Hello world!!!! GUESS WHAT!? It's my fiftieth review! Yayayayay! This is so exciting. But also a little disappointing because I've been on this blog since, like, October, and I've only read fifty books. Anyways, sorry it's been so long. I totally forgot to blog yesterday. And the day before that. The bad news is, there will not be two posts today, because I've been re-reading for the past two days because I haven't had a chance to go to the library. Oh well. Anyways, here we go, book time!
I am just so psyched that my fiftieth review is a Ted Dekker! Not only that, but it's part of his famous Books of History Chronicles! Here's the confusing part I will try to explain: So far, it's three separate series: The Circle Series, The Lost Books, and the one I'm talking about today, The Paradise Novels. Another weird thing: You can enter the chronicles anywhere you want. In the Circle series, you can start anywhere as long as you go in a circle, in the Lost Books, there's an order, and in the Paradise Novels you can read in any order you want. All of these books tie into one another somewhere, but reading one before the other will not affect your enjoyment of the books. I personally read the Circle Series, starting with Black, ending with Green, then I went to The Lost Books and read all those in order, now I just finished Sinner which is technically the second book in the Paradise Novels, but that doesn't matter because you can read them anyway you want. But, it is recommended by Ted that when reading the Paradise Novels, start with Sinner, then choose whether you want to go to Showdown or Saint. There. Did that make any sense at all? Anyways, Amazon Link. Wow, I have a feeling this is going to be a loooong post.
Summaryish: Okay, so this book is about what happens when Billy and Darcy, childhood friends who did some bad stuff in a monastery where they grew up, develop interesting powers. Billy: Mind reading. Darcy: Persuasion. Anyways, then some stuff happens and they meet up with another of their friends who also received an intriguing ability, Johnny. It's also the story of Kat, who recently saw the light, and the story of Mersuvees Black, a child's nightmare made real. That just about explains, and it wasn't hard to do either.
Review: I was so looking forward to this book, and I was not disappointed in the least! It was fast paced and actiony, plus it had a kind of science fictiony air to it, which I very much enjoyed. I have to say though, a lot of it was very political, which, although awesome, was a little bit boring. All in all, a fantastic read worth the gas money to the library. Or you could even save a dollar and bike to the library, which is also environmentally friendly.
Words to the Characters:
Billy I see your dilemma, but I also wish I had your ability.
Darcy: Okay, I planned something to say to you when I was reading, but now I've forgotten it, so you're going to have to settle for congratulations.
Someone who's name I will not give away for spoiler reasons: Wow, I did not see that coming.
Alrighty, that's it for today. I don't know when I'll be back, so just check in regularly! Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Two Posts Today, And Still Very Unexpected.
Hey there! Wow, second post today and I didn't even know it would happen! But, hey, when your as addicted to books as I am, you learn to accept that sometimes you're reading for longer than at first you thought. A brief summary of my thoughts: I'll read for half an hour and then play a game. A brief summary of what happened: Whoa, has it been 2 hours already? But the good news is, double blogging for today! Yay!
So, literally 12 minutes ago I finished reading this book called Skinned by Robin Wasserman. Confusing moment: it has a new title now. So, for all intents and purposes, it's called Frozen, the first of the Cold Awakening trilogy, which used to be called the Skinners Trilogy, but now isn't. Except at my library and maybe a few other places too.
Summaryish: Okie dokie, this book as all about a girl named Lia Kahn and how she died. Then came back to life...In a new body. A mechanical body. There are more people like her in Lia's futuristic society, they're called Skinners on account of something I can't rightly remember, but probably has something to do with skin if you ask me. Anyways, some stuff happens that kind of makes her miserable, then she finally makes a good friend who can see her beneath the circuitry, and some more stuff happens, and then she's leaving home. I won't tell you where she's going, that would give stuff away. But I will tell you that Scott Westerfeld thought it was "Spell-binding."
Review: This book was mostly awesome, but there were some parts in it that I didn't like at all, so I skipped them. There were also a lot of bad words, which turned me off, but my internal censor took care of that. But all the other parts I really liked! It was 12:52 when I finally stopped reading the day I started it, or, more accurately, the day I finished it, since it was already 52 minutes into that day, which was today. I lost myself...give me a second here...Okay: Mostly like, partly didn't like, will be reading the rest of the series and more by the author, will not be sleeping much the nights I do. Okay, it's been simplified down to my level.
