Crazy for Books

I have to admit that I'm not the most intersting person, but I love reading other people's views and I hope my are some what entertaining. The blog hop is helping bloggers unite and I hope to meet friends and fellow bloggers!

Review of The Book Thief

My book club book this month was The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. What an amazing novel. Not only is it the first book I've read from the view of regular German citizens during World War 2, but it's the first book I've ever read where Death was the narrator. Having death speak for this period in Germany is brilliant. The novel was about a girl who learns to love reading by reading books she has stolen with her father. The family hides a Jew in their basement to protect him from the Nazi soldiers. Max, the Jew, because close friends with the girl and he writes her a book called "The Word Shaker." I loved the story of the word shaker. It spoke about the strength of words and how powerful they can be if you stand behind what you say, or how weak they can be without support. While it took me about 20 pages to really get into the writing style, I became addicted and I'm so glad I stuck through this novel because it is absolutely original and brilliant.

Hogwarts Reading Challenge

This challenge is my favourite just because it makes me feel like an actual Hogwarts student. After taking the sorting hat test I was, of course, put into Ravenclaw. Duh! I am a proud student of that house and I even have a scarf and hat to show my pride :) Ironically I have more pride in Ravenclaw than I do with VCU and its stupid basketball team! Okay, back to the point. For each HP book you get 25 points and then 15 for HP related books. In addtion you must read a book for each of the casses and there are mini-challenges. I'm going go rock it out for my Ravenclaw!!! As I did with my other challenges, I've decided to write out the books I plan on reading for each class so I can see my progress! I am such a frakin' dork!

Transfiguration - The Drag King Anthology

Defence Against the Dark Arts - anything Laurell K. Hamilton (aka Anita Blake)

Charms - Under the Tuscan Sun

Potions - The China Study

Astronomy - The Abduction Enigma

History of Magic - Who Cooked the Last Supper?: The Women's History of the World

Herbology - Eating Animals

Arithmancy - Three Junes

Ancient Runes - Confederates in the Attic (it's as ancient as I get!)

Divination - The God Delusion

Care of Magical Creatures - His Majesty's Dragon

Muggle Studies - Pushed

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Done! 25 points for Ravenclaw!

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Dusty Volumes and Stephen King Challenges

I have decided to write out the books I want to read so I can keep track of my goals and to get me excited about the challenges! For one challenge I am reading 11 books that were all published before 1960. A lot of these are books I've wanted to read and never found the chance and some are just books I want to reread. The second is comprised of Stephen King books. I've always wanted to get into King's books so I hope that reading a variety of them will show me what everyone loves about him!

Dusty Volumes Reading Challenge

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

Emma by Jane Austen

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

The Story of O by Pauline Reage

Stephen King Books

Dreamcather

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Done!

Carrie

The Dead Zone

Misery

It

Shawshank Redemption

Needful Things

Thinner

The Shining

Different Seasons

The Tommyknockers

First Post!

I'm not exactly sure what to do with a blog, but I'm excited about the possibilities. Expect rants, fan girl stories, and maybe a few secrets. I'm incredibly excited about all the reading challenges I've joined and I can't wait to read my ass off! Kate's trying to help me link the challenges to my page, but right now I'm just going to put in the website. Sorry for my lack of technology skills, lol.

24 hour Read-a-thon!!!!

http://24hourreadathon.com/

111 in '11

http://lifeisshort-readfast.blogspot.com/

Dusty Volumes Reading Challenge

http://midnytereader.com/2010/12/dusty-volumes-reading-challenge.html

Hogwarts Reading Challenge

http://worthreadingit.blogspot.com/2011/01/howarts-reading-challenge-2011.html

The Stephen King Challenge

http://www.bookchickcity.com/2010/12/sign-up-2011-stephen-king-challenge.html

This year is going to be AMAZING