Wishing you a great holiday!!!
Also who is excited for the Doctor Who Christmas Special "The Snowmen"???
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Updating
I am becoming a very bad blogger. I keep forgetting to update. I have been very busy with other end of the semester and Christmas things.
I did read this...
Don't let the quote by Sherman Alexie (author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian) on the cover throw you off. He writes "This is a SCARY funny book OR a FUNNY scary book. In either case it is a GREAT book. I LOVE IT." Alexie is correct it is funny, but I am not sure it is "scary." It is suspenseful, but nothing scared me. Maybe I am desensitized or I just think Sherman Alexie loves his opinions.
A very interesting read; a guy finds out he is a necromancer after being protected from the paranormal world his whole life. It is written through a male point-of-view and no heavy romance. I really needed this change.
Apparently, it is a series so now I need to read...
Everything in YA seems to be a series. What are you feeling on series? Are they getting out of hand?
I did read this...
Don't let the quote by Sherman Alexie (author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian) on the cover throw you off. He writes "This is a SCARY funny book OR a FUNNY scary book. In either case it is a GREAT book. I LOVE IT." Alexie is correct it is funny, but I am not sure it is "scary." It is suspenseful, but nothing scared me. Maybe I am desensitized or I just think Sherman Alexie loves his opinions.
A very interesting read; a guy finds out he is a necromancer after being protected from the paranormal world his whole life. It is written through a male point-of-view and no heavy romance. I really needed this change.
Apparently, it is a series so now I need to read...
Friday, December 7, 2012
Fever 1793
So long time no post...anyway.
I read Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. I knew it would be a good book because Anderson is an amazing author. I loved Wintergirls. I hope to read more of her work.
This is a sad and gripping story of 14 year old Mattie living in Philadelphia during the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793. To say much more would give away a lot of spoilers. Let's just assume the main character doesn't die. That is all I can say.
Fever 1793 was very well written. I learned a lot about the time period without too much preachiness. As my good friend says, historical fiction is the preachiest of the genres.
This completes my historical fiction challenge for 2012. And there was much rejoicing! I really enjoyed all the historical fiction that I read this year and I hope to continue to work it into my reading schedule. There is just so much good fantasy and dystopia right now, it is hard to make room.
What should my 2013 reading challenge be?
I read Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. I knew it would be a good book because Anderson is an amazing author. I loved Wintergirls. I hope to read more of her work.
Fever 1793 was very well written. I learned a lot about the time period without too much preachiness. As my good friend says, historical fiction is the preachiest of the genres.
This completes my historical fiction challenge for 2012. And there was much rejoicing! I really enjoyed all the historical fiction that I read this year and I hope to continue to work it into my reading schedule. There is just so much good fantasy and dystopia right now, it is hard to make room.
What should my 2013 reading challenge be?
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