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What I've Read Lately
Sep. 25th, 2010 08:39 pmI've started keeping track of my reading lately, mainly in an effort to make sure I'm reading more. In my younger days, I'd read all day long and could finish a book every few days. But having kids changes those habits. And now the internetz is a big time drain. But I do believe that to be a good writer, one should also be a good reader. I felt like I was only reading 1 or 2 books a year, but I was pleased to realize that I've already read 13 books this year. That's not too shabby.
I highly recommend Suzanne Collins Hunger Games trilogy. I read the first 2 books in about 3 days each. Could not put them down. The books follow Katniss Everdeen as she struggles to survive in a tyrannical dystopian society where a tight fist keeps the populace in line. Katniss escapes the borders of her district to hunt for game in order to keep her family from starving. She learns skills that will benefit her when she is chosen to compete in the Hunger Games, a yearly ritual where a boy and girl from each of the twelve districts fight to the death, with only one emerging as the victor. Katniss was heroic and spunky, and stubborn and selfish. The last two traits were easily excused by the circumstances under which she had to struggle to survive. By book 3, I found her a little tiresome in that regard, but I felt she redeemed herself by the end of the book. The ending of the trilogy was satisfying.
Short fiction I read on a somewhat regular basis: Realms of Fantasy, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Fantasy, Ideomancer, and Daily Science Fiction.
Coming soon: a review of Kate Elliott's Cold Magic.
What I'm reading now: Watcher of the Dead, by J.V. Jones
Water for Elephants Sara Gruen
Lamentation Ken Scholes
Magic Thief (YA) Sara Prineas
If I Stay Gayle Forman
Canticle Ken Scholes
The Blue Sword Robin McKinley
Eat, Pray, Laugh Elizabeth Gilbert
Boneshaker Cherie Priest
Antiphon Ken Scholes
Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
Cold Magic Kate Elliott
Catching Fire Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay Suzanne Collins
Lamentation Ken Scholes
Magic Thief (YA) Sara Prineas
If I Stay Gayle Forman
Canticle Ken Scholes
The Blue Sword Robin McKinley
Eat, Pray, Laugh Elizabeth Gilbert
Boneshaker Cherie Priest
Antiphon Ken Scholes
Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
Cold Magic Kate Elliott
Catching Fire Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay Suzanne Collins
I highly recommend Suzanne Collins Hunger Games trilogy. I read the first 2 books in about 3 days each. Could not put them down. The books follow Katniss Everdeen as she struggles to survive in a tyrannical dystopian society where a tight fist keeps the populace in line. Katniss escapes the borders of her district to hunt for game in order to keep her family from starving. She learns skills that will benefit her when she is chosen to compete in the Hunger Games, a yearly ritual where a boy and girl from each of the twelve districts fight to the death, with only one emerging as the victor. Katniss was heroic and spunky, and stubborn and selfish. The last two traits were easily excused by the circumstances under which she had to struggle to survive. By book 3, I found her a little tiresome in that regard, but I felt she redeemed herself by the end of the book. The ending of the trilogy was satisfying.
Short fiction I read on a somewhat regular basis: Realms of Fantasy, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Fantasy, Ideomancer, and Daily Science Fiction.
Coming soon: a review of Kate Elliott's Cold Magic.
What I'm reading now: Watcher of the Dead, by J.V. Jones
