It was too long, yet rushed at the same time. It was too violent and depressing to be 'young adult' fiction. I know kids are aware of all of the complex and very grown up concepts that are covered in the book, but... well, why encourage it with a book like this?
So yeah, if you haven't read them I wouldn't recommend them. But, I think I'm in the minority with that opinion.
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Speaking of reading, I'm 1/4 of the way there to meeting my goal of reading 80 books for the year. Yup, I've read 20 books already, in the first 6 weeks of 2012. Unfortunately, my competitor has read 21. I've managed to tie her a few times thus far. That typically lasts about 12 hours.
If you have book suggestions for me, I'm open to them. Just no more of the dystopian variety.
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I got a Facebook friend request from a friend's mom yesterday. The only problem is her son stopped being my friend about three years ago. I have no clue why, but he did. I'm guessing she doesn't know why either. Well, I'm guessing she doesn't even know at all.
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I've been trying to pay more attention to politics lately as there are a lot of crazy things going on in the world these days. But wow, it's just so incredibly frustrating. I want to write more about this but I'm not in the mindset to do it at the moment. So for now, yay Maryland for moving in the right direction to allow gay marriage. And boo Virginia for moving in the direction of limiting women's rights.
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And finally, if you had a good week, please let me know. Because just about everyone I know - both near and far - considered this week to be especially sucky. So if your week was good, I'm really happy for you. And I hope you'll share some of that 'good' with me for next week.
I adored the Hunger Games, although I was a little disappointed in Katniss for being far more reactive that proactive. I sort of hoped she would have done more thinking for herself. I also read them this year. I just started reading Hope: A Tragedy, which is a dark comedy, so maybe more what you're looking for?
ReplyDeleteI read the description for Hope: A Tragedy and it sounds good! I'm adding it to the list for sure. Thanks. :-)
DeleteI had a good week - Danny not sick and up and about. And I'm starting the Games of Thrones book. 800 pages should slow me down. Did you like the Stephen King JFK book?
ReplyDeleteI did like the JFK book. It's long and a lot less about JFK than you'd expect, but I liked it. I've slowed down too by the way. The book I'm reading now is good, but was slow to get into and is just a slower read. It's kinda funny that we're in sync on the slow times too.
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