I finished two more books. Peril at End House by Agatha Christie and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
The Christie was not too exiting so I will lightly skip over that.
Frankenstein was great, though it did get a bit rushed at the end.Everything was so detailed until the last 15 pages when it was just, not. But all in all I enjoyed it.
Something did confuse me however. I don't recall any mention in the book of Frankenstein raiding cemeteries for body parts. Though that is what I recall from the movies. What is that about?
I have managed not to buy any books lately, but I stand at a crossroad. I found this great site: http://bookmooch.co.uk/
It's a site where you tag books you own, but wish to get rid of. Others can then ask you for the books and if you mail them to them, you get points you can use to get books from others. Perfect. Perfect, but dangerous!
Think of all the books I could receive this way. I am so close to being even, I am at 13-10 in my bought vs. read battle. It is a constant struggle not to buy books and this site is the devil!
I shall try to control myself and focus on Stephen King's The Shinning. Dun Dun Duuun...
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Of sins and darkness - 2012 Book Quest
Forgive me readers, for I have sinned.
Yesterday I was doing really well on the quest. After finishing Heart of Darkness I had bought 9 books and read 6. Then the used bookstore happened, and then my roommate wanted books from Amazon and today I found a thrift store that had books. So now I am at 13 bought vs. 6 read. Whoops...
I bought Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises at the used bookstore, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies on Amazon and at the thrift store I got The Shining and Grapes of Wrath.
Now my "To-read" shelf is looking crowded as ever, I mean just look at it:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies not pictured because it has not come yet. (And my camera sucks, I know I know)
As I wrote above, I read Heart of Darkness, but I don't really want to write about it. Let it be enough that I tell you I didn't like it. Not one bit.There was no story, no counterpoint, no points of no return, nothing. And when an author goes out of his way to write the title of the book in the book, it pisses me off! I feel like shouting "I get it dammit! He is in the middle of an undiscovered spot on the map, no civilization, everything is described as gloomy and the people there are "in the dark" when it comes to the modern world. There is absolutely no need to point it out even further by repeating the title of the book every 30 pages or so."
And I ended up writing about it anyway... Well on a much happier note, I am reading a book I quite enjoy so far. Little Women by Louisa Mae Alcott. To no ones surprise I really like Jo who is a tomboy and finds female ideals silly and restricting. Go Jo!
In other news nothing particularly exciting has happened here lately. And with that I shall leave you.
Till next time, stay safe and read the manual!
Yesterday I was doing really well on the quest. After finishing Heart of Darkness I had bought 9 books and read 6. Then the used bookstore happened, and then my roommate wanted books from Amazon and today I found a thrift store that had books. So now I am at 13 bought vs. 6 read. Whoops...
I bought Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises at the used bookstore, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies on Amazon and at the thrift store I got The Shining and Grapes of Wrath.
Now my "To-read" shelf is looking crowded as ever, I mean just look at it:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies not pictured because it has not come yet. (And my camera sucks, I know I know)
As I wrote above, I read Heart of Darkness, but I don't really want to write about it. Let it be enough that I tell you I didn't like it. Not one bit.There was no story, no counterpoint, no points of no return, nothing. And when an author goes out of his way to write the title of the book in the book, it pisses me off! I feel like shouting "I get it dammit! He is in the middle of an undiscovered spot on the map, no civilization, everything is described as gloomy and the people there are "in the dark" when it comes to the modern world. There is absolutely no need to point it out even further by repeating the title of the book every 30 pages or so."
And I ended up writing about it anyway... Well on a much happier note, I am reading a book I quite enjoy so far. Little Women by Louisa Mae Alcott. To no ones surprise I really like Jo who is a tomboy and finds female ideals silly and restricting. Go Jo!
In other news nothing particularly exciting has happened here lately. And with that I shall leave you.
Till next time, stay safe and read the manual!
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