3 cookies
Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey. This book was hard to read - the way it is written is difficult to understand. Everything is run together there is hardly any punctuation and all the thoughts just run together all together run together. Like that. There was LOTS of profanity as well, and although I liked the idea of it, I hated the way it ended. So there you have it.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The Golden Compass
4 cookies
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. I have known about this book since before the movie came out, but after the uproar about the movie I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it. Well, I am glad I did. It is a little bit difficult to understand, especially at the beginning, the author just jumps in and you just have to keep reading to figure out the things you don't understand. But I did like it. There was not anything in here that I thought was bad - although I can see why the Catholic church wouldn't like it.
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. I have known about this book since before the movie came out, but after the uproar about the movie I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it. Well, I am glad I did. It is a little bit difficult to understand, especially at the beginning, the author just jumps in and you just have to keep reading to figure out the things you don't understand. But I did like it. There was not anything in here that I thought was bad - although I can see why the Catholic church wouldn't like it.
Monday, September 21, 2009
The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
4 cookies
This is a juvenile fiction book, and it was cute. I read it an about an hour and half. Simple cute book. The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs is by Betty G. Birney. This book is on a book club list from my friend Hilary, I thought it is an interesting choice for a book club read.
This is a juvenile fiction book, and it was cute. I read it an about an hour and half. Simple cute book. The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs is by Betty G. Birney. This book is on a book club list from my friend Hilary, I thought it is an interesting choice for a book club read.
The Host
5 cookies
I LOVE The Host by Stephenie Meyer! I liked The Host better than both the middle Twilight books. I have read The Host before, and I just reread it for our book club, and I liked it just as much - or better! - than the first time. It is a little strange, and hard to get into, but I love it.
I LOVE The Host by Stephenie Meyer! I liked The Host better than both the middle Twilight books. I have read The Host before, and I just reread it for our book club, and I liked it just as much - or better! - than the first time. It is a little strange, and hard to get into, but I love it.
Lone Star Cafe
3 cookies
Lone Star Cafe by Lisa Wingate. This is a prequel to the Lizard Diner book I read a few weeks ago. It was cute, and I like the way she writes, especially how women think.
Lone Star Cafe by Lisa Wingate. This is a prequel to the Lizard Diner book I read a few weeks ago. It was cute, and I like the way she writes, especially how women think.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
River Secrets
4 cookies
So, this sequel to Enna Burning and Goose Girl wasn't hard to get into. It was a sweet story, with the same characters as the other books. River Secrets didn't seem to be as long as the other two. Shannon Hale is a writer that is easy to like.
So, this sequel to Enna Burning and Goose Girl wasn't hard to get into. It was a sweet story, with the same characters as the other books. River Secrets didn't seem to be as long as the other two. Shannon Hale is a writer that is easy to like.
Enna Burning
3 1/2 cookies
Enna Burning by Shannon Hale. I could NOT get into this book at first. I really wanted to like it, because it is a companion book to Goose Girl, and I love the characters. I did however, like the last 3rd of the book. Thus, an extra 1/2 star.
Enna Burning by Shannon Hale. I could NOT get into this book at first. I really wanted to like it, because it is a companion book to Goose Girl, and I love the characters. I did however, like the last 3rd of the book. Thus, an extra 1/2 star.
Monday, September 14, 2009
The Dragon Heir
4 cookies
Again, not much to say about this. I really liked the whole series, it had good characters and pulled you into the story. I loved that it was totally free of profanity and bad language. I am on the hunt for more books from Cinda Williams Chima.
Again, not much to say about this. I really liked the whole series, it had good characters and pulled you into the story. I loved that it was totally free of profanity and bad language. I am on the hunt for more books from Cinda Williams Chima.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
The Wizard Heir
4 cookies
The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima. What can I say new? Nothing. I am really liking this series.
The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima. What can I say new? Nothing. I am really liking this series.
Friday, September 11, 2009
The Warrior Heir
4 cookies
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima. I wasn't sure when I started this if I was going to like it. She jumps right in with terms and expressions exclusive to this series, and it is a bit hard to understand what is going on. But, as you keep reading you start to understand what everything is about, and I ended up really liking it. There are two more books in the series, and I have them here at the house to read next. These are young adult fantasy books. They are also refreshingly clean and free of bad language and innuendo. I am excited to read the next two.
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima. I wasn't sure when I started this if I was going to like it. She jumps right in with terms and expressions exclusive to this series, and it is a bit hard to understand what is going on. But, as you keep reading you start to understand what everything is about, and I ended up really liking it. There are two more books in the series, and I have them here at the house to read next. These are young adult fantasy books. They are also refreshingly clean and free of bad language and innuendo. I am excited to read the next two.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Devil Wears Prada
4 cookies
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger. I haven't seen the whole movie that they made out of this movie, just parts of it, but the parts I did see I can't say I loved. However, I did really like this book. It was funny and entertaining. It sucked me in and kept me interested. It did, however, have quite a bit of bad language. So watch out for that.
