anything to do with the Holocaust. I'm not saying the book was bad by any means, just that it makes you want to fling yourself off a bridge afterward. The conclusion is logical, but completely hopeless.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (5)
Day 05- A book that makes you happy
I have always loved Alice in Wonderland. It is so insane and so fantastic that I can't help to love its insanity. Everything about this book is a fairy tale and a fever dream all wrapped up in one and it never fails to make me happy.
I have always loved Alice in Wonderland. It is so insane and so fantastic that I can't help to love its insanity. Everything about this book is a fairy tale and a fever dream all wrapped up in one and it never fails to make me happy.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (4)
Day 04- Favorite book of your favorite series
Dawn Treader was my favorite of the series, maybe because more happened it in. And I liked Caspian and this was the one where he really got to be a hero.
Dawn Treader was my favorite of the series, maybe because more happened it in. And I liked Caspian and this was the one where he really got to be a hero.
Monday, August 1, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (3)
Day 03- Your favorite series
Maybe one of the only series I've actually finished, I love The Chronicles of Narnia when I was younger. This is probably the series that made me realize I loved fantasy. I remember watching the old Wonder Works adaptation of the books on PBS. These books were my crash course in world building and imagination and I still love them.
Maybe one of the only series I've actually finished, I love The Chronicles of Narnia when I was younger. This is probably the series that made me realize I loved fantasy. I remember watching the old Wonder Works adaptation of the books on PBS. These books were my crash course in world building and imagination and I still love them.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (2)
Day 02 – A book that you’ve read more than 3 times
There are actually only three books I've ever read more than once. I'm such that there's always something new for me to read so after I read something I just don't go back to it again. The Scarlet Pimpernel is the ONLY book I've read more than twice. I love this book. Sure there are parts of it that are dated, but there is so much adventure to it and I love the love story. And Percy is the original hero with a secret identity.
There are actually only three books I've ever read more than once. I'm such that there's always something new for me to read so after I read something I just don't go back to it again. The Scarlet Pimpernel is the ONLY book I've read more than twice. I love this book. Sure there are parts of it that are dated, but there is so much adventure to it and I love the love story. And Percy is the original hero with a secret identity.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
30 Day Book Meme (1)
Originally started by Chimneys & Magic, this is a 30 day meme that actually looked fun. I'm notorious for starting memes and never finishing them, but I'll give it a shot.
Day 01 – The best book you read last year
Mattie Ross hires a law man to track down the man who killed her father, but insists on going along as she doesn't trust he won't drink away her pay before the man is caught.
I didn't even know if I'd finish this book when I picked it up as I'm not a huge fan of westerns, but I ended up finishing it in a day, which is pretty impressive considering it was a week day and I was at work during the school day. I loved it. Everyone in this book was perfectly flawed and there were no characters who didn't have at least some grey area to them. Rooster never sobered up and became a saint, he was the same cranky, trigger happy, reckless drunk he was at the beginning, but he was also a good man. Laboeuf was arrogant and infuriating, but also a hero. Mattie was sanctimonious and pushy, but ends up getting her revenge by the end. And it really has nothing much to do with revenge in the long run. Mattie doesn't necessarily go after the man who killed her father because it will make her feel better, it's more because she thinks the scales of justice are out of line by him getting away. And she pays the price for her hellbent tracking down of Tom Chaney.
This was a book of people who were very likable in spite of their glaring flaws. I love good character writing and am willing to forgive almost anything if you have strong consistant characters in a book, and these are some of the best. Mattie, Rooster, Laboeuf and even Tom Chaney are infuriating and frustrating, but they are never not understandable. The classic movie version does the book a great injustice by whitewashing the characters and the ending. The recent remake manages to stay true to the novel.
Day 01 – The best book you read last year
Mattie Ross hires a law man to track down the man who killed her father, but insists on going along as she doesn't trust he won't drink away her pay before the man is caught.
I didn't even know if I'd finish this book when I picked it up as I'm not a huge fan of westerns, but I ended up finishing it in a day, which is pretty impressive considering it was a week day and I was at work during the school day. I loved it. Everyone in this book was perfectly flawed and there were no characters who didn't have at least some grey area to them. Rooster never sobered up and became a saint, he was the same cranky, trigger happy, reckless drunk he was at the beginning, but he was also a good man. Laboeuf was arrogant and infuriating, but also a hero. Mattie was sanctimonious and pushy, but ends up getting her revenge by the end. And it really has nothing much to do with revenge in the long run. Mattie doesn't necessarily go after the man who killed her father because it will make her feel better, it's more because she thinks the scales of justice are out of line by him getting away. And she pays the price for her hellbent tracking down of Tom Chaney.
This was a book of people who were very likable in spite of their glaring flaws. I love good character writing and am willing to forgive almost anything if you have strong consistant characters in a book, and these are some of the best. Mattie, Rooster, Laboeuf and even Tom Chaney are infuriating and frustrating, but they are never not understandable. The classic movie version does the book a great injustice by whitewashing the characters and the ending. The recent remake manages to stay true to the novel.
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