Just an update

Hey everyone! So I just wanted to give you an update. Its been a quick, busy few weeks since I last posted. I have finals coming up so I've been preparing for those. My sister had get confirmation today, so we had a nice little party. And on a sad note, I'm close to Boston so its also been a sad few weeks as well. But you're probably curious as to what I've decided to read, well I'm almost done with The Two Towers. I picked it up again when I couldn't decide what to read, and I have gotten through it fairly quickly. So if you have any suggestions on what I should read next, feel free to leave a comment.

Until then...
Happy reading!
Mackenzie

Confessions of a Mask

I also finished Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima today, so you get a bonus post.

I guess we'll start:

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Confessions of a Mask
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This book was such a sick, twisted story. It was very well written and flowed smoothly but the main character was very disturbing, more at the beginning of the book than at the end. The author uses so much detail and really paints a picture for you and it is so well written. Mishima also writes with big emphasis on the five senses. The main character, Kochan, becomes really confusing in the middle of the book and I couldn't follow his thinking easily. Other than that it was a really good book but it's not for the faint heart or those who get easily offended.

I'm not sure what I'll be reading next but I will let you know when the time comes. Also, if you want to see what books I've read in the past or am currently reading (in case I forget to mention it again) friend me on Goodreads. Here's the link:
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Happy reading everyone!
Mackenzie

Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass

I read Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass as Written by Himself for my history class, and it was short notice so I didn't tell you in advance.

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Persepolis (The Complete)

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Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass

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This book was very inspiring. What Fredrick Douglass and all other slaves went through is horrible. I was very impressed with this book because the book is written eloquently and by a slave, it was just very impressive that a slave could have so much motivation to learn to read and write. His story is truly inspiring and I highly recommend it.

Keep reading!
Mackenzie

Stats

So I thought today I would give you an update with all of the animals and add in all the books I have read so you can get a sense of how far into this I am.

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Funniest Cop Stories Ever (The)
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Chemist (The)
Fellowship of the Ring (The)
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Palestine
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Perks of Being a Wallflower
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That's eight books I've read so far. Not too bad. I have no letter F's anymore, I have one P and one X left and I have five animals started. Now I want your opinion, should I try to finish it letter by letter (read all A's then B's, etc.) or should I finish it word by word (Finish ELEPHANT, then FENNECFOX, etc). Let me know what you think

Happy reading!
Mackenzie

The Happiness Project

I finished The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin earlier today. Yay, finally!

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So before I started reading this book my sister told me she didn't like this book and to make sure that I am happy as I'm reading this. I can't really judge that statement since I suppose I was relatively happy when I was reading it, so just a warning. There were a few sections of the book that I can't relate to yet, ex. marriage, children, but it was still interesting to read. This is a book that I will definitely go back and read over and over so I can milk every piece of advice out of it. Also, if you don't want to start your own happiness project there are definitely a lot of simple easy tips that you can use on a daily basis that will take up a minimal amount of time. Overall, I thought it was a fairly good book, and to state the obvious, especially if you want to find happiness or appreciate appreciate the happiness you already have.

I will be starting a happiness project but not until June, and I will blog about it, so if you want you can follow me to that one as soon as it starts.

I am now reading Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima, the final book for my literature class.

Happy reading!
Mackenzie

Jamilti and Other Stories Part II

Okay, so Jamilti and Other Stories by Rutu Modan took me an hour to read. It's a book full of short comics. There isn't much to say about this book, it was good and the drawings were excellent (it was nice that most were in color). The stories were quick and for short stories with barely any words to a page they usually created a nice story. In comic books generally, I love the subtle details of the pictures that add so much to the text if you notice them and I felt like this book did this successfully. I didn't like it as much as the last two graphic novels I read for this class because there wasn't a full story line throughout the book and I liked how the other two were true stories. On a side note, the last story reminds me of Misery by Stephen King (one of my favorite books), in a very vague way.

I will probably be writing a post later with my review of The Happiness Project, just as a heads up.

Keep reading!
Mackenzie

Jamilti and Other Stories

So I am again reading two books. In addition to The Happiness Project I am also reading Jamilti and Other Stories, which is for my literature class. Since there isn't much writing in this graphic novel I'm not counting it for the challenge but I will still write a review here.

Keep reading!
Mackenzie

Questions

So I've been trying to post more often. So today I'm going to ask you guys if you have any questions that you want me to answer. Please comment with one or more questions if you have any.

I am so close to being finished with The Happiness Project. Soon.

Keep reading!
Mackenzie

What do you read?

So I personally will read anything that is put in front of me, but my favorite authors are Jodi Picoult and Stephen King, to name only two. But my question for you tonight, is what kind of books do you like to read and/or who are some of your favorite authors?

Night all!
Mackenzie

100 pageviews!

So I know it's not a lot, but I made it to 100 pageviews! Woohoo! This is pretty exciting. Also, I have bronchitis and won't be going anywhere for a few days which means I can get caught up on reading. Yay! And on a random side note, In addition to being a book worm I am also a theater geek, and I saw Les Miserables last night, the play not the movie, and it was fantastic! I went against my normal rules and saw the movie and the musical before I read the book, and now I really want to read the book but probably not for during this challenge just because it is soooooooo long. But anyway, I'm off to get some rest and do a little reading.

Happy reading!
Mackenzie