Books
etc. etc.
Okay, I admit it, I read a lot. I have a lot of time
on my hands. I have to do something else besides watching TV.
I'm going to put up a list of the books that I have, and occasionally review
new ones that I read. I will also keep tabs on what I'm reading at any
given point, so if you've read it, you can e-mail and tell me if it sucks
and I shouldn't bother finishing it.
My
Books, located elsewhere, because it's a bit of a long list to put
directly on this page.
Reviews:
Elie Whitney--Night Premise: The
true account of a young Jewish boy in the Auswich concentration camp
during WWII.
Response: Stunning. People say that
today's youth is desensitized by violence. All I can say is that
what I read was more horrible, violent, and absolutely unthinkable that
I can't imagine ever being desensitized to it. It's the kind of thing
where it's too deep for tears. I give it a well deserved 5/5 stars.
Piers Anthony--Rage Against Time Premise:
A WASPy boy starts to notice that things around him just don't add up.
The world's all screwy, and he sets out to find out why. Turns out
that he and 5 other teenagers are monuments of Earth which has been destroyed
by warfare. Everyone except these 6 have become "standard," a nondescript
medium brown people, with little variation. They are a living reminder
of the past.
Response: Pretty good, fairly light reading, not
much difficulty. The ending was kind of a disappointment. I
give it 2.5/5 stars.
Lawrence Watt-Evans and Esther M. Friesner--Split
Heirs Premise: In the kingdom of Hydrangea, the queen
has just given birth to triplets. A bad sign, since her husband,
a boneheaded conqueror, considers that to be a sign of infidelity, punishable
by death. So she sends 2 of the kids packing with the maid, and they
promptly disappear. The book follows their various trials and tribulations
until they meet again, 16 years later.
Response: Not bad, for what it is, one of
those fantasy/comedy things. Kept me laughing, but the plot was nonexistant.
I'll give it 2.75/5 stars.
What I'm reading right now: Hunter's Oath by Michelle
West, It's a castoff from a friend, like the two above, and it's one of
those heavy fantasy things. I'm only 19 pages into it, but it seems
okay.
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