Words to the Characters:
Lia: Okay, this is probably just because it was written in first person, but sheesh, self-centered much?
Auden: You are so nice!!! P.S. Interesting name.
Alright that's it. Hey, have you ever noticed that on average I only talk to two characters? Weird. Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, literally 12 minutes ago I finished reading this book called Skinned by Robin Wasserman. Confusing moment: it has a new title now. So, for all intents and purposes, it's called Frozen, the first of the Cold Awakening trilogy, which used to be called the Skinners Trilogy, but now isn't. Except at my library and maybe a few other places too.
Summaryish: Okie dokie, this book as all about a girl named Lia Kahn and how she died. Then came back to life...In a new body. A mechanical body. There are more people like her in Lia's futuristic society, they're called Skinners on account of something I can't rightly remember, but probably has something to do with skin if you ask me. Anyways, some stuff happens that kind of makes her miserable, then she finally makes a good friend who can see her beneath the circuitry, and some more stuff happens, and then she's leaving home. I won't tell you where she's going, that would give stuff away. But I will tell you that Scott Westerfeld thought it was "Spell-binding."
Review: This book was mostly awesome, but there were some parts in it that I didn't like at all, so I skipped them. There were also a lot of bad words, which turned me off, but my internal censor took care of that. But all the other parts I really liked! It was 12:52 when I finally stopped reading the day I started it, or, more accurately, the day I finished it, since it was already 52 minutes into that day, which was today. I lost myself...give me a second here...Okay: Mostly like, partly didn't like, will be reading the rest of the series and more by the author, will not be sleeping much the nights I do. Okay, it's been simplified down to my level.
Words to the Characters:
Lia: Okay, this is probably just because it was written in first person, but sheesh, self-centered much?
Auden: You are so nice!!! P.S. Interesting name.
Alright that's it. Hey, have you ever noticed that on average I only talk to two characters? Weird. Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
I Have An Unexpected Little Treasure For You!
Hello! This is an unplanned blog post...hurray for you! And me too, because I got to read something spontaneously instead of following the strict order of my book pile. Anyways, it's a play, like my last review, but it's not Shakespearean and it's written in more-or-less today's English!! Let's get started!
So, I just finished this sparkling little gem of a play entitled The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail it was written by two people, their names are Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. I'm pretty sure it's not a series, but it's okay because I doubt that a sequel could top this one. Plus, there'd be no story, it's The NIGHT not the NIGHTS that he spent in jail, so yeah. Anyways, here's the Amazon link. Good luck finding that! Mwahahaha!
Summaryish: So this is a charming little play about a spunky little fellow named Henry David Thoreau, and about how he wouldn't pay his taxes and got thrown in jail. He then spends most of the night in a dream-like state of memories and fantasy. Along with him for some of the ride is his good friend/cell-mate Bailey.The object of most of Henry's night-dreams is his idol, his hero, Waldo. Wow, was that a good summary or what? Take that past of awful summaries!!!
Review: This was great! It really makes you re-think some of the things you took for granted. It also makes you realize that at the back of your mind, you always knew something he said, and it took just a simple sentence from the mouth of the actor playing Henry to realize it Plus, it has vivid stage direction, so even if you're just reading the play, it's as if you are watching it on a stage. Two thumbs and a pointer finger up! Woo!
Words to the Characters:
Henry: I really have nothing to add to what you say in this play. Good job!
Everyone else: Henry isn't wacky, or mad, or off his rocker, or however you want to say crazy, he just see things for what they are, and maybe y'all should too.
Okie dokie! Now for real: Stay tuned for a science fiction! Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I just finished this sparkling little gem of a play entitled The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail it was written by two people, their names are Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. I'm pretty sure it's not a series, but it's okay because I doubt that a sequel could top this one. Plus, there'd be no story, it's The NIGHT not the NIGHTS that he spent in jail, so yeah. Anyways, here's the Amazon link. Good luck finding that! Mwahahaha!
Summaryish: So this is a charming little play about a spunky little fellow named Henry David Thoreau, and about how he wouldn't pay his taxes and got thrown in jail. He then spends most of the night in a dream-like state of memories and fantasy. Along with him for some of the ride is his good friend/cell-mate Bailey.The object of most of Henry's night-dreams is his idol, his hero, Waldo. Wow, was that a good summary or what? Take that past of awful summaries!!!
