Title: The Road
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Pages: 304
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A man and his son travel along the road in a post apocalyptic world.
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Something bad has happened to the world. The trees and buildings have burned, all the animals have died, and the world is covered in gray and ash. Into this world a young boy is born. Shortly after he is born, his mother commits suicide, leaving her husband, the boy’s father to care for him. This is the story of how the boy and the man try to travel to the coast where they hope it will be warmer. Along the way they must protect themselves from human cannibals, they must find food, water, and shelter, and they must figure out a way to survive and hold onto their humanity. My favorite episode along the road is when they stumble across an underground bunker that is fully stocked and it is the first real hope for the man and the boy. But such episodes are few and far between, as I'm sure they would be in real life. Maybe this book was just to real for me. It left me feeling depressed and hungry for more story. So....
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I give it 2 out of 5 stars. I think it will make a better movie than a book.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
February Reading
I had a really hard time trying to decide what book to recommend for the month of February. Do I recommend a love story in honor of Valentine's Day? Do I recommend something about Lincoln or Washington in honor of President's Day? Do I recommend a book that's personal or says something about me in honor of my own birthday? In the end, I just decided to recommend a book that I had read and really liked and not worry about trying to fit it into some special category. So the book I recommend for the month of February is...The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. The Other Boleyn Girl is the fascinating story of Anne Boleyn's rise to Queen in the court of Henry VIII as seen through the eyes of her sister Mary, who also has a relationship with the king. I devoured all 672 pages and I think you will to. Enjoy!
Stardust
Title: Stardust
Author: Neil Gaiman
Pages: 288
(NON-SPOILER INFO)
What would you do for love? When young Tristan Thorn promises the beautiful Victoria Forester anything she wants for her hand in marriage, she asks for the impossible, the fallen star that she just saw. And so Tristan must cross from his world of Wall into the realm of Faerie. But Faerie is a magical land where anything can happen including; talking trees, pirate lightening catchers, witches, evil lords, humans trapped in animal form, and a fallen star that is really a woman. Can Tristan protect the star and make his way back home to Wall?
(SPOILER INFO)
The story starts out with young Dunstan Thorn getting ready for market day, the one day every nine years when the citizens of Wall cross the boundary into Faerie. When Dunstan offers a strange man his own home, the man promises Dunstan anything his heart desires. The next day Dunstan crosses over Wall and finds a beautiful young slave girl and they share one magical day together. Nine months later Dunstan Thorn finds a baby next to the gap in the wall with a note naming him Tristan Thorn. At the age of 17 Tristan promises his love, the lovely Victoria Forester anything she wants, if she will give him her hand in marriage. At that moment Tristan and Victoria see a falling star and Victoria requests that Tristan bring her the exact star they just saw. So Tristan sets off into Faerie. But he is shocked to find out that the fallen star is actually a girl named Yvaine. Meanwhile, the three lords of Stormhold are also looking for the fallen star. For which ever surviving member of the Stormhold king finds the star will inherit the kingdom. But the lords of Stormhold aren’t the only ones looking for Yvaine. Three witch sisters, want to find the star and cut out its heart so that they can revive their youth. And so the race is on. And Tristan must protect the star and get her back to Wall so that he can claim the hand of Victoria.
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4 out of 5 stars! I really liked this book BUT I think I would have absolutely LOVED it, if I hadn’t already seen the movie. My favorite bits were the part not included in the movie like the Unicorn and the talking tree! So go read this book, and then rent the movie.
Author: Neil Gaiman
Pages: 288
(NON-SPOILER INFO)
What would you do for love? When young Tristan Thorn promises the beautiful Victoria Forester anything she wants for her hand in marriage, she asks for the impossible, the fallen star that she just saw. And so Tristan must cross from his world of Wall into the realm of Faerie. But Faerie is a magical land where anything can happen including; talking trees, pirate lightening catchers, witches, evil lords, humans trapped in animal form, and a fallen star that is really a woman. Can Tristan protect the star and make his way back home to Wall?
(SPOILER INFO)
The story starts out with young Dunstan Thorn getting ready for market day, the one day every nine years when the citizens of Wall cross the boundary into Faerie. When Dunstan offers a strange man his own home, the man promises Dunstan anything his heart desires. The next day Dunstan crosses over Wall and finds a beautiful young slave girl and they share one magical day together. Nine months later Dunstan Thorn finds a baby next to the gap in the wall with a note naming him Tristan Thorn. At the age of 17 Tristan promises his love, the lovely Victoria Forester anything she wants, if she will give him her hand in marriage. At that moment Tristan and Victoria see a falling star and Victoria requests that Tristan bring her the exact star they just saw. So Tristan sets off into Faerie. But he is shocked to find out that the fallen star is actually a girl named Yvaine. Meanwhile, the three lords of Stormhold are also looking for the fallen star. For which ever surviving member of the Stormhold king finds the star will inherit the kingdom. But the lords of Stormhold aren’t the only ones looking for Yvaine. Three witch sisters, want to find the star and cut out its heart so that they can revive their youth. And so the race is on. And Tristan must protect the star and get her back to Wall so that he can claim the hand of Victoria.
(VERDICT)
4 out of 5 stars! I really liked this book BUT I think I would have absolutely LOVED it, if I hadn’t already seen the movie. My favorite bits were the part not included in the movie like the Unicorn and the talking tree! So go read this book, and then rent the movie.
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