13th Warrior/Eaters of the Dead

Michael Crichton. I believe that every word you write it true. With the amount of research...its gotta be!

Seriously though, he's a great writer and he captures me every time. I love how diverse he is in his subjects. :)

The Neverending Story

I am going to spoil the ending. This story does come to an end. This book and I have a love hate relationship. I love the hero, Atreyu. The main character though, really sucks and he betrays the hero. *gasp*. I did-outloud-when I read it. It broke my heart and brought tears to my eyes. Atreyu was a hero of mine even when I was little, but I had never read the book until my 20s..so I was in for a shock. But I do love love love this book depsite some nonsensical chapters. The illustrations are lovely.

Candles on Bay Street

Yeah, there are going to be *some* lame titles on here..still trying to find my place in books. This one is a girly novel but it was charming...

Unburied

A forgettable novel about ghosts and cathedrals. *yawn*

Asylum

This is the first book I read in Virginia. It was recommended to me by someone who I had a ton of respect for. His name was Vyn and he liked Radiohead and Stone Roses and he liked to smoke and looked like Keanu Reeves. I struggled with what I liked to read for a long time as you can see by my wide range of selection so far. So I was willing to try anything. We were talking about Silence of the Lambs when he recommended it to me. I still own it because it was the first book I picked up after a long hiatus..but the book was weird...not my style.
An interesting note on Vyn though..he borrowed a book from me and up and left one day-my book went with him. My James Dean book i brought with me from Los Angeles that my Dad had bought me. It was out of print by the time Vyn borrowed it. to this day i get very nervous about lending people books. When I read books, they take something out of me and I take something out of them. An even exchange. Its weird. They have such sentimental value for me..and this one had one of the most.
He did leave his GIGANITC folder of cds with me though, so I scored there...still. My James Dean book. *sniff*

Private Parts

So, not a personal choice. A boyfriend of mine was a big fan and asked me to read it. It was pretty entertaining, i must admit. But I am not big into biographies...I am dreamer and I need some sort of fairy tale like charm in my books. Not that I am too good for this one, either..its just not me. :(

Misery

An attempt to get into Stephen King the way I was into "It." Never happened. The only thing I took away from this book was the eclipse that took place..and the preparation that was involved to see one. I had never gone through any trouble to see one and this book made me regret that I had never done it as child.

The Vampire Lestat

Where do I begin. This one is in my Top Ten. Lestat is in my top 5 favourite book characters of all time. Top 3 maybe. *sigh*
I get chills thinking about this one. This book shows so many sides to Lestat. His vulnerability when he was a new vampire, his ego as an ancient vampire. His awakening back to life in San Fransisco by a thing called Rock and Roll. His passion to be a singer in a rock band. One of my favourite things about Lestat in this book is his friendships and his eagerness to be loved...and to conquer. I make this book sound really cheesy, but its really dark and rich and full of little pieces of my soul. Plus its the only time I imagine Tom Cruise (as Lestat) and I like him. Thats no easy thing to do, but he really did a great job!

Interview with a Vampire

Ok. I would like to think that I am one of those vampire fans...but I am not. Vampire movies, they suck. Really. Even the one with Jim Carrey (but I totally rented it last year to watch it again!!!!!!!) However, these two Vampires-Louis and Lestat! My goodness. They're amazing. They're beautiful. They're scared. They're glamourous and they're human and monsters. I will never, however, finish the vampire chronicles. I will not read past The Queen of the Damned..but I really love the first two books in the series. More on The Vampire Lestat later.

The Great Gatsby

2 of 2 books Ive read for my English Class. I need to re-read this one again guys! I know SO MANY people who love love love this book and I was all like "Whatever" when I read this one. We also got the see the movie in class and I still wasn't impressed.. Daisy also pissed me off a lot. And I love flappers! Cmon..whats wrong here.
Defintely going to add it to my must re-read list. :)

The Crucible

One of the 2 books I have to read for my Junior Year English Class. I remember we got extra credit if we went to see the movie. The only place it was playing in was Beverly Hills. My friend and I were the only ones who got the extra credit. What an adevnture that was.
My teacher really loved this play. I remember that she had set aside a day when she could bring in all of her Salem Witch pictures from her trip to Salem. I was a bit spooked. She was really passionate about it though and it was sweet.

Of Mice and Men

I don't know why I read this book or what I even think about it. Moving? Sure. But I couldn't identify with either characters and it was sad sad sad sad. I did take something from it, but hell if I remember what that was!

Romeo + Juliet

Ah...Romeo + Juliet. 9th Grade. Oh, love. I have been dreaming of a love like theirs since then. My views on life and love have been inspired by Shakespeare himself. Love, like a fever. Love, like a dream. Love like Romeo & Juliet. I will never stop dreaming...and I will never stop loving.