Review: This was great! It really makes you re-think some of the things you took for granted. It also makes you realize that at the back of your mind, you always knew something he said, and it took just a simple sentence from the mouth of the actor playing Henry to realize it Plus, it has vivid stage direction, so even if you're just reading the play, it's as if you are watching it on a stage. Two thumbs and a pointer finger up! Woo!
Words to the Characters:
Henry: I really have nothing to add to what you say in this play. Good job!
Everyone else: Henry isn't wacky, or mad, or off his rocker, or however you want to say crazy, he just see things for what they are, and maybe y'all should too.
Okie dokie! Now for real: Stay tuned for a science fiction! Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
OooooOOOOOoooo I'm A Ghost! Boo!
Hey everybody! Nice to see you all again! I'm back for more blogging! But that's no surprise. What IS surprising is that...um...I actually don't have anything surprising to share. Oh well. Anyways, as I said yesterday, I hope you're in the mood to shake some speare, because here comes Shakespeare!!
So, I just finished reading this play called Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Obviously, not a series. But, hey, maybe some plagiarizer out there did write a second. I doubt that though, because of the ending. Anyways, I might get this book in Klingon, because, you know what they say, you haven't heard Shakespeare until you've read him in the original Klingon. Well, if you want the Amazon link, look no further! Actually, I'd like you to keep reading this...
Summaryish: Okay, pretty easy summary today. This play is about a guy named Hamlet, and his daddy just died. I know sad, right. And his mommy married his uncle, so now his uncle is also his father, which is actually kind of weird. So, when the ghost of Hamlet's father starts wandering around at night and talking to Hamlet about revenge and stuff, it eventually drives our friend mad. And then there's some ensuing chaos, and then the ending kind of sneaks up on you. Okay, that's the summary!
Review: This book - I mean play - was pretty fantastic!! I will admit that it's not one of my favourite works of Shakespeare, but it's not one of my least favourite either. It's kind of floating around in the middle there, not fantabulicious, but not awful either. AI'm just really excited that now I can finally understand all those Hamlet references!!!
Words to the Characters:
Hamlet: And why exactly did this drive you crazy? It's just ghost, sheesh.
Ophelia: See, your insanity, I get, your friend Hamlet's, not so much. Hugs.
Alrighty, stay tuned for a science fiction book!! Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I just finished reading this play called Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Obviously, not a series. But, hey, maybe some plagiarizer out there did write a second. I doubt that though, because of the ending. Anyways, I might get this book in Klingon, because, you know what they say, you haven't heard Shakespeare until you've read him in the original Klingon. Well, if you want the Amazon link, look no further! Actually, I'd like you to keep reading this...
Summaryish: Okay, pretty easy summary today. This play is about a guy named Hamlet, and his daddy just died. I know sad, right. And his mommy married his uncle, so now his uncle is also his father, which is actually kind of weird. So, when the ghost of Hamlet's father starts wandering around at night and talking to Hamlet about revenge and stuff, it eventually drives our friend mad. And then there's some ensuing chaos, and then the ending kind of sneaks up on you. Okay, that's the summary!
Review: This book - I mean play - was pretty fantastic!! I will admit that it's not one of my favourite works of Shakespeare, but it's not one of my least favourite either. It's kind of floating around in the middle there, not fantabulicious, but not awful either. AI'm just really excited that now I can finally understand all those Hamlet references!!!
Words to the Characters:
Hamlet: And why exactly did this drive you crazy? It's just ghost, sheesh.
Ophelia: See, your insanity, I get, your friend Hamlet's, not so much. Hugs.
Alrighty, stay tuned for a science fiction book!! Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Another Momentous Occasion In All Of Blog History!
Hello world! Nice to see you. So, I was supposed to blog this yesterday, but I forgot. I think it's time to accept that I rarely ever blog on time, and you should not expect regularly posted posts. But there is good news! I'm blogging right now! Actually, I would say that is great news! So, let's get down to business.
