I thought the day would never come but I am actually writing this in my own little home which means that I must own a computer!!! And I do!!! I'm not a natural or even slightly relaxed about using a laptop but nothing has blown up yet so.... I already have a problem since I don't know how to highlight anything while using a touch pad. Once I get a battery in the mouse, the touch pad can go away as far as I'm concerned.
Now, on to more important things: what have I been reading?
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, of course. The final volume in an incredibly rivoting trilogy did not disappoint. Katniss, Peeta, Gale, Primrose and everyone else in Panem went through adventures, twists and turns that left me breathless at times, loudly cheering at others. This was an incredible reading experience. Suzanne Collins has mad a world that, at times, was more real to me than my own. I cared deeply about the characters and desparately wanted them to succeed in their quests. A truly memorable reading experience.
There were so many references to events in the first two books that were hazy in my memory--I know I didn't get the full reading experience. Sometime in the future, I want to read the books (The Hunger Games and Catching Fire are the first two books) back to back. Due to the gut-wrenching emotion of the story, now is not the time. But, someday....
Here ends my first blog post on my new computer. Amen.
Showing posts with label Suzanne Collins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suzanne Collins. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
I didn't see that one coming!
I've been up to my earlobes in Harry Potter and the world at Hogwarts, enjoying the books back to back--great fun since I actually remember the little details and how things tie together. I've started the last book and know I will soon be going through Harry Potter mourning again soon. Sigh.
My carry-around books have been fun but nothing spectacular (why you haven't heard from me in such a long time). But, last week, the long-awaited sequel to The Hunger Games arrived on my desk. Wahoo! I quickly finished the book I was reading and, during my lunch hour on Saturday, dove into the book.
Catching fire by Suzanne Collins follows Katniss Everdeen through the victory tour after the Hunger Games. She and Peeta travel throughout Panem, seeing many things that the Capitol wishes they hadn't seen. That is as far as I'm going with the story because there are so many twists, turns and unexpected happenings that really need to be a surprise to be enjoyed. I have been surprised again and again and again and I'm loving it! I have 120 pages left and gulping down the rest of this wonderful book is my only plan for the evening.
My carry-around books have been fun but nothing spectacular (why you haven't heard from me in such a long time). But, last week, the long-awaited sequel to The Hunger Games arrived on my desk. Wahoo! I quickly finished the book I was reading and, during my lunch hour on Saturday, dove into the book.
Catching fire by Suzanne Collins follows Katniss Everdeen through the victory tour after the Hunger Games. She and Peeta travel throughout Panem, seeing many things that the Capitol wishes they hadn't seen. That is as far as I'm going with the story because there are so many twists, turns and unexpected happenings that really need to be a surprise to be enjoyed. I have been surprised again and again and again and I'm loving it! I have 120 pages left and gulping down the rest of this wonderful book is my only plan for the evening.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
what would have happened if...?
Because I always have so many books I want to read, I have reluctantly started reading two books at once--one book I carry in my purse, the other book is on my bedside table. The two books I'm reading now are turning out to be very similar: they are both a revision of history as we know it. Both books are really gripping, very enjoyable reads and very intense.
The explosionist by Jenny Davidson is set in Edinburgh, Scotland in the late 1930s. Europe is completely reorganized due to the fact that Napoleon won at Waterloo. England is a dangerous wasteland, to be avoided at all costs. The Scandinavian countries have formed a Hanseatic League which is currently allied with Scotland. The heroine is Sophie, a fifteen year old student living with her great-aunt, the founder of a program called IRYLNS (pronounced "irons") which produces the perfect secretary/assistant. Training with IRYLNS is considered to be a high status future for a young woman. Sophie has become involved in the murder of a medium who warned Sophie of a frightening event in her future. There are so many convolutions and secrets in this book--I'm worn out trying to keep up! A big thumbs up on the first 200 pages of the book though.
I absolutely loved, loved, loved the Gregor the Overlander books by Suzanne Collins and have had huge success recommending them to reluctant boy readers. Her new series has just begun and it couldn't be more different! The Hunger Games is set in a future America, completely changed since the South won the Civil War, lost their power and destroyed the states completely. The country (now known as Panem) is now organized into 12 districts, ruled by the Capitol. The Hunger Games is a fight to the death, with a male and female representative from each district, televised to inspire the people. I've only read 25 pages or so but I am liking it (though I am a little concerned about all the 3rd and 4th grade boys who loved Gregor who will want to read this intense and, I think, disturbing novel).
A past read of the same genre is The year of the hangman by Gary Blackwood, the story of what happened to America when they lost the American Revolution. Read it, it is really good.
The explosionist by Jenny Davidson is set in Edinburgh, Scotland in the late 1930s. Europe is completely reorganized due to the fact that Napoleon won at Waterloo. England is a dangerous wasteland, to be avoided at all costs. The Scandinavian countries have formed a Hanseatic League which is currently allied with Scotland. The heroine is Sophie, a fifteen year old student living with her great-aunt, the founder of a program called IRYLNS (pronounced "irons") which produces the perfect secretary/assistant. Training with IRYLNS is considered to be a high status future for a young woman. Sophie has become involved in the murder of a medium who warned Sophie of a frightening event in her future. There are so many convolutions and secrets in this book--I'm worn out trying to keep up! A big thumbs up on the first 200 pages of the book though.
I absolutely loved, loved, loved the Gregor the Overlander books by Suzanne Collins and have had huge success recommending them to reluctant boy readers. Her new series has just begun and it couldn't be more different! The Hunger Games is set in a future America, completely changed since the South won the Civil War, lost their power and destroyed the states completely. The country (now known as Panem) is now organized into 12 districts, ruled by the Capitol. The Hunger Games is a fight to the death, with a male and female representative from each district, televised to inspire the people. I've only read 25 pages or so but I am liking it (though I am a little concerned about all the 3rd and 4th grade boys who loved Gregor who will want to read this intense and, I think, disturbing novel).
A past read of the same genre is The year of the hangman by Gary Blackwood, the story of what happened to America when they lost the American Revolution. Read it, it is really good.
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