Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

This was the absolute weirdest thing I have ever read. I loved it.
I'm sad I never read it sooner! The characters were all so strange, but once you got further into the book, they all started to seem rather normal! I have to say my favorite was the Cheshire Cat; He was the only one who didn't lose his temper in the whole book.
The way it was written was also quite interesting. It is written from Alice's point of view, but some of the things she thinks or says to herself are very amusing.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone, but it's so much better if you enjoy weird and random things.

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

I loved this book! My first Dickens, and definitely not my last.
His writing style is interesting. The descriptions were very detailed, which I know is annoying to some, but I liked it. I realize he probably only did this because he was payed for every word written, but I think it just makes the book more interesting, though it also made it a long read.
The characters were all very interesting and unique, and I came to like the majority of them by the end. I really like how many of them had these little quirks, like Mr. Jagger biting his finger and washing his hands all the time, and how Wemmick refused to talk about the office at home, and about home at the office. Each one of them was extremely unique, which was great. It was a tad difficult to relate to Pip as a whole, but I found I could relate to some bits of his personality and quirks.
All in all, this was a fantastic book! I'm sad I hadn't read it sooner.

Finished..

I finished Great Expectations. I stayed up all night to do it, but I finished it. I'll start working on a review soon, but it may not be up for a few days, as I'm going away for the weekend, and am unsure if I'll have time to write.

TODAY

Today, I am aiming to finish Great Expectations. I have 162 pages left to go, so it shouldn't be too difficult.
Also, I may or may not finish Romeo and Juliet, we'll see how well I can focus on schoolwork.

Read Your Name Challenge

I have now joined the "Read Your Name Challenge" which runs from Jan. 1st-Dec. 31st 2010.

My progress:

A: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol
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Book Meme

"Anything else?"
in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

• Grab the nearest book.
• Open it to page 56.
• Find the fifth sentence.
• Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
• Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

The Vampire Diaries Volume I: The Awakening

I picked this book up because I enjoy the TV show, so I thought the books would probably be better. I had no idea how different the books were to the show. There are quite a number of differences, and unfortunately in most cases, I prefer the TV series.

It's a pretty cliche vampire novel. Beautiful girl falls in love at first site with a beautiful vampire and his beautiful vampire brother, and she can't decide which to choose.
It was rather boring to start, and pretty slow getting into the interesting bit of the story. There were some pretty cheesy parts, and some that didn't really make sense, but there were also some really good suspenseful bits towards the end. After finishing the book, I plan on reading volume II.
Basically, it was not bad for a teen vampire romance. Definitely better that Twilight.

Howl and Other Poems

This was the first time I've ever really read poetry that wasn't for English class, and I have to say, I quiet enjoyed it. The poems were a bit odd, some difficult to understand, but that's kind of the point of poetry, right? I really enjoyed the writing style, and some of the themes were interesting as well.
I would definitely recommend this book.

Sorry for the bad review, I haven't really ever reviewed anything. I'm using this blog for practice.

Jane Austen Challenge

INFO HERE

I found this cool challenge, and thought it would be fun to enter, as I'm going to be reading some Jane Austen this year anyways!

Rules:

--Anyone can participate. Bloggers: leave a link to your challenge in the comments. Non-bloggers, leave your name (and e-mail if you like)

--Levels:

**Newbie 2 books by J. Austen, 2 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)

**Lover 4 books by J. Austen, 4 re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)

** Fanatic 6+ books by J. Austen, 5+ re-writes, prequels, sequels, or spoofs (by other authors)

--Challenge books can overlap with other challenges.

--Any format counts: bound book, e-book (check online for free downloads of J.A’s copyright-free books), audio book, or any other thing you can think of.

--Challenge runs January 1st 2010—December 31 2010.

--You can change which level you read!

I will be doing the Newbie level for now, though if I finish all four books I'll switch to Lover.

Books Completed:
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Purchased Some Poetry

Well, I went back to the bookstore again. I ended up buying Howl by Allen Ginsberg and the Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe. All for $21, so it was a pretty good day.

Now, I have finished alphabetizing the Gilmore Girls book list! It's posted right here.

And hey, if you're into reading the Classics, join my new book club!

Book Club?

I was thinking of starting a Classics Book Club, for those of us who want to read all of the classics, or those who love them and want to read 'em again!
What do you think? Would you be in? Please leave a comment!