So, I just finished this book called The Genius Wars by Catherine Jinks. And yes!! We must celebrate for a whole week straight because this is the first time I've reviewed an ENTIRE series on this blog!! That's right, I started this series in this blog, and now I'm finishing it. Aww. That sentence made me think of Artemis Fowl...In fact, this whole post makes me think of him. It's the whole genius thing, I guess. Anyways, here is the link to my previous review, which has a link to the book before it. And this is the Amazon link.
Summaryish: Alrighty, so, this book has an awful lot going on in it...Where to begin? How about here: Cadel Greeniaus is enjoying a peaceful existence, with college, friends, and a sturdy last name. But, soon, his whole life is thrown yet again into turmoil when his friends and family are attacked. I'm talking hospitalization left and right, here. Anyways, he then goes on this big huge adventure type thingy to end his feud with Prosper English once and for all. And this is a REALLY big huge adventure type thingy spanning two continents, several hospitals, and lots of safe houses. Okay, that's it for summarizing.
Review: Wow. I'm surprised I didn't get whiplash while reading this. It's so fast! I love it! Yeah, the word choice could use a little work, and sure, some parts of the plot were confusing, but all in all, it was a fantastic read! Full of action and suspense, and even a little bit of internal battles, this book is sure to leave you wanting more. In a sad way, because you know you'll never get more because it's the end of the series. But, sadly. Cadel will never be as awesome as Artemis. I just had to get that in their somewhere.
Words to the Characters:
Cadel: See, this is the perfect you. The first one was too bad, the second one, too good. But this one is like the baby bear's chair: Just right.
Prosper: Did someone forget to take their chill pills?
Okay, that's it for now. I hope you're in the mood to shake some spears, because we've got a play coming up!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I just finished this book called The Genius Wars by Catherine Jinks. And yes!! We must celebrate for a whole week straight because this is the first time I've reviewed an ENTIRE series on this blog!! That's right, I started this series in this blog, and now I'm finishing it. Aww. That sentence made me think of Artemis Fowl...In fact, this whole post makes me think of him. It's the whole genius thing, I guess. Anyways, here is the link to my previous review, which has a link to the book before it. And this is the Amazon link.
Summaryish: Alrighty, so, this book has an awful lot going on in it...Where to begin? How about here: Cadel Greeniaus is enjoying a peaceful existence, with college, friends, and a sturdy last name. But, soon, his whole life is thrown yet again into turmoil when his friends and family are attacked. I'm talking hospitalization left and right, here. Anyways, he then goes on this big huge adventure type thingy to end his feud with Prosper English once and for all. And this is a REALLY big huge adventure type thingy spanning two continents, several hospitals, and lots of safe houses. Okay, that's it for summarizing.
Review: Wow. I'm surprised I didn't get whiplash while reading this. It's so fast! I love it! Yeah, the word choice could use a little work, and sure, some parts of the plot were confusing, but all in all, it was a fantastic read! Full of action and suspense, and even a little bit of internal battles, this book is sure to leave you wanting more. In a sad way, because you know you'll never get more because it's the end of the series. But, sadly. Cadel will never be as awesome as Artemis. I just had to get that in their somewhere.
Words to the Characters:
Cadel: See, this is the perfect you. The first one was too bad, the second one, too good. But this one is like the baby bear's chair: Just right.
Prosper: Did someone forget to take their chill pills?
Okay, that's it for now. I hope you're in the mood to shake some spears, because we've got a play coming up!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Is It Just Me, Or Are Vikings Really Awesome?
I've been naughty. Not only have I not blogged in forever, but I also looked at Eoin Colfer's website. The boycott is going to be harder than ever now, because he's written another book. But onto more cheerful topics. Like hellos and books. Hello!! Books....
So, a while ago I finished this book called Divide and Conquer by Carrie Ryan. It is book two of the Inifinty Ring series, following the first book which is called A Mutiny in Time, but I read that BB so it has not been reviewed here. I'm not going to give the Amazon link today. I'm kidding, here it is.
Summaryish: Alrighty, I'm going to give you a series overview, and then something about book one, and then something about book two so that you understand what this book is about! The series is about an eleven year old science genius named Sera, another eleven year old history buff named Dak who has an unnatural obsession with cheese, and a 16 year old linguist named Riq. They're time travelers. They are also part of this group called the Hystorians who go and fix Breaks in history caused by another group called the SQ who want to take over the world. Book one is about Christopher Columbus. You know, the one who sailed the ocean blue? And so people try to get all mutiny on him. The second book is about Vikings and Parisians and a big fight.
