Recent books you have read

[Kuro]

I had a reading spree there for a bit...granted it's all sorta geeky crap, read through Richard Knaak's Day of the Dragon and wanted to vomit afterward...Christie Golden's Rise of the Horde and wanted to vomit a little less...Jeff Grubb's Last Guardian and squeed with nerd glee, and then took in a little Jane Austen with undead goodness with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

The last was by far the best read, if not the silliest.

[Ryusuke]

I've recently read "The Absolute True Diary of a Part Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie. My teacher recommended it to me, and now I couldn't put it down. It's fictional, but apparently, Sherman adds a ton of his own life into this, and boy does he know how to make it entertaining. He'd often silly remarks whether it's about a friend, family member, or something that happened earlier.

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(not word for word) She blew a kiss to me. Then I thought, "Great, now I'm playing for the boner.

[Kuro]

I've recently read "The Absolute True Diary of a Part Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie. My teacher recommended it to me, and now I couldn't put it down. It's fictional, but apparently, Sherman adds a ton of his own life into this, and boy does he know how to make it entertaining. He'd often silly remarks whether it's about a friend, family member, or something that happened earlier.

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(not word for word) She blew a kiss to me. Then I thought, "Great, now I'm playing for the boner.

I <3, that book.

It makes my little red heat swell with joy.

[Sera Phia]

Ahh, might as well (since I spend sleepless nights reading a random book). Not sure if these were posted already...

And the summaries are made up on the spot. It's hard for me to find a book in this house, and most of them are borrowed from my awesome English teacher. ^^;;

Title: Neverwhere
Author: Neil Gaiman

Summary: Richard is an ordinary man with a good heart. When he stops to help a bleeding girl on the streets of London, he finds himself fallen between the cracks of the world -- in a new world called London Below. All Richard wants to do is go home...but in order to do so, he must help a girl on her quest.

My Opinion?: I have to thank my teacher for handing me all these books for me to read. >.> Anyhow, Neil Gaiman is awesome. This book is so odd, yet the oddness and the quirky characters really keep this story going. And, of course, you've gotta love those plot twists.

Title: Wicked Lovely
Author: Melissa Marr

Summary: This is based around faerie mythology. A girl named Aislinn has seen faeries her entire life. However, one day, a faerie approaches her and changes her future forever, putting everything on the line.

My Opinion?: I'm usually not into these types of books. When I saw it, I thought..."Huh. Sounds like Twilight except faerie-style." Still, my friend reccommended it, so I read it for her. And I read it all night. It was great. The writing style was better than most teenage books, the main character wasn't that whiny and thick, and the storyline rather unique. Now I have to go buy the sequel/other Melissa Marr books...

Title: The Chocolate War
Author: Robert Cormier (not sure if I spelled his last name right)

Summary: In an all-boy's prep school, a delinquent group called the Vigils call the shots. Archie, one of the leaders of the group and also a master of intimidation, gets intimidated by a teacher into having the group join a chocolate sale as a fundraiser. However, a freshman named Jerry 'dares disturb this universe.'

My Opinion?: Sorry the summary's so vague, but I can't say much without giving away the story. To be honest, I never heard of Robert Cormier until this year, when my English teacher gave me the book "After The First Death." That one was awesome, and then I read this one...which was doubly awesome. It seriously keeps you interested, and the characters are really compelling...That being said: Psychological thrillers = win.

[mongtsatsa]

Haha, here I go. I've finally got around to reading books again. Crappy summaries and possible spoilers ahoy. Although everyone's probably read what I'm about to write about anyways.

Title: The Giver
Author: Lois Lowry

Summary: In a nutshell, Jonas lives in an essentially Utopian society without pain and hunger. But when he is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory, he discovers that his world is not as peaceful as it seems.

Haha. A crappy summary. I suspect most people have read this, so I kept it short. I personally found it quite an interesting book and I found their society intriguing to read about as well. Granted, it is a book for younger readers so the themes are watered-down a bit and aren't actually all-out dark and disturbing, but still food for thought. But then again, I didn't find Evangelion all that disturbing, so your threshold for it may vary. The ending was a bit rushed to me and very open, but it's uplifting.

