So I just got back from the beach with my youth group and while I was there I started reading Catcher in the Rye, the famous coming age story where the kid falls for the older woman...I like it so far but it's not exactly my cup of tea. But of course my cup of tea has evolved over time from a book who's flavoring is more chai or black, to now a more mellowed out chamomile or green :)
also on the reading agenda: The Narrows, by Micheal Connelly
Adam, By Ted Deckker ( I have to read this one but parents don't think I will be able to handle the demon possession, but I've read all his other work so I really would like to read this one)
and The Jungle, Upton Sinclair--most boring repetative book I''ve ever read. I didn't even finish it. No one else in my english group read it either, they spark-notes-ed it and I skimmed the last chapter. Basically all you need to know is that Sinclair wrote tis fantastically depressing story about a small immigrant family who's hopes and dreams of the great American way of life are crushed by the bleak and hard life they strugle through in Packingtown, Chicago. Jurgis the main character is the father of the family who marries Ona (spoiler warning) who gives him children, both who die, then she dies and a bunch of other really unfortyunate events occur which leads to Jurgis's turn to Socialism, end of story, and somewhere in there, chapter 19/20 or something it talks about the gross conditions in which meats where packed.
yeah, that one definatly was not my cup of tea.
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Wow...that book doesn't sound like my cup of coffee, either. (Sorry, tea can't wake me up in the morning, right now I am gulping down a cup of caffeine).
Oh, gotta head out. :)
Oooh I love love The Catcher in the Rye!! Each to her own taste eh?
The books sound interesting. Hmmmm...
Some books that I love (though some of them are on a lower reading level than your average posted book) are....
1. Skulduggery Pleasant a magical, amazing, kick butt action adventure about a girl who leaves her boring world into the world of magic and ends up saving both of them.
2. The mysterious Benedict Society a book full of kid power, spying, and insane abilities. this book inspired me to learn morse code.
3. Einsteins Dreams a novel that tries (and suceeds) at capturing einstein. this book is on a much higher reading level than the other two, however.
4. Goose Girl another story about an awesome girl who's lady-in-waiting and friend turn traitor and she is forced to serve in another kingdom as a goose girl.
5. Crispin, The Cross of Lead a story about a boy who becomes a "wolfs head" in his town, so anyone may kill him, and is forced to rome from country to country with a fat jester.
I hope you like them :)
Wanna join the blog, liltomboyblue?
Sure, i just don't really know how XP.
Okay...just send your email adress that you use to sign in on blogger to i.mastermind@hotmail.com. No worries, I am SO not a stalker.
Then I can invite you, and I think you get an email that asks you to join!
IM: I have forwarded the email to all members of my parental unit (love that phrase...) hopefully they will agree. they can be a bit over-protective, especially on the internet.
Totally understandable on heir part. I still remember getting a certain few VERY inappropriate pop-ups a while back. Yuck, yuck and YUCK.
We have a Mac, so we get no pop-ups. The reason: pop-up writers don't write for Macs because there are so few Mac users. So we get none. They just are that way...
My parents think I should wait but are still debating. (dumb, cause I would read the site and comment anyway...) they say it because they think that some of the books are to grown up. (bleh on them. they are being close minded. I have read older stuff, and I don't think I will be forced to read it) Hopefully they will have a change of mind.
BTW, that last post was me.
Okay, we will write on....*SOB*
They're still thinking about it... so I'm doing lot's of extra chores and being very good and **makes a puking noise** cute, sweet, and innocent. :P There is still a chance....
Haha...ok!
:D
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