Review: This book was okay, my attention wandered a lot when I was reading this and it's a wee bit repetitive. Well, not so much repetitive as predictable. But, there is a good side about it, it had time travel, which is one of my favourite topics. Plus, there were some parts that held my attention really well! So, on a scale of one to ten; five.
Words to the Characters:
Dak: Haha! Headcheese.
Sera: Aren't you a little too young to fall in love?
Bill: ^^^Ditto.^^^
Okie dokie, that's all for right now, I'll be back later for something that'll be REALLY hard to summaryishize.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, a while ago I finished this book called Divide and Conquer by Carrie Ryan. It is book two of the Inifinty Ring series, following the first book which is called A Mutiny in Time, but I read that BB so it has not been reviewed here. I'm not going to give the Amazon link today. I'm kidding, here it is.
Summaryish: Alrighty, I'm going to give you a series overview, and then something about book one, and then something about book two so that you understand what this book is about! The series is about an eleven year old science genius named Sera, another eleven year old history buff named Dak who has an unnatural obsession with cheese, and a 16 year old linguist named Riq. They're time travelers. They are also part of this group called the Hystorians who go and fix Breaks in history caused by another group called the SQ who want to take over the world. Book one is about Christopher Columbus. You know, the one who sailed the ocean blue? And so people try to get all mutiny on him. The second book is about Vikings and Parisians and a big fight.
Review: This book was okay, my attention wandered a lot when I was reading this and it's a wee bit repetitive. Well, not so much repetitive as predictable. But, there is a good side about it, it had time travel, which is one of my favourite topics. Plus, there were some parts that held my attention really well! So, on a scale of one to ten; five.
Words to the Characters:
Dak: Haha! Headcheese.
Sera: Aren't you a little too young to fall in love?
Bill: ^^^Ditto.^^^
Okie dokie, that's all for right now, I'll be back later for something that'll be REALLY hard to summaryishize.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Can You Spell Awesometatiousfulicious?
Hello! I can't believe this, I almost forgot to review this book!! But I remembered just before it completely slipped my mind!! Good for me! Go my brain! Woo! So welcome. I hope you're having a good day. I'm having a great day, made extra special because I'm blogging!! Anyways, let's get into the thick of it!
So, I just finished this book called The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom . It is not a series,but it was every bit as delightful as one! But we'll talk about that in a paragraph or two. For right now, though, we're going to talk about Amazon links, and the fact that you can find one right here for the book I'm reviewing now. In case you're wondering, I thought about not reviewing this, but then I realized it'd only been a couple of books since I didn't review a book last. So then I thought: Why keep the public from knowing this book? It was just sooo good, that not even reviewing it could ruin it for me. But, again, we'll talk about that later.
Summaryish: So this book is about Father Time, the first person to ever count the hours, and how he was forced to live in a cave for what seems like more than an eternity listening to everyone complaining about time. You know, not enough of it, it's going too slow, it's going to fast, too much time on my hands, etc. It's also about Sarah Lemon and her problems, and Victor (I don't remember his last name) and his problems. Father Time then breaks out of his cave, and his fate becomes entwined with those of the two nice people previously mentioned. Yeah, that about sums it up.
Review: Oh my goodness! I don't even know what to say! Any words I say could not do this book justice! It deserves fireworks! And cake! (Oh, and speaking of cake, happy Pi Day!) This book quite literally changed my life. Some of the sentences really stood out, and made me want to reach into the pages and take the sentence out and glue it to my mind somewhere so I'll never forget it. And I'm glad I took the few extra minutes searching for it in the library where it was carelessly miss-shelved. Plus, it was written in this cool mix of bold and regular font that I've never seen before, and it was lovely! Okay, review done.
Words to the Characters:
Sarah: You seem like you need a hug, I'd be happy to give you one. You know...if you were real.
Victor: I'd re-think that if I were you.
Ethan: You'd better be happy you're fictitious or I would punch you in the face. That sounded mean. I take it back. I would just ignore you in a chilly way.
