Time to read: 3 days
Usually, I like her movies on lifetime but I've never read a book by her before. I do have to say, I did not enjoy it at all! It was such a SLOW read! The book should have taken me a day but it was just impossible.. The story was really good but could have been all said and done in the first half of the book! It just dragged and I was forcing myself to finish this book.
It was a shame because I know she's really popular but I will not be reading another of her books anytime soon. I'll stick to watching her movies on lifetime every now and then! No offense to those who love/like her but I just had a hard time getting through this book. Way to slow for my taste!
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Toys-James Patterson
Time to Read- 3 days
Again, if I had to, I could get this book finished in about half the time! Anyways, I have never read anything by James Patterson before. I had no idea what I was in for, so I was nervous to say the least. He has several appearances on my top 50. This man does it all! He's dipped his toes in every age group! So this is the first book I've read by him and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.
I'm going to kind of give a short description of the book. It's about this future world where they are mostly mechanical to become the "perfect human" and they are trying to make the actual human race extinct because they are convinced they are not good for the planet. Well they are of course "super-human", have all the top gadgets and pretty much rule the world. This guy finds out he is not all he thought he was and his whole world turns upside down. It definitely is a twist to the book and turns out he has to fight against what he was supporting in the first place.
It's actually a really good book. It's definitely not something I would ever think I'd enjoy! The book has a couple of twists that I actually didn't see. It was refreshing and very interesting. I was hesitant at first because I was sure there was no way this story was going to captivate me at the beginning but it defintely did.
Having to read these titles is definitely opening up some more reading options that I would never have considered before. This book definitely has be excited for more of the books by him on my list.
Again, if I had to, I could get this book finished in about half the time! Anyways, I have never read anything by James Patterson before. I had no idea what I was in for, so I was nervous to say the least. He has several appearances on my top 50. This man does it all! He's dipped his toes in every age group! So this is the first book I've read by him and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.
I'm going to kind of give a short description of the book. It's about this future world where they are mostly mechanical to become the "perfect human" and they are trying to make the actual human race extinct because they are convinced they are not good for the planet. Well they are of course "super-human", have all the top gadgets and pretty much rule the world. This guy finds out he is not all he thought he was and his whole world turns upside down. It definitely is a twist to the book and turns out he has to fight against what he was supporting in the first place.
It's actually a really good book. It's definitely not something I would ever think I'd enjoy! The book has a couple of twists that I actually didn't see. It was refreshing and very interesting. I was hesitant at first because I was sure there was no way this story was going to captivate me at the beginning but it defintely did.
Having to read these titles is definitely opening up some more reading options that I would never have considered before. This book definitely has be excited for more of the books by him on my list.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Water For Elephants- Sara Gruen
Time it took me to read- 2 days
I can say the book is way better than the movie! That is usually the case though when it comes to film adaptations of books. I did enjoy the movie, I own it... but the book is better!
The book shows a lot more detail to behind the scenes, a lot of what happens before the big blow up on the film with the three main characters. It also gives you more details about how hard life was working for a horrible man. The movie gets a bit into it by just stating a few things, the book shows you a whole lot more of the struggle. There's a large part of the book that does discuss what exactly happens with Jacob, Marlena and August. Especially how Jacob and Marlena's characters grow to love each other. There's a bit more to August's story as well. What I'm a little disappointed about when it comes to the movie, is the short time they spend on after Jacob and Marlena plan to leave. There's a lot more that I think would have been good to throw in the movie, but what do I know.
Anyways, this was a good read! I'm glad I read it. Sometimes I have a hard time reading the book after I've seen the movie. I don't like knowing the outcome but I heard so much hype about the book, I just had to. Another book on my list is the Help. I've seen the movie but I have heard the book is way better, which I intend to find out! I kind of half to now, it's on the list! :)
I can say the book is way better than the movie! That is usually the case though when it comes to film adaptations of books. I did enjoy the movie, I own it... but the book is better!
