Perks of Being a Wallflower

Hey guys!
Sorry, I haven't posted I was on vacation this weekend, which means that I forgot to mention that I started and finished reading Perks of Being a Wallflower. So I have used up all the p's and f's in my alphabet. Finishing Perks of Being a Wallflower gives me:

Perks of Being a Wallflower
E
A
C
O
C
K

So this book was incredibly good. Definitely as good as everyone tells me it is. It is a very singular and intimate book. What I mean by that is, that it is written in letter form to a person who doesn't know who the main character is, so as opposed to a diary, the main character, Charlie, isn't worried about being found out or having his diary found, so he can be very open with this person. It singles the reader out as if they're the person receiving the letters. This book does show you what high school is about and how fitting in isn't always easy, although most of us know that by now. It gives insight to the unwritten initiation into high school. Overall, this book should be on a must read list for most people. It may sound like the "typical" book for a teen, but it's so much more than that.

Another note: I'm not sure if I've mentioned that I've paused reading The Two Towers. I'm just losing steam with it. I'll definitely come back to it before this challenge is over. But I am reading The Happiness Project, and I think I may start my own happiness project, but I'll keep you posted on that.

Ta-ta for now!
Mackenzie

Palestine

So I have finished Palestine by Joe Sacco. That gives me

O
C
T
O
Palestine
U
S

That means I have started four animals started, hopefully I can finish one soon. So since I just read The Complete Persepolis which is also a graphic novel, I'll compare them a bit. At first I like The Complete Persepolis  better but as I got further into the book I decided that I like Palestine better. I think maybe because I got more point of views in Palestine but it's hard to say. In Palestine, the drawings were definitely better and more detailed, but in both books the drawings carried so much meaning, which is very important. A lot of the people in the book Palestine, are lucky to be alive. I was so shocked at how many bullet wounds those people could survive and in places like back, neck, and stomach. Also, I started comparing Palestinians to Americans. The biggest thing I noticed was age. At age 10 in Palestine, children have experienced so much and are so devoted to their country. They have such strong opinions and seem so much more mature than American children. Overall, this book was good. It's a very good book to help people understand what's happening around the world. It opened my eyes. The only big problem I had with this book, and it was mentioned at the end, was that after spending so much time in Palestine the author became biased almost against Israelis. He only got one side of the story, but that's typical in life.

On a side note: There's this great website about book blogs and it organizes book blogs quite nicely, I suggest if you're looking for another book blog to read check out this website.
http://bookbloggerdirectory.wordpress.com/

But keep reading!
Mackenzie

X-It

I finished X-It by Jane George last night. So that gives us:

Funniest Cop Stories Ever (The)
E
N
N
E
Chemist (The)
Fellowship of the Ring (The)
O
X-It

It was an alright book. I don't have much to say about this book. It kept me occupied for a while. At the beginning it was just bad, but as it got to the end it got better and I liked the story better. This was a romance with not much romance but a lot of drugs. The plot wasn't the greatest and it was predictable. It just wasn't the greatest writing.

On a side note: Someone suggested I read Perks of Being a Wallflower so I'll probably be reading that in the near future but the point of this side note is if there is a book you want me to read, I'm happy to take suggestions as long as they fit with my remaining letters and my guidelines.

Happy reading!
Mackenzie

February 22nd, 2015

I know its so long away and if I can shorten it I will. But for now that's my deadline. I know its a long ways away but I'm hoping some people will stick with me until the end.

Happy reading!
Mackenzie

Three books

So right more, I'm reading three books. The Two Towers (yes, still), X-It (I'm limited for x books and I need two), and finally Palestine (another graphic novel for my lit class). Hopefully I'll finish all of them soon

Keep reading!
Sorry I haven't posted in a while
Mackenzie

Lord of the Rings Series

I have figured out why the first Lord of the Rings book was so hard for me to get through. Lord of the Rings was not meant to be three books, but if it wasn't it would be a very, very long book. So the first book is pretty much like the beginning of a normal book, where you are getting to know the background and the characters and it's kind of slow. Then you hit the second book and it begins in a battle and off you go from there. Therefore, The Fellowship of the Ring equates to the beginning of one book and it picks up speed as you go through the series.

On another note, without giving away anything for those of you who haven't read it, but for those of you who have, in the first book with Gandalf, I knew there was more.

But anyway, back to reading The Two Towers, which is the second Lord of the Rings book for those who are unfamiliar with it.

Happy reading!

Mackenzie

Guidelines

Hey there! So I haven't actually set any rules for my challenge. I don't really have any other rules to set other than that all books from now on have to be more than 100 pages. There was only one book I read that I counted that was less than 100. But from now on that's my rule. Oh and no rereads unless it was before 2010. If you have any other suggestions for rules let me know.

As for The Two Towers it's going a lot faster than The Fellowship of the Ring. Hopefully, I'll finish soon.

Happy reading!
Mackenzie

The Fellowship of the Ring

So, thanks to having a snow day, I have finally finished The Fellowship of the Ring. That took me a lot longer than it should have but... Now I have:
Funniest Cop Stories Ever (The)
E
N
N
E
Chemist (The)
Fellowship of the Ring (The)
O
X
Yay! Progress!
So I really liked this book, but there wasn't a lot of action going on in this book. It was kind of slow going, unlike The Hobbit which was very fast paced. The ending was a perfect break to continue into the next book. So far, my favorite character is Sam Gamgee, he's so loyal and sweet. My favorite creature is the Balrog. There is just something so interesting about it and the way its described. This book is a fantastic fantasy and very imaginative, all the creatures and places are carefully crafted. I suppose I will go onto The Two Towers next. I hope I can get through it a lot faster. But first I'll watch the first LoTR movie and see how it compares.
Happy reading!
Mackenzie

The Complete Persepolis Part II

Sorry I've been MIA the last few days, I just moved to a new house and we don't have internet set up yet, so I have limited posting time. But I finished The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. So that leaves:

E
L
E
Persepolis (The Complete)
H
A
N
T

Yay! Three animals started!

4 of 5 stars

But as for my review of the book. It was an excellent book. I had to read it for my lit class. It was a quick read (mainly because it was graphic novel), and it gave a lot of insight to Iranian history which I really liked, even though I'm not a history fan. Her story was a typical leave home, get into some trouble story. I admired her ability to speak her mind no matter who she was taking to(especially since I'm the quiet type) Overall, it was a good story, if it wasn't for my class I wouldn't have read it but I'm glad I did. I'll hopefully watch the movie soon and compare the two.
As for The Fellowship of the Ring I have about a hundred pages left. I how to finish it sometime this week.
Anyway, happy reading!
Mackenzie