Sunday, March 30, 2008

The October Country

I kind of lost my Go Ask Alice book, so I went to the library and borrowed The October Country by Ray Bradbury as a sort of temporary book until I find my Go Ask Alice book.
Since I've read Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, I thought that this book might be a good read as well.
This book has 306 pages, so I should be done with it by the last week of April.
It's a horror book, I'll also be blogging on whether or not it's "bone-chilling" or not.

"A land of mists and shadows and strange shapes, of twilight terrors and midnight madness..."

Introduction

October Country... that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on empty walks sound like rain...

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Go Ask Alice

I was unable to find Castle in The Air at the library, so instead I am reading Go Ask Alice right now. (Yes, I'm aware of exactly how many people are reading it...) It is a pretty good book so far, but I've been told by people that the book is sad and that the author was on drugs or something when he/she wrote this. I would type something about the author, but apparently I can't find the name or gender of the said author.
It seems that the main character is also on drugs or something. She keeps a journal (which is basically the book) and things.
I'm that far yet so hopefully it'll be better later on.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

The Lovely Bones


This is a picture that Nicole Seto photoshopped for me :D
I think that the girl towards the left is an angel because of the white wing like thing on her shoulder.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Almost Moon Review

REVIEW FOR THE ALMOST MOON
I did not like this book much. It wasn't as good as The Lovely Bones or Lucky.
I think, the book wasn't as good because she, herself, did not have experiance in the field of well... killing. For the Lovely Bones and Lucky, she already had prior knowledge (although it wasn't very enjoyable knowledge) in the field of rape.
If she knew how it was to kill a person, or perhaps to resent someone so much that they want to kill them in such a way and situation, I think that the book would have been much more interesting.
So, in all this book is a 2 1/2 stars out of 5. Disappointing, disappointing :(

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Castle in the Air

Three people voted in the poll :D
And the result is...
CASTLE IN THE AIR BY DIANE WYNNE JONES!
-claps-

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

The Almost Moon

All right then :D I have completed the Lovely Bones already and are continuing to read Sebold's books. Lucky I finished already in the past and so now I'm in the process of reading...
THE ALMOST MOON
So far, I've finished the first and second chapters and I'm on the third chapter right now. It's pretty good so far but its a little bit boring at some parts.
As usual Sebold is pretty visual with descriptions and details. It makes me feel like I'm there or I'm the one dying. (GAH SPOILER SUPREME!)
I hope that this book will be as good as The Lovely Bones or I will be pretty disappointed. It's a "hot pick" at the central library and I can only have it for 7 days. T^T

I'm posting this at school and I'm typing on a wobbly desk that is getting me pissed off.

Tomato-chan, logging out!

Sunday, March 2, 2008

The Lovely Bones

The book that I have chosen to read is The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I want to read this book because most of my friends have read it and they recommend it. I have also read the first chapter of the book a while ago and I would like to finish the book.
I think, based on the reviews by people, I would expect this book to be exciting and very detailed.
Well Alice Sebold has two other books, Lucky and The Almost Moon.
Her husband is also a novelist :D
At a rate of 100 pages per week (which I can finish in like... three hours of reading ><) it would take me a little more than 3 weeks (the book being 328 pgs long).