That's it for today!! Don't forget to comment your favourite books! My reading list is growing short yet again. Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, I just finished this book called The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom . It is not a series,but it was every bit as delightful as one! But we'll talk about that in a paragraph or two. For right now, though, we're going to talk about Amazon links, and the fact that you can find one right here for the book I'm reviewing now. In case you're wondering, I thought about not reviewing this, but then I realized it'd only been a couple of books since I didn't review a book last. So then I thought: Why keep the public from knowing this book? It was just sooo good, that not even reviewing it could ruin it for me. But, again, we'll talk about that later.
Summaryish: So this book is about Father Time, the first person to ever count the hours, and how he was forced to live in a cave for what seems like more than an eternity listening to everyone complaining about time. You know, not enough of it, it's going too slow, it's going to fast, too much time on my hands, etc. It's also about Sarah Lemon and her problems, and Victor (I don't remember his last name) and his problems. Father Time then breaks out of his cave, and his fate becomes entwined with those of the two nice people previously mentioned. Yeah, that about sums it up.
Review: Oh my goodness! I don't even know what to say! Any words I say could not do this book justice! It deserves fireworks! And cake! (Oh, and speaking of cake, happy Pi Day!) This book quite literally changed my life. Some of the sentences really stood out, and made me want to reach into the pages and take the sentence out and glue it to my mind somewhere so I'll never forget it. And I'm glad I took the few extra minutes searching for it in the library where it was carelessly miss-shelved. Plus, it was written in this cool mix of bold and regular font that I've never seen before, and it was lovely! Okay, review done.
Words to the Characters:
Sarah: You seem like you need a hug, I'd be happy to give you one. You know...if you were real.
Victor: I'd re-think that if I were you.
Ethan: You'd better be happy you're fictitious or I would punch you in the face. That sounded mean. I take it back. I would just ignore you in a chilly way.
That's it for today!! Don't forget to comment your favourite books! My reading list is growing short yet again. Bye!
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Monday, March 11, 2013
I'm Still Kind Of Dizzy...
Hello world! Nice to see you! I have finished another book! You know what that means...I get to review it here! I'm so excited to share my opinions with you, insert-name-here! I'm going to cut this paragraph short and get right into it! Here I go...
So, I just finished this book called The Death Cure by James Dashner yesterday. And I'm a little confused...with the time change, not the book. I mean, I have a reading log to keep track of my reading habits, so did it really take me an extra hour to finish it? Would I have finished yesterday's yesterday if the time hadn't changed? Another battle won by my age old enemy Day Lights Savings. Anyways, it's book three in the Maze Runner Trilogy, and I reviewed the one before this one: Here. And here's the Amazon link.
Summaryish: Alrighty, difficult summary for me today. Let's see...what didn't happen in this book? Okay, so the final Trial is over, kind of, but WICKED is still keeping the Gladers and members of Group B for reasons I can't remember. But then they all escape to Denver, a "safe town" where they encounter tons of problems and enlist the help of the Right Arm, a group dedicated to overthrowing WICKED. Geez, was that the whole summary? It looks so short. Oh well, it's the best I can do.
Review: I really enjoyed this book! I did have a little attention wandering near the end, and some parts were a little repetitive, but the story was great! Plus, everything flowed together beautifully. There was just enough drama and action and things going wrong, and it all balanced out perfectly. If it were written by anyone else, it just wouldn't work.
Words to the Characters:
Tommy: I never thought I'd say this, let alone say it twice, let alone again say it twice on the same blog in the same section of the blog too but: I would have reacted the same exact way if my brain were threatened.
Newt: Oh snap, I can't even believe it, but I do at the same time! Believe it that is...
Oky doky, all done here! See you next time, my first Mitch Albom, and it looks so good! Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Friday, March 8, 2013
How Can Something As Wacky As This Actually Make Sense?
Wow. It's been like, 20 seconds since I pressed "publish" on the non-review before this one. Is that a world record? Maybe one day I'll get into the Guinness Book of World Records for Awesomest Book Review Blog In The World! Anyways, time to review!
So, 12 minutes ago I finished reading this book called The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams. It is the sequel to the famous Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy making it book two in that series! I'm really excited for the next one! I can't remember what it's called though. Oh well. I'll remember eventually. Oh! And I have a secret to tell you: (The Amazon link is right here. Shhh...Don't tell anyone.)
