sanalith: (Twilight - Quote - Bipolar Muppet)
For some reason, this has not been a very good year for me in terms of books. Oh, I’m reading as much as ever – sometimes I feel like I’m reading even more than usual – but the quality of the books I’ve chosen have…not been the best. I’ll take full blame for one of them, as I knew going into it that there was a very large possibility I would dislike it, and I’ll take at least partial responsibility for another. As for the rest…to quote a character from one of my favorite novels, “I am most seriously displeased.”


What follows are the top worst five books I've read this year. They include a lack of plot, a bad plot, horrible editing, a romance book that was not even slightly romantic, and...Twilight.

Click if you dare! )

(x-posted to livejournal)

sanalith: (Books - Quote - P&P - "Prefer a Book")
I managed to get through five books this month, along with my daily Bible readings. My reviews got a little long winded this time, so I'm cutting them to save my poor readers.

Book reviews for February )
sanalith: (Books - Beauty - Rose)
Everyone who knows me even a little knows that I am a bibliophile. I’ve been reading since before I can remember, and to this day, I can honestly say that it is my favorite pastime. I can never *not* be reading something, and I’m generally reading more than one book at a time. If I do happen to be between books and I can’t seem to figure out what to read next, I inevitably get depressed until I can settle on something. I need books like I need air.

My deep love for books has lead me to read a *ton* over my nearly 27 years of life. Despite that, I’ve never had any trouble answering what ought to be an incredibly difficult question – What’s my favorite book? Ever since I read Beauty, by Robin McKinley, there has never been another answer.

Love at first sight )

How it changed me )

The rows of books tugged unrepentantly at the edges of my sight. I walked like one bewitched to the nearest shelf. "I didn't know there were so many books in the world," I said caressingly, and the Beast's answer was heard only in my ear and did not register in my brain: "Well, in fact, there aren't," he said..."This library is  - well -"  He paused. "Most of these books haven't been written yet...But don't worry, they will be."
sanalith: (Books - Imagine)
I've been looking at this and all of Philippa Gregory's books for some time now, and I just generally kept telling myself I would read them when I get the chance. I've heard good reviews of her writing, and I've always been interested in that part of history, so I figured they'd make good reads. About a week ago, Mike mentioned that he'd seen a preview for the movie adaptation of The Other Boleyn Girl, and that he thought it would be really nice for us to go see it. I immediately refused, because I have this Thing where I do not go to see movies based on books without first reading the books. At least, not if I can help it. Sooo, I ran out to the store and grabbed a copy of the book. Annoyingly, though perhaps not unexpectedly, the cheapest copy was the new paperback with Natalie Portman & Co. on the cover, and not the original. (I have a Thing about this as well, you see.) Still, since it was literally half the price of the original, I swallowed my pride, reminded myself that this would allow me to save money for the *other* books, and bought it.

My Thoughts )

Book Dump

Aug. 25th, 2006 08:54 pm
sanalith: (Books - Writing - Fiction and Reality)
So I realized a few days ago that I hadn’t been keeping up with reviews of the books I’ve been reading, which is something I was really intending to do. I’ve found so many good authors lately that I really wanted to share the love in the hopes that some of you might decide to try them. Anyways, for the sake of getting it done, I’m going to do three of them here, because I read them all in a row, and they actually kind of fit well together. They’re all either biographies or autobiographies of strong female figures, and even though I do gravitate toward historical fiction, it’s been a while since I’ve read so many in a row.

Memoirs of Cleopatra, Anna and the Kind of Siam, The Sound of Music )


All these books basically have one theme in common – they place strong women in the driver’s seat and let them role. Be it a queen, a governess, or a wife and mother, each of these women demonstrated amazing strength and fortitude, and they did whatever it took to protect whatever was most dear to them. Whether it was a country, an ideal, or a family, these women fought for what they believed in and, in some way, changed the course of history for the better.

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