I've decided to take up that reading meme again, where I attempt to read my height in books over the course of a year. Currently, I'm forging my way through 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' by Lionel Shriver. It's at once, both engrossing and repulsive.

The whole story is narrated through a series of letters written by a mother to her (ex? separated ( Read more... )

Sometime last year, I started on a reading project. I wanted to read my height in books in a year. I've read of someone else doing this in some blog a long time ago and wanted to give it a try. Anyway, my 12 months are over, and I did not manage to complete it, but I think it's okay. I managed pretty well I think given all my exams and stuff. I got ( Read more... )

I declare my love for: My eyesight, which is failing rapidly. T.T Please don't.

Un Lun Dun is a fantastic book! My sister was telling me about how great it was since several months ago, but we couldn't find it in the bookstore, and she had borrowed it from a friend, who at the moment, had lent it to her cousin. My sister has only read a couple of ( Read more... )

I declare my love for: Neil Gaiman's stories in general. Especially the short stories. They're very...incomplete feeling.

In line with my 2008 resolution, I have read my book which I enjoy for January (sometime ago, but I didn't have the time to update LJ). It is Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. I like Neil Gaiman. I liked neverwhere. I liked the marquis.

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I declare my love for: Wolf's Rain

I have read Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen ♥. I had fully expected this to be one of those heavy dull books with big words and complicated thought processes, where I'll have to read the dictionary more than I read the book to understand it, but haha, no. It's so funny, every third line had me giggling ( Read more... )

I declare my love for: coco pops

I have read Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. (I think this is the third time I've read it though)

I am biased, I admit. Once I've decided on a favourite character, everything he does is lovable. >.< Reading this book has always annoyed me somewhat, cause I keep thinking that Anne Rice messed up Lestat's ( Read more... )

I declare my love for: No Doubt

AAAAGGHH!!!! *insert nonsensical gibberish here* I stayed up the entire night reading this. THE ENTIRE NIGHT!! This is an accomplishment of biblical porportions for me. This is honestly the first time I've stayed up for 24 hours straight that I can ever think of. The standing record before this was 22 hours, and that ( Read more... )

I declare my love for: Since I'm in the mood, can I say Severus Snape again? No...that wouldn't be fair. The Marauders then.

Okay, I managed to pull through with finishing the first book first. I hope I didn't forget too much...I'm gonna steel myself for the seventh book now. The fifth and sixth book is a bit blurry (cause I've reread the first four ( Read more... )

I declare my love for: Severus Snape

AAAAGGHH!!!! P-chan lent me the book!! P-chan lent me the book!!!!! I'm so excited I wanna read it right away but...I'm so excited that I can't. I keep picking the book up, and stroking the cover and pressing it to my cheek, then I open to the first page with the acknowledgements and run out of nerves. Looks like ( Read more... )

I declare my love for: the colour grey

I've finished Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami. Yay. My head is spinning, and I don't think I understand the book yet. >.< More so than usual. Maybe I have to read it again to get it. I feel like I missed the point of the story. The imagery and the characters are fantastic. I especially loved Nakata-san, ( Read more... )