"The Problem with Elephants" by scoradh  . Part 1& Part 2

First read: 06-09-2006.

Second read: 2007.

Third read: 2007.

Fourth read: 01-03-2008.

Fifth read: 29.07.2009 (leído en castellano)

Sixth read: 21.11.2010

Notes: TPWE is the story of Tim Steele, geeky teenager and his former best friend super-popular Noel Henderson, who's been his enemy since an unnamed ( Read more... )

A Series of Unfortunate Events #3: The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)

First read: At Avenida Catalunya: September 2006 - March 2007. Probable date:  December 2006.

Notes: It's hard to like Aunt Josephine(new guardian), grammar obsessed as I am myself she annoys the fuck out of me. But I quite liked the use of language to produce a ( Read more... )

First read: 2006

Comments: The ending of this one gave me the feeling the story is done, which would be fine seeing as Meg Cabot has obvious problems if she keeps writting after the romance is done. However, if she choose to continue she has plenty of story lines to explore i would be delighted to read about.

“A Gift of Magic” by Lois Duncan.

Notes: When the old woman died, she left each of her grandchildren something very special. For Kirby, the gift of dance. For Brendon, the gift of music. And for Nancy, the most extraordinary gift of all . . . the gift of magic. Nancy is the protagonist, as you can guess, and her “magic” seems at first to be the ( Read more... )

A Series of Unfortunate Events #2: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)

First read: At Avenida Catalunya: September 2006 - March 2007. Probable date:  November 2006.

Notes: Loved the snakes, loved Uncle Mounty. The resolution was a bit wonky.

 
"A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
First read:  At Avenida Catalunya: September 2006 - March 2007. Probable date:  October 2006.

Notes: I had watched the movie in Figueres for Sharon's birthday and fallen in love with it. I had heard of the books before and thought the idea was funny but not ( Read more... )

Es tan malo que ni se merece una ficha! En la escala de lanzamiento de libros es lo suficientemente malo como para tirarlo por la ventana. De hecho, creo haberlo tirado contra la pared como a la mitad (y eso porque soy muy optimista y seguía perdonandole una tras otra hasta que...)...

"La dama de picas" de Alexandr Pushkin.

Primera lectura: Septiembre, 2006.

 "Boy meets boy" by David Levithan.
Fist Read: 20/04/2006.
Notes: Irati photocopied me this and send it, send i say because it never arrived( damned mailing robbers!!) but when I visited her she gave me another copy. I spend all my spare time there reading it, though, so I had to go back to Orlando in the trip back. It's a witty YA novel, just in gay ( Read more... )

Primera lectura: 2006, Barcelona (UB)

Comentarios: Si te queres cagar de risa con un clásico, Candido es el candidato perfecto. Además te hace pensar! Es como 2x1.