So While I Was Trying To Organize

I decided to create a listing of books from my favorite authors so I could hang it and let it stare at me and guilt me into reading faster. I decided to start with Anne Rice. From her website, I saw that she has ANOTHER vampire book out, Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis. Now I am excited about this one, but to be honest, I haven't read any Anne Rice in years, so I need to catch up. So maybe come November, I may pre order this and add to my TBR pile...

Another author I really enjoy and haven't read enough of is Octavia Butler. She is SCI-FI and this genre is just one of many that I don't read enough of either. They are not releasing any new work from her, but instead there will be a graphic novel version of her book, Kindred. 

Of course there are sooo many books coming, and unfortunately immortality is still only a fictional idea, but, gotta read 'em all!

Over the weekend. I did become a vegetable and just lay in bed. Between watching t.v., browsing the internet, and playing games on my tablet, not much reading got done. Towards evening time though, some NaNoWriMo energy passed through me. I found some writing prompts on pintrest. I found 9 possibilities and one idea of my own. I have narrowed down my options to 2. This year I want a bit of structure to my novel. I know the idea is to write the first thing that comes to mind and just keep writing, and I did that, but I think an outline won't hurt this year. It's not like what I wrote will ever get published, I just want to do a better job.

To those of you stuck about what to read next, just think, have you read all the books in the series you started (last year?) or have you actually read all of your favorite authors books yet? Might be a good place to start.

And don't forget NaNoWriMo. I think once November hits they will have an actual page for NaNoWriMo, anyway, Camp NaNoWriMo is a great way to knock out a novel now, and then in November, write another one!

NaNoWriMo wants to you to write 50,000 words (of course you could do more!) That means 1,667 words a day!

Colorblind People See Color For The First Time

Soon It Will Be Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BANNED BOOKS WEEK!!!!

Really it does seem like this week pops up all the time and it is a good thing it does! I really should take some time to just concentrate on reading a bunch of these books at one...maybe in the future.

While on my twitter, I read a tweet goodreads.com posted from a Washington Post article how D.C. is hiding previously banned books around the city. Great idea I think and what a great way to influence/encourage maybe one person to read a new book!

Check out ala.org for information about banned books and other information on censorship.

Here is a video on the most challenged books from 2015.

Business Insider says There are 27 Movies We Have To See...

There are of course book to movies in this list. I need to check up on a few!

http://www.businessinsider.com/best-movies-fall-2016-9/#the-light-between-oceans-out-now-1

Have fun reading before the movie comes out!

The Sequel but more of a prequel?

TITLE: The New Hunger

AUTHOR: Isaac Marion

GENRE: Fiction (Zombie)

PUBLISHER: Emily Bestler Book/Atria

PAGES: 193

The second book in this wonderful series. I recommend you going back and starting with Warm Bodies (of course!) Now if you just saw the movie Warm Bodies, I still urge you to go ahead and either borrow or buy the book and enjoy what the movie either missed or just couldn't add.

I expected the book to be about what happens after the first book left off but I was surprised that is was not that. This book takes place after the zombies have forced humans into hiding and the end of the comfortable world we currently know it. The dead have risen and they have been around for awhile already. 

You are introduced to new characters, Nora and her little brother. Two kids trying to survive and Julie at 12, with her parents, trying to find some kind of home in this world. She isn't new of course (this is probably someone's first time hearing of this book...maybe, right?)

This short read is well worth it. I enjoy reading about this world and the characters, I am more than ready for Warm Bodies 3 or The Burning World to come out. Of course there seems to be a forth, The Living, but goodreads.com has it listed as the third book. I guess because this one is more a novella.

Anyway, I am on a roll here reading books that I am just really enjoying! 

I give this  4 out of 5. 

Ohh The Kids....!

TITLE: The Girl With All The Gifts
AUTHOR: M.R. Carey
GENRE: Fiction
PUBLISHER: Orbit
PAGES: 460

Well I had originally seen this one at Barnes & Noble, probably as hardback and always curious about it, but passed it up. Cost? Too many other books to read? Probably for all those reasons. What did get me interested was the trailer on youtube! So I bought the book and slowly read it, not because it wasn't good but I just got lazy with reading.

So this book is about a little girl named Melanie. Unfortunately she isn't totally human-anymore. Yes, this is another zombie book, but this one takes a new twist (from my personal experience)on the zombie theme and Melanie isn't just another brain dead brain eating zombie. In this world, her kind are called Hungries. 

Sweet little Melanie drew me in. Despite her living circumstances she is innocent in the ways of the world, mainly because she is cut off from the reality outside her base. She has a daily routine and even goes to classes. Her love for her teacher, Ms. Justineau, is strong and a little guarded. 

But there is no point in reading about a story with no drama. This book has it. Of course there are the ethical and moral dilemmas in this story. There is danger, devotion, fear, anger, hate and yes, the roller coaster of emotion is strong in this book. It did drag a in the middle. Like most zombie/apocalyptic books and movies I have seen, there will be some travel involved. I thought these parts dragged a bit, but in the end I chalked it up to my impatience and I finally saw how all of it felt important to the whole story.  

Of course while reading this I had my own ideas of how this should end, but I am pretty happy with the outcome. Didn't see it coming and I definitely do not have the scientific knowledge or imagination to come up with it. (which is why I read, for something to entertain and surprise, just a few reasons to start...)

I totally enjoyed the book. Totally recommend it. 

I give this a 4 out of 5.


P.S. Don't get confused with the race of the characters. Yes they change from the book to the movie. Why? I don't know. I am a firm believer in having the movies actually resemble the books as much as possible but, this is a great story regardless of race. It just ruins the spirit (?) truth (?) of the book to me to see the races change. I'm all for the author's original vision.