The book shows a lot more detail to behind the scenes, a lot of what happens before the big blow up on the film with the three main characters. It also gives you more details about how hard life was working for a horrible man. The movie gets a bit into it by just stating a few things, the book shows you a whole lot more of the struggle. There's a large part of the book that does discuss what exactly happens with Jacob, Marlena and August. Especially how Jacob and Marlena's characters grow to love each other. There's a bit more to August's story as well. What I'm a little disappointed about when it comes to the movie, is the short time they spend on after Jacob and Marlena plan to leave. There's a lot more that I think would have been good to throw in the movie, but what do I know.
Anyways, this was a good read! I'm glad I read it. Sometimes I have a hard time reading the book after I've seen the movie. I don't like knowing the outcome but I heard so much hype about the book, I just had to. Another book on my list is the Help. I've seen the movie but I have heard the book is way better, which I intend to find out! I kind of half to now, it's on the list! :)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Mindy Kaling
Time it took me to read- 5 hours.
I loved this book!
It totally shows you a whole other side to Mindy Kaling, from what you see on The Office. She's a writer on the show! I didn't know that! Some of my favorite episodes, she wrote!! She's also very funny. This book goes through a lot of her past and her present.One of my favorite chapters is when she's going on about how long it takes for guys to tie their shoes! I laughed so hard, I started crying. Chris was sitting there and I was having a hard time explaining it without dying laughing. We have this conversation all the time! He always has to sit down to tie his shoes and I joke that it takes him 20 minutes to put on his shoes! So if we are planning on going somewhere when I get off work, I call ahead to tell him to put on his shoes! haha.
This is a fun, short read! I'm glad I read it. Now, I know to look for her books because I will enjoy them!
*UPDATE* I can't WAIT for the show!! :)
Top 50 Fiction best sellers of 2011!
I am going to attempt to read the top 50 fiction best sellers list of 2011. I added some humor to break up all the mystery, there are a lot of mystery books! I'm giving myself a year to do so. I have read a few of the books on the list. I haven't decided if I will re-read them or not. Depends on how I'm doing time wise. I have also decided to not do them in order. Just pick randomly or whichever book I get from the library first, haha.
Here is the list of books:
Here is the list of books:
Hunger Games- Suzanne CollinsThe Help- Kathryn StockettThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo- Stieg LarssonCatching Fire- Suzanne CollinsMockingjay- Suzanne Collins11/22/63- Stephen KingThe Litigators- John GrishamInheritance- Christopher PaoliniKill Alex Cross- James PattersonLocked On- Tom ClancyThe Girl Who Played With Fire- Stieg LarssonThe Best of Me- Nicholas SparksExplosive Eighteen- Janet EvanovichRed Mist- Patricia CornwellDeath Comes to Pemberley- P.D. JamesWitch & Wizard: The Fire- James PattersonThe Next Always- Nora RobertsThe Drop- Michael ConnellyToys-James PattersonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest- Stieg LarssonV is for Vengeance- Sue GraftonWater for Elephants- Sara GruenA Game of Thrones- George R.R. MartinClockwork Prince- Cassandra ClareBreaking Dawn- Stephanie MeyerSmokin' Seventeen- Janet EvanovichSing You Home- Jodi PicoultZero Day- David BaldacciDestined- P.C. CastSeriously... I'm Kidding- Ellen DegeneresThe Christmas Wedding- James PattersonBossypants- Tina FeyWife by Wednesday- Catherine BybeeThe Tiger's Wife- Tea ObrehtThe Snow Angel- Glenn BeckIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?- Mindy KalingHotel Vendome- Danielle SteelOne for the Money- Janet EvanovichThe Art of Racing in the Rain- Garth SteinSarah's Key- Tatiana de RosnayTwilight- Stephanie MeyerMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children- Ransom RiggsThe Marriage Plot- Jeffrey Eugenides- A Clash of Kings- George R.R. Martin
The inn at rose harbor-Debbie MacomberThe Confession- John GrishamNight Circus- Erin MorgensternWitch & Wizard: The Gift- James PattersonWhat the Night Knows- Dean KoontzClockwork Angel- Cassandra Clare
The books with a strike through are the ones I have already read. I'm thinking about writing about each book I read... just a little refresher for me of how long it took and what I thought about it. Just for the heck of it! Well here goes!
49 read ... 1 to go!
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