Books...

[tree_talking]

I have finished three books in the last week and a half. It was wonderful. I haven't read this much in a long time.

I finished Dark Tower 4: Wizard and Glass. I am officially a Roland fangirl. This series is a very interesting concept for a fantasy story. I think of it as a sort of Arthurian Western.

I've read the first book in A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Bad Beginning. I can't figure out if it's supposed to be morbid, funny, morbidly funny, or some other genre. It was short, but quite clever. I definitely enjoyed Mr. Snicket's snarky style and strange humor.

Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper. A very intelligent young adult fantasy story. I really enjoyed this and am looking forward to reading The Dark Is Rising which, I believe is the next installment.

*sigh* I don't read as fast as I used to. Currently I am reading A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812, by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. It is non-fiction, and therefore takes longer to read (LOL) but it is a fascinating study about the lives of women in Early America. After that, it's either The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, or Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCourt. They'll all get read. I bought them with my birthday money. :-)

Comments

[bluespoon.livejournal.com]

Ooh, The Dark is Rising is a great book, and way better even than Over Sea Under Stone.

The Jungle turned me into a vegetarian for two weeks. I know it's mean to be a commentary on working conditions, but it turns into a commentary on the meat market, and ew ew ew. =)

Enjoy your reading!

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've read some of the gorier parts already (for some reason, one of my H.S. English teachers thought those sections would be good reading). And I've also read Fast Food Nation, which proves that things ain't changed much.