Summary:While Kevin is sick with mono, he writes some poetry to pass the time. This book shows the change that that has on him.
Thoughts:Not what I was expecting. Sure it's poetry, but much of it was free verse, which is bascially prose that's been reshaped so it takes up more room than it would otherwise. Still, not a bad story; I just expected poetry to be more ...poetry-like.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Son of the Mob, by Gordon Korman
Summary: Lessee how much I can say without giving away anything important. Um, well, Vince's father is a mob boss. So besides the usual sorts of high school problems, he also has some ...more unusual issues. And things get horribly complicated. Or something.
Thoughts: OMG that book is so conveluted it isn't even funny. No wait, actually it is. Or at least I was kinda laughing randomly at some of the plot twists. But that doesn't necessarily mean anything. And I'm not sure I should say any more because half the fun is discovering the plots twist and seeing if you can find them in advance.
Thoughts: OMG that book is so conveluted it isn't even funny. No wait, actually it is. Or at least I was kinda laughing randomly at some of the plot twists. But that doesn't necessarily mean anything. And I'm not sure I should say any more because half the fun is discovering the plots twist and seeing if you can find them in advance.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Wyrd Sisters, by Terry Pratchett
Summary: After the king is murdered, a loyal guard spirits the crown and the young prince out of the castle and entrusts them to the care of three witches. The new king, the previous king's murderer, the duke, a man with little respect for witches or for the kingdom itself, pisses off a great many people. The aforementioned three witches decide to take action.
Thoughts: Squee, lovely story, quite conveluted, which makes it all the better. And, to some extent, a rip-off of Macbeth, but that's okay because it has so much of its own spin that it's only in the large elements and some specific lines of dialogue. Wait, no, it's like that other tragedy we had to read last quarter. Was it Hamlet? Yeah, I think it was. Anyway, it may be similar, but it's also far different, and that's what counts, unless it isn't. Um, apparently I'm incapable of rational thought at the moment. Which a) doesn't surprise me and b) means I should probably shut up now.
Thoughts: Squee, lovely story, quite conveluted, which makes it all the better. And, to some extent, a rip-off of Macbeth, but that's okay because it has so much of its own spin that it's only in the large elements and some specific lines of dialogue. Wait, no, it's like that other tragedy we had to read last quarter. Was it Hamlet? Yeah, I think it was. Anyway, it may be similar, but it's also far different, and that's what counts, unless it isn't. Um, apparently I'm incapable of rational thought at the moment. Which a) doesn't surprise me and b) means I should probably shut up now.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Equal Rites, by Terry Pratchett
Summary: A wizard about to die entrusts his staff to an eighth son of an eighth son, not realizing that the child is actually a daughter. Her being entrusted with said staff means magic happens around her. She heads off to Unseen University to learn to be a wizard, never mind that there's never been a female wizard and no one with any authority seems interested in changing that.
Thoughts: Squee, I like the civilization of ants. And the dreadful battle followed by everyone living happily ever after was nice too. I think this book falls into the category of books I don't mind reading but might not read again on account of there being better books and unknown books out there.
Thoughts: Squee, I like the civilization of ants. And the dreadful battle followed by everyone living happily ever after was nice too. I think this book falls into the category of books I don't mind reading but might not read again on account of there being better books and unknown books out there.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Good Omens, by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman
Summary: The Apocalypse is about it happen. This book follows the lives of the Antichrist, an angel and a demon stationed on earth, and assorted other individuals.
Thoughts: Squee, amusing comments, happily ever after, commentary on nature vs nurture, and the necessity of conflict in one's life. All in all, a highly amusing book. I rather enjoyed it.
Thoughts: Squee, amusing comments, happily ever after, commentary on nature vs nurture, and the necessity of conflict in one's life. All in all, a highly amusing book. I rather enjoyed it.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The Last Continent, by Terry Pratchett
Summary: Um, most of the action involvs gods creating continents and wizards making a mess of things and Rincewind being an unintentional hero. And I'm not sure what else I can say except that it takes place in a country not entirely unlike Australia.
Thoughts: Aww, isn't that nice, the bumbling fool manages to live happily ever after thru no fault of his own. It's all so convenient. In an "I don't follow" sort of way. And, of course, lots of satirizing Australia.
I think the trick to not killing my attention span is to not try to read the entire book in one day if it's over 250 pages.
Thoughts: Aww, isn't that nice, the bumbling fool manages to live happily ever after thru no fault of his own. It's all so convenient. In an "I don't follow" sort of way. And, of course, lots of satirizing Australia.
I think the trick to not killing my attention span is to not try to read the entire book in one day if it's over 250 pages.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Mort, by Terry Pratchett
Summary: Mort is Death's apprentice. But when he botches a job, things start getting complicated.
Thoughts: Aw, they all live happily ever after. Quite a lovely book. I can't be bothered to think at the moment. It's probably worth rereading. And I'm not going to say that's because it was ~250 pages rather than ~350 like some of the others where I lost interest before I finished. I like learning more about Death and how thinks work on the Discworld.
Thoughts: Aw, they all live happily ever after. Quite a lovely book. I can't be bothered to think at the moment. It's probably worth rereading. And I'm not going to say that's because it was ~250 pages rather than ~350 like some of the others where I lost interest before I finished. I like learning more about Death and how thinks work on the Discworld.
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