Summaryish: Oi veh, am I in over my head or what? How can I possibly summarize the events of this book? WAIT! I got it. Still on the Heart of Gold spaceship, Arthur, Trillian, Ford, and Zaphod, are attached yet again by Vogons which starts a whole new adventure possibly even more improbable and slightly more insane then the last one. I mean, rulers of the Universe, the end of the Universe, cavemen, three-year baths, bodies divorcing their minds, and kitty cats eating fish inside of a shack in the middle of nowhere while rain pours in buckets outside and a highly confusing person does crossword puzzles. Yeah, I said kitty cats eating fish inside of a shack in the middle of nowhere while rain pours in buckets outside and a highly confusing person does crossword puzzles.
Review: Oh, Mr. Adams, you amuse me in a way I cannot possibly explain. He's probably the only one in the whole world who can pull of such a wacky book and still have it all make sense, with an intriguing story line thrown in for good measure. I love how parts of this book can sound so boring, but make me laugh out loud all the same! I was metaphorically glued to the pages! It didn't even take me 24 hours to read because I was devouring it so quickly!
Words to the Characters:
Actually...I can't think of anything to say to these wonderful people. I mean, what does one say to a lot like this other than wow?
That's all for today! A James Dashner is coming up next, you don't want to miss that! Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
So, 12 minutes ago I finished reading this book called The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams. It is the sequel to the famous Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy making it book two in that series! I'm really excited for the next one! I can't remember what it's called though. Oh well. I'll remember eventually. Oh! And I have a secret to tell you: (The Amazon link is right here. Shhh...Don't tell anyone.)
Summaryish: Oi veh, am I in over my head or what? How can I possibly summarize the events of this book? WAIT! I got it. Still on the Heart of Gold spaceship, Arthur, Trillian, Ford, and Zaphod, are attached yet again by Vogons which starts a whole new adventure possibly even more improbable and slightly more insane then the last one. I mean, rulers of the Universe, the end of the Universe, cavemen, three-year baths, bodies divorcing their minds, and kitty cats eating fish inside of a shack in the middle of nowhere while rain pours in buckets outside and a highly confusing person does crossword puzzles. Yeah, I said kitty cats eating fish inside of a shack in the middle of nowhere while rain pours in buckets outside and a highly confusing person does crossword puzzles.
Review: Oh, Mr. Adams, you amuse me in a way I cannot possibly explain. He's probably the only one in the whole world who can pull of such a wacky book and still have it all make sense, with an intriguing story line thrown in for good measure. I love how parts of this book can sound so boring, but make me laugh out loud all the same! I was metaphorically glued to the pages! It didn't even take me 24 hours to read because I was devouring it so quickly!
Words to the Characters:
Actually...I can't think of anything to say to these wonderful people. I mean, what does one say to a lot like this other than wow?
That's all for today! A James Dashner is coming up next, you don't want to miss that! Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Wow. Just Wow. (Revisited)
Hello! I have two books to review today, but this one probably won't count since I will not be reviewing it because of it's infinite awesomeness. It is the sequel to my first ever Wow. Just Wow. And it is called The Future We Left Behind by Mike A. Lancaster. It was every bit as good as the first, and I hope with every fiber of being and possibly someone else's being as well that there will be another one. I'll just give a little link and be on my way now. Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
I Kind Of Wish The Fate Of The World Rested In MY Hands Now.
Hello world! Nice to see you again. So, it's been about a day since my last review, and I'm really super excited about reviewing this book! But, trust me, it's going to be difficult in the summaryish department, so I hope you appreciate all the hard work I put into this. Well, you don't have to appreciate it, I'm just happy you're reading it!
So, I just finished reading this book called Trust No One by Linda Sue Park. It is book 5 of 6 (I think) in the Cahills vs.Vespers series, companion series to The 39 Clues. And...oh snap...book 6 in this series came out TODAY!!!!!! WOO! That's exciting. And look at this...there's going to be a THIRD series. I love these books, they're short but exciting! Woops! Almost forgot the Amazon thingy.
Summaryish: Oi veh...okay. I can do this. Power of positive thinking. Alright, so member of the Cahill family have been kidnapped by the evil Vespers. And the aforementioned Vespers are forcing Dan and Amy (along with the Rosenblooms, who kind of tagged along) to do there dirty work. I.e. mostly rob museums. This time around, they must find a missing folio of the famous Voynich document. Oh, and Dan is secretly collecting the ingredients of the 39 clues with intent to take the serum!! Ahh!
