Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Reading Currently...
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
It is a little bit slow going, but the author is creating this great tension between the father and the rest of the characters. The author is very descriptive. So much so that I can see the pictures very vividly in my head. The story is about a wealthy family in Nigeria. The tension in the book is definitely keeping me in the story.

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (audio)
I just started this one last night and am only through chapter one, so I have no idea where it is going or whether or not I am going to like it.

Just finished...
Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
I got to see Jodi speak last month in Edina, MN. She was very entertaining and interesting. One of the things that stuck with me the most was when she spoke about writer's block. She said that a writer should never have a block, they should always write something because even if it is garbage you can still revise garbage, but you can't revise nothing. Vanishing Acts was definately a page turner. I kept wondering what would happen next. The first chapter starts with you meeting the main character, Delia, and getting introduced to her family and friends. It ends with Delia's father getting arrested for Delia's kidnapping when she was 4 or 5 more than 20 years after the event. Jodi read this chapter to us when she spoke, oh it was so good!! I highly recommend this book, however, it wasn't my very favorite book by Jodi that place is still held by My Sister's Keeper

Maybe next...
Fat Boy Swim
The Kite Runner
The Sea of Trolls
Becoming Naomi Leon

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

I like it. :-) The new design is nifty and cool. I like it.

I'm reading a whole lot of nothing lately. Nothing. :-( That's sad. I want to go read The Wish List, but I can't. I guess I'm just not in the mood. Oh well. I don't really know.

On second thought, I am reading a book. Almost a Bride by Jane Feather. It's a romance novel. Started it like two weeks ago. Haven't finished yet. But yeah, I'm in the middle of it. Maybe I might go read that...

:-) What about the rest of you?
So what do you think of the new look. Hopefully it will function better then the old one. What are you reading these days.

We selected our new book--The Wish List by Eoin Colfer (the same author of the Artmis Fowl series).

More later on that and other stuff!!

Happy reading!!

Monday, April 18, 2005

Coolness. I might look into those books.

Yep, I'm from MD. Nice place. Can't wait to go back. :-) However, I think I'm gonna miss it here. It's a nice place.

:-) What books are you all reading lately?

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

:-) Who does the series?

I'll probably go to prom back home in Maryland next year and the year after. I'm only a sophomore so it's not like I would be going this year unless somebody asked me. Which is very unlikely. lol.

Are you going to prom with anybody?

Monday, April 11, 2005

Missing Persons series? Hmmm...never heard of it. Was it good?

I'm not going to prom. I wouldn't go to save my life. But that's just me...lol. :-)

Friday, April 08, 2005

Wednesday, April 06, 2005

At the risk of triple posting...

I finished The Brimestone Journals. I didn't like it that much. I don't know. It just didn't seem like it wrapped it up very well. Too neat, but also...it left some ends loose. Doesn't that sound weird?

Had anyone else finished it? Or started it? (the discussion is next week)