Now, I'm reading a book of Saki's short stories.

That man is brilliant, British, and hilarious.

xD

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Current Mood: busy

I don't have anything new to post in the reading communities I'm a member of because I've been lazy about my reading.

So, the half-assed update? I'm still reading Garden of Beasts and Pale Fire.

I failed hard this year at the 50bookchallenge and the 15000page challenge, so I'm starting over again. Yep, just like that--from December 1st of this year until December 1st of 2009, I will be doing the 50-book-challenge. Perhaps it's against the rules, but whatever.....I don't think anyone will really have too much of a problem with it. At least, I hope not.

In any case, I'm going to post my list here, in this entry, until January 2009, at which point I will transfer the whole thing to the online communities, explaining when I started, etc.

1. The Book of the Dead, by Douglas Preson and Lincoln Child. Warner Books, 452 pages. Suspense/forensics. Book goal: 2% finished. Pages goal: 3.013333% finished.

2. The Science of Vampires, by Katherine Ramsland, Ph.D. Berkeley Publishing Group, 255 pages. Occult/supernatural. Book goal: 4% finished. Pages goal: At 707 pages total, I'm 4.713333% done.

I've been using the time to catch up on the challenge reading (both 15000pages and 50bookchallenge), because I'm severely behind; however, the Stephenie Meyer books (all but Breaking Dawn, of course) have given me a good boost over the past several days. I do believe I finished all three Twilight novels in...five days. The third book was done in about twelve hours.

But, on to the purpose of this entry (a full, bulky update will come later, because I still have to organize some book information, etc.):

*clears throat*

Dear Maggie Shayne,

You are almost as ridiculous as Chad Corrie--but you've got vampires, and a much better sense of grammar and punctuation. Your writing style is cliched and immature, but what can you do? There's only so much that the genre of paranormal romance can take before some silly writer crushes everything that's good about it. Anyway, I just have to say that I'm reading Demon's Kiss right now, and I'm very amused by the fact that you've used The Epic of Gilgamesh as the "vampire creation myth." [see pages 270-271] I like that, even though it's silly.

But sweet Jesus, I've just flipped a page or two...and you've lost me. You ignorant hack. Now you've done it. *facepalm*

Ms. Shayne, did you brush up on your history before you wrote this book? If you want to twist the past around for literary reasons, that's awesome--IF you can do it convincingly. Putting Sumeria and Egypt alongside one another in time isn't a grave offense. But let me go through your timeline and point out your worst mistake.

So, your character says that Gilgamesh became the first vampire. Whatever. Fine. He then says that a slave-boy taken from Utnapishtim (if the legend says he HAD slaves, mind you) by a different man of the same time period became Dracula. He goes on to say that Dracula created a vampire out of Rhiannon, who was the daughter of an Egytian pharoah. Am I really the only one who sees what's wrong here?????? The only one of these characters/people whose human births DID NOT take place "Before Common Era" was DRACULA (who was, in fact, a real person--but not a vampire), whose human birth took place on the 14th of November, in the year 1431 A.D.!!!!! That's only about 577 years before the present time!!!!!!!!

I am certain, now, that I will never read another one of your books.

Sincerely,
raellebird.

Current Location: UST North Campus library
Current Mood: apathetic

15000pages goal meter:

1,527 / 15,000 (10.2%)

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Still a dismal sight, but improving.

Here's the full lowdown on the fourth book of the year!
Behind a cut for spacial considerations, blah blah blah:
4. Title: Path of Power [Book Two of the Divine Gambit trilogy.]
Author: Chad Corrie.
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Current Location: north campus library.
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: elevator music in my head

Yeah...guys...I've been away for a while. I don't have time to write a lot now, so here's a brief update as to the status of my reading activities.

My 15000-page challenge meter:

1,087 / 15,000 (7.2%)

My 50bookchallenge meter.

3 / 50 (6.0%)

Yeah...guys...I've been away for a while. I don't have time to write a lot now, so here's a brief update as to the status of my reading activities.

Updates about my life?
--New boyfriend since the 6th of this month. His name is Jared. :)

Current Mood: aggravated

I have come to realize that I will not finish the 50bookchallenge OR the 15000wordchallenge (were it not for the hideously busy life of a music major, I am sure I'd have been able to do it before the year ended). This saddens me, but I will try my hardest to do it in 2008.

I also promise that I will actually keep a faithful list in 2008. *nods* As it stands now, I will have to post my full list when the year is over.

Moving back from college for the summer kind of set me back internet-wise and reading-wise. Nothing personal--you understand, I'm sure. My life is wierd, and I have to live it. Aside from that, I can be a lazy sonofabitch when it comes to the internet.

Also...I've read the seventh Harry Potter book, and I loved it. Say what you will...but I laughed, cried, and fangirled all over the place.

Other events to cover? Hm....I'm no longer single--and I haven't been for a few months. Things are going well. <3

Current Location: a friend's house
Current Mood: loved
Current Music: the hum of a fan

I know I'm not posting a lot....but nobody reads this thing anyway, so I don't care all that much.

Things that may or may not be important:
--I will post more books that have been read soon.
--I am re-reading the entire Harry Potter series. Right now, I'm on the third book.
--I'm STILL reading several books at once.
--I have determined that Varney the Vampire was the shittiest vampire story in history, and that I could write a better story than that. I suppose that's why they called them "penny dreadfuls." Even so, I feel a morbidly curious desire to read the entire series--which would be a ridiculously long waste of my time.

/pointless, non-updatey entry.

Just letting you all know that from tomorrow night (it's Friday, March 16th right now) until Friday, March 23rd, I will be off of the continent, and therefore unable to have reliable internet access. I may be able to find my way to a computer, but let's not get our hopes up, k? I don't want to disappoint.

Love, peace, and for all that is good and holy in the world, PLEASE don't drink cheap beer on St. Patrick's Day.

Auf wiedersehen!

Current Mood: ecstatic