Friday, August 30, 2013

Currently Reading/Just Finished

Just Finished:
In the past week, I read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury in a day. Actually, 4 or so hours. I liked it, but I felt rather detached from the story, like when I tried reading Twilight. Yeah, not making that mistake again. Overall, I give the book 3/5 stars, because the writing style and themes are exceptional. In the past two days, I have read Divergent and Insurgent, both by Veronica Roth. I love reads that start off completely utopia, and quickly deteriorate into a dystopia. Can you say plot twist? There was probably a new one nearly every other chapter, but, especially if you watch BBC, you may figure some out before they happen. Fast paced, and a quick read, even though it's the size of a brick and has a higher level vocabulary. I finished each in less than 6 hours. (Actually finished Insurgent an hour ago) Her writing style is more similar to J.K. Rowling's than Suzanne Collins, but Veronica wrote the Divergent trilogy in first person. Also, you may experience slight emotional trauma. I give these books 4/5 stars, on average. I just don't like cliff hangers.

Currently Reading:
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen. I just have no incentive to finish it, other than to finally watch the movie. I do like the book, I just find it kind of slow, for lack of a better word. Also, romance seems to be the main thing. I do read romance novels, but I was expecting something with a bit more substance. I'm about 2/3 of the way through now, and it seems to have lost all substance. Ugh. It's just a bit on the frustrating side. I'm hoping to finish it during my long weekend off from school, along with the next book, which has the same complaints as this one.
Emma, Jane Austen. See above for my complaints. 4/5 stars though, so far. Emma hasn't lost too much substance yet. More likely to finish than Pride and Prejudice.

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