Two Unrelated Subjects

DONE! The Cont of Monte Cristo I am done with! It was pretty good. The main problem I had with it was keeping character names straight. :)

I, in my spare time this year was working on writing a book. It's called The Dying King. I finished the first draft last week! I am so excited, I have never written a book before but I have always wanted to. Now I have. I've sent it to several friends to give me their reviews on it.

I am happy with myself right now. :)

From Counts to Fire, Then Back to Counts

Okay. I have had such crazy weeks recently, plus the fact that my current book is long and once I got further into it I don't know if I really like it. I'm not finished yet. I think I might switch to Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire, And after that's done go back to Dumas.

Catching Fire, is the second book in the Hunger Games series. I loved the first and so far the second is pretty good except when Peeta or Gale make an appearance. I'm not a fan of either guy but oddly enough, I like them in the movie. Weird. I hope this one is as good as the first. :)

Continuing Count...

Okay, I will finish The Count of Monte Cristo this week. It is long but I can do it! :)

Not Far But Enjoying

Since I lost it this week I'm still at the beginning of The Count Of Monte Cristo, But I am really liking it. It's very well written and well paced.

Next week I'll be continuing it and maybe I'll also read something short...

Farming for Animals

Well I have been reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas this week but somehow I misplaced it. I'll have to look for that today. Anyway, I read Animal Farm  by Orwell yesterday, and finished it yesterday. Just like when I read Frankenstein, I could not put it down.

I found the overall story to be depressing, the end to be creepy, and the writing style hilarious. The book is a what if kind of story. It's a, what if the animals threw the farmer out and began to run the farm. Throughout the story, the pigs of the farm At the end the farm is the way it was in the beginning, except the pigs are the new farmers.

My mom quoted Lord Acton, a British historian, that night when we were discussing the behavior of the pigs in the book. "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely". Very True.

What did I learn from the book Animal Farm? Never, trust a pig with power. ;)

Might Take Several Weeks

So, The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. Yes, I know, I can not expect to read this book in one week and actually have understood the story. So I'm going to take up several weeks on it. I might also read one or two short little books along with it so I won't fall behind in my reading list.

Am I looking forward to this book? Maybe. I have heard it is great from many sources but I want to make my own decisions. Here goes!

Happy Reading. :)

My Thoughts On Frankenstein

So I started Frankenstein by Mary Shelley yesterday afternoon, and finished it that night. I literally could not put it down. My thoughts on it are below.

Was it captivating? Very. Victor Frankenstein was such a interesting man, you did not dislike him but yet you did not love him, mostly I felt sorry for him. His monster was so different than how it is usually portrayed now. It was very smart, but kept making the wrong choices. While reading the book, all I could do was feel sorry for it, even when it made horrible choices I understood them and felt sorry that it did not go another direction.

All in all, I liked it, but I do not think I will ever read it again. It was a book that helped you to understand human nature. If you have not read this book please do, I consider it educational even if you don't enjoy it.

I hope next weeks book will be something light and funny. I just want something opposite than what this weeks book was. 

You can find my complete book list under the "about me" section. The list is not in order so if you see something that you think would be good for next week please comment below. Also If you want me to add something to my list, again please comment the name and author below. :)