Review: Okay, I was literally having trouble breathing at the end of this book. Like, seriously, hyperventilating. Maybe I was choking on AWESOMENESS!! Incredibly epic, if a little short. I'm really disappointed that I have to wait through the cycle of holds before I can get my greedy little paws on the next one in the series, which, as I believe I have mentioned already, coincidentally came out today!!
Words to the Charcters:
Dan: Oh. My. Snap.
Amy: SNAP OUT OF IT!! WE NEED YOU!!!
Wow. That was short. Sorry about that. Maybe my next post will be longer. But, the book I'm reading next is a sequel to a Wow. Just Wow. so maybe it will be even shorter than this. Bye!
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Anonymous Book Reviewer.
Monday, March 4, 2013
I Can So Do That Trick.
Hello again readers of the world! Nice to see you after soooo long. I've recently been not blogging, which is rude of me. But that's okay, I'm blogging now. Better late to the hockey game than missing the plane and having to take a boat instead, right? Anyways, shall we begin talking about books?
So around 15 minutes into yesterday, I finished reading this book by Ann Patchett called The Magician's Assistant. It took forever for my library to finally have it available!! I read State of Wonder also by Ann Patchett at the end of summer BB (Before Blog) and that's what made me want to read this book! Anyways, if you want it, I will be presenting the Amazon link right about here.
Summaryish: This book is complicated to explain. It has a plot, but not really a conflict, which made it a little less enjoyable for me. Unless you include the whole "Howard" thing as a conflict...Anyways, for you, I'll try my hardest. This book is about a girl named Sabine whose husband, Parsifal, dies. I know, sad beginning, but it get's better, because after he's dead she finds out he's not who she thought he was. In fact, he has a family she never knew about, and a name completely different from his own. So, Sabine goes on this whole journey type thing to find out who he really was, and maybe find out a little bit about herself as well. The end. Tada!
Review: This book was okay, not really my genre, but I like to mix it up every once in a while. It was nicely written, I liked the way it just slipped into a memory seemingly without transitions at all. It has a kind of quiet bang about it. It's one of those gentle books that flow on by like a lazy river and carry you off to a place where time doesn't exist. The proof of this is that I thought it was 10:20 when it was actually 11:47.
Words to the Characters:
Sabine: You look like you could use a hug. Here, cyber squeeze!!
Dot: Your name keeps making me think of evil geniuses.
Haas: Wow, you're patient.
That's all! I might post again tomorrow because I am currently enjoying a sadly incredibly short book.
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Anonymous Book Review.
So around 15 minutes into yesterday, I finished reading this book by Ann Patchett called The Magician's Assistant. It took forever for my library to finally have it available!! I read State of Wonder also by Ann Patchett at the end of summer BB (Before Blog) and that's what made me want to read this book! Anyways, if you want it, I will be presenting the Amazon link right about here.
Summaryish: This book is complicated to explain. It has a plot, but not really a conflict, which made it a little less enjoyable for me. Unless you include the whole "Howard" thing as a conflict...Anyways, for you, I'll try my hardest. This book is about a girl named Sabine whose husband, Parsifal, dies. I know, sad beginning, but it get's better, because after he's dead she finds out he's not who she thought he was. In fact, he has a family she never knew about, and a name completely different from his own. So, Sabine goes on this whole journey type thing to find out who he really was, and maybe find out a little bit about herself as well. The end. Tada!
Review: This book was okay, not really my genre, but I like to mix it up every once in a while. It was nicely written, I liked the way it just slipped into a memory seemingly without transitions at all. It has a kind of quiet bang about it. It's one of those gentle books that flow on by like a lazy river and carry you off to a place where time doesn't exist. The proof of this is that I thought it was 10:20 when it was actually 11:47.
Words to the Characters:
Sabine: You look like you could use a hug. Here, cyber squeeze!!
Dot: Your name keeps making me think of evil geniuses.
Haas: Wow, you're patient.
That's all! I might post again tomorrow because I am currently enjoying a sadly incredibly short book.
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Anonymous Book Review.
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