as well as working to make some extra money. One of my favorite summer activities is reading. In the past month or so, I have read several books and honestly have loved nearly all of them. I figured this was a pretty good forum to put out my faves of the summer!
In no particular order:
1. Finn by Jon Clinch
This book delves into the character of Finn, Huckleberry Finn's father. As a long time fan of both the original Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn novels, this change of perspective is great. While Clinch takes some liberties with the Huck aspect of the story line (he implies that Huck is a mixed race child), his story weaves through Mark Twain's original creations seamlessly.
2. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
While this series started out strong- I am now on the second book and honestly don't plan on reading the third. The first in the series is great. It tells the 'true' story of Alyss in Wonderland. The Looking Glass Wars is really well told, and focuses on the characters and how they differ from the original Lewis Carrol interpretation. While the second loses focus, I still think the first one is worth a read!
3. Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
I like to read the book before I see the movie. Ben Sherwood's book follows Charlie St. Cloud following his brother's death. I cried at least three times while reading this. Something about it is so haunting and beautiful. While I liked how the book ended, it reminded me somewhat of The Lovely Bones; the beginning is tragic, it ends on a note of hope. In Charlie St. Cloud, the book takes a really odd sort of turn at the end. I still plan on seeing the movie, but I am curious as to how it will all play out!
I'll leave the list at three for now and might add to it later!
omg I was thinking you should start adding book reviews to your blog!!! that's so funny :) I love the top picture on this post btw.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you liked the first Looking Glass Wars, and I recommend avoiding the third one. It took me so long to read because it wasn't anything like the first one but I loved the characters and wanted to know what happened so I pushed through. It was a bunch of stuffing and then an abrupt ending that did nothing for me. I will have to check out these other books too!
I think you are onto something with this book review. Most of the reading I have done is for school and I haven't even finished those books just enough of them to get the job done. lol I am about to finish The Last Lecture though which is really good so far. Oh man, how I wish I had all the day to read and read and read.
ReplyDeleteI love the first picture by the way! Awesome!!
Thanks Lacey and Shannon! I always recommend books to my friends, so I figured what better forum than my blog to mass recommend? Ha ha
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the last lecture Shannon! Have you watched his actual lecture- it is so powerful to hear his voice and just absorb his passion. It is incredibly sad too though.