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger. I haven't seen the whole movie that they made out of this movie, just parts of it, but the parts I did see I can't say I loved. However, I did really like this book. It was funny and entertaining. It sucked me in and kept me interested. It did, however, have quite a bit of bad language. So watch out for that.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Artemis Fowl
4 cookies
Artemis Fowl - The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
OK, I admit it, I gave this book 4 cookies, but it didn't really deserve them until the last part. It started out 3 cookies, and progressed to 4. I have really liked this series, but this one was a little confusing, and I couldn't really get into it. As you can see by how long it has been since I finished City of Glass. I usually get through books faster than I did this one. But, I still like the Artemis Fowl books.
Artemis Fowl - The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
OK, I admit it, I gave this book 4 cookies, but it didn't really deserve them until the last part. It started out 3 cookies, and progressed to 4. I have really liked this series, but this one was a little confusing, and I couldn't really get into it. As you can see by how long it has been since I finished City of Glass. I usually get through books faster than I did this one. But, I still like the Artemis Fowl books.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
City of Glass
5 cookies!
I love these books! City of Glass, last in the Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare. Fabulous books! These had a "Twilight" kind of flavor to them. I guess what I mean is that I got totally pulled into the characters, and I couldn't wait to see what happened to them. Another reason I loved this series is that I didn't stumble on to the series until all three books were written. I did have to wait for them from the library, but that is very different than waiting for them to be written! I could read the whole series right away. These books (City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass), for me, are the kind of books that I read super fast because I can't be patient and need to know what happens, but the whole time I am reading I am thinking "Oh no, look how fast I am reading, it will be over before I know it!" and I don't want it to end because I love it so much. Anyone else ever feel like that reading a book? I am sure that I will read these again soon, to catch all the foreshadowing and love them all over again!
I love these books! City of Glass, last in the Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare. Fabulous books! These had a "Twilight" kind of flavor to them. I guess what I mean is that I got totally pulled into the characters, and I couldn't wait to see what happened to them. Another reason I loved this series is that I didn't stumble on to the series until all three books were written. I did have to wait for them from the library, but that is very different than waiting for them to be written! I could read the whole series right away. These books (City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass), for me, are the kind of books that I read super fast because I can't be patient and need to know what happens, but the whole time I am reading I am thinking "Oh no, look how fast I am reading, it will be over before I know it!" and I don't want it to end because I love it so much. Anyone else ever feel like that reading a book? I am sure that I will read these again soon, to catch all the foreshadowing and love them all over again!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
A Request
I have had a request to write down a list of some of the books that I was reading before I started this blog. One direct request, and several indirect suggestions. These are books I have read since the beginning of the year, and I will go off several lists that I have kept. I won't list anything that I didn't like at all, although as time goes on I tend to only remember the parts I did like. I will put a * by anything that had strong language and/or intense or inappropriate scenes. (If I can remember.) Basically it is 3 cookies - OK, 4 cookies - liked it a lot, 5 cookies - Loved it! So, here goes!
- The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd 4 cookies
- The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther 4 cookies
- The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 5 cookies
- My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult 5 cookies
- The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas 5 cookies
- Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody 3 cookies
- Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 4 cookies
- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 4 cookies
- The Gate House by Nelson DeMille 4 cookies *
- Expecting Adam by Martha Beck 5 cookies
- Ten Thousand Charms by Allison Pittman 3 cookies
- Disquiet by Julia Leigh 3 cookies
- A Train to Potevka by Mike Ramsdell 4 cookies
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 5 cookies plus a glass of milk!
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 3 cookies *
- The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 4 cookies *
- The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman 5 cookies
- The Prestige by Christopher Priest 3 cookies
- The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver 4 cookies
- Devil in the White City: Murder, magic and madness at the fair that changed America by Erik Larson 4 cookies
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel 4 cookies
- The Queen's Fool by Phillippa Gregory 4 cookies
- Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah 4 cookies
- Fatal Fixer-Upper by Jennie Bentley 4 cookies
- Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris 3 cookies
- Mystic River by Dennis Lehane 3 cookies *
- Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 3 cookies
- Alive: the story of the Andes survivors by Piers Paul Read 3 cookies *
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 5 cookies
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 4 cookies *
- The Sisters Grimm book 1 by Michael Buckley 4 cookies (all of these are great)
- The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4 cookies
- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 5 cookies *
- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 5 cookies
- Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin 4 cookies
- Seventh Son series by Orson Scott Card 5 cookies
- Peace Like a River by Leif Enger 4 cookies
- Cold Sassy Tree & Leaving Cold Sassy by Oliva Burns 4 cookies
- Enchantment by Orson Scott Card 4 cookies
- The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown 4 cookies
- Angels and Demons by Dan Brown 4 cookies
- Deception Point by Dan Brown 5 cookies
- Eragon Series by Christopher Paolini 5 cookies
- Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry 5 cookies
- Peter and the Shadowthieves by Dave Barry 5 cookies
- Peter and the Secret of Rundoon by Dave Barry 5 cookies
- Angry Housewives Eating BonBons by Lorna Landvik 3 cookies
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