Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

PHANTOM

My friend Trisha let me borrow this book and I just finished it. It was AWESOME! If you like The Phantom of the Opera, then you will love this book. It tells of how The Phantom came to be, from birth on. If you are a reader or not a reader (like me) you will love this book! Now I have another book to ad to the list of books I've read besides Twilight, how pathetic am I?!

Saturday, August 9, 2008

DID YA LOVE IT?

I know, I know, everyone is posting about Breaking Dawn, but I have to post about it too because it's part of my life just like everyone else! :) I have heard different reviews, and I am not going to give anything away, but I really enjoyed it completely.... from beginning to end. I am just sad that this is supposedly the final book in the series. :( Now what am I going to read? I guess I will just have to go back to being a non-reader. When the movie comes out I am going to be one of those people that says, "It wasn't nearly as good as the book." I have never been on that side of things before. I always watch the movies and never read the books, therefore not having that problem. I guess I don't want my little world of Bella and Edward, that I have been living in for the last year of reading the books, to end. I am in mourning. Am I the only one? Is there anyone else?


Wednesday, June 18, 2008

YAY ME!

I just have to tell you how proud I am of myself! For those of you who know me well, you know that I have never been fond of reading. I have always admired people who are "well-read" and wished that I was the same. I think I had only read one novel in probably 5 years. (Yes, I read to my kids and try to be diligent in reading the scriptures.) My mom and sister have always LOVED to read books and when I was growing up they could sit and read a book all day long. I couldn't understand it! How could they just sit and read a book for days on end? I had to be doing something. My dad and I would always call them "book-worms." Well, things are changing for me. I am proud to say that I have read 4 novels in 6 months! My husband even called me a "book-worm." (Although I still don't think I warrant the title of "book-worm.") I read these books in less than 3 days each! I couldn't put them down! What is happening to me? Am I really turning into a "reader?" I guess I still wouldn't call myself a "reader," because all four book were by the same author, Stephenie Meyer. I know there are a lot of "real-readers" out there that look at my blog, and please I ask you, don't be ashamed of me. Yes, I know there are so many better options for reading, so many classic books! Why would I choose books about vampires and aliens? I guess it's a step in the right direction. Right? I am feeling like I want to read more and more books now. Maybe go outside of the box, maybe read something by a different author. Maybe I can achieve my dream of becoming "well-read!" I am open to suggestions people. What are some good books? I am talking exciting, suspenseful, and passionate books. Something that will keep my attention and not let me set it down. (Nothing against it, but not "Harry Potter.") Yay for me!