Title: Eclipse
Author: Stephanie Meyer

Summary: As Bella finishes off school and prepares for a new life, there's a love triangle and a new threat for the Cullens, but could it be an old foe?

I've kept it down to the basic plot of the book. Admittedly, I'm not the biggest fan of Stephenie Meyer's writing style, as I find it too overwrought. The good thing is that the other Cullens get some more background. However, the romance doesn't interest me personally [especially Jacob's sudden 180] and the antagonist just doesn't seem important and seemed more like cannon fodder than a real character, which made the climax of the book kind of mild as opposed to intense. I'll probably read the last one for the heck of it, but I don't feel like I absolutely have to.

Title: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Author: Mitch Albom

Summary: When you die, you do not go to heaven, but instead you meet five people from your life who teach you important lessons for one to come to terms with themselves. This book recounts Eddie's journey in heaven and the five people he meets.

This is the ultimate feel-good book. It's quite heartwarming and touching and essentially a character study of the main character, Eddie. It's interesting to see his past entertwined into the main story and it adds another layer to it. It's a short book so one can read it in one go with no problems, and it's not a bad one either.

Aaand I'm done. I've got a copy of A Clockwork Orange from the library I'm planning to read.

[Brinny-Chan]

Ive recently been reading the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice.
I love the character of Armand ^^
Currently reading the 3rd book in the series, 'Queen of the Damned', about halfway through so far XD
Ive previosuly read (in this order) Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Armand, The Vampire Lestat.
And i have Blood and Gold waiting to be read once i finish QotD... i really should read them in order... T-T

[Jayn]

I just finished reading a book called Evermore by Alyson Noel. It was good, but ever since reading Twilight...I can't stop thinkin' about it and comparing the two, they're so similar. ;~;

The book was alright. It got a bit slow at times and very predictable but I don't regret reading it.

[Master10K]

I've been reading False Memory by Dean Koontz

It's a long ass psychological thriller dealing with phobia's (one peculiar phobia I never knew existed) and a psychologist with a God complex. So far I've read read 1/3rd of it and it great however the main problem is it's structure. The story is set-up in a way that 2 events are always happening simultaneously and so it goes from to chapter to chapter constantly switching between the 2 settings, never allowing you to fully engrose yourself in it. Especially since the chapters are roughly 5-10 pages long.

[Cheshire]

It's been a little bit since I read it, but I thought I'd recommend it here, anyway:

Moon Called, by Patricia Briggs, and the following sequels. This series probably has to be my most favorite fantasy series in recent memory. The books center around Mercy Thompson, a kickass car mechanic by day, shape shifting coyote by night. In the world of the books, vampires, werewolves, faeries and the like are all real, though humans are only aware of the existence of the Fae. Each book in the series so far deals with Mercy's interactions and dealings with various members of one species, and the fight to keep the darker elements of each race in check.

One of the things I love most about this series in the main character. While Mercy is described as attractive and has a few romantic interests throughout the books, she's also one of the strongest female leads I've come across recently, which is definitely refreshing. She's a strong, independent character who never finds herself playing the damsel in distress, but without being any sort of feminazi or anything. She, along with the rest of the characters, are wonderfully developed, and the history of all the magical races and interactions between them are fascinating.

If you're into any sort of fantasy-adventure sort of novels, with a healthy dose of the supernatural, I'd most definitely recommend this series. :]

[lilmenchi]

The Cry of the Icemark
I can't say it's a new book, it's the third time I've read it and I still love it. It's the first of three Icemark books and is about a young girl named Thirrin who at the age of 14 becomes Queen of her small country, the Icemark. Her father is killed while defending the country from the massive Polypontian Empire's army lead by the brutal general Scipio Bellorum. In order to save her people she must find as many allies as she can before winter ends and the general's armies come to add the Icemark to the ever expanding Empire.

It's a story about facing up to impossible odds and not giving in. If nothing else, it has giant talking snow leopards <3

I didn't find the second book nearly as good as the first but the third definitely makes up for it.