tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86175001226019886152024-02-20T15:31:15.051-08:00Crystals Book ReviewsTruman Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05534623753453483065noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-7681122114533106842012-02-26T18:04:00.000-08:002009-09-10T17:43:57.109-07:00Any Book Suggestions?I'm always looking for book suggestions. Especially since I will have plenty of free time during the summer. <br /><br />Please list some of your favorite books in the comments, who knows I might end up reading it and writing a review on this site.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-6804889500649376572010-05-29T22:24:00.001-07:002010-05-29T22:26:39.710-07:00Fool's Errand, Golden Fool, Fool's Fate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n5/n29183.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 475px;" src="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n5/n29183.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This is another trilogy by Robin Hobb, about the same characters as the Farseer Trilogy. While these stories aren't as fast paced and exciting as the first set, the characters' relationships and personalities are explored more. These books are also very good, even if I didn't like the ending. If you read the Farseer trilogy, you will love revisiting the characters in this trilogy.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-76793417626849217212010-05-29T22:19:00.000-07:002010-05-30T01:04:19.436-07:00Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin's Quest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tyrionfrost.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/apprentice.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 561px;" src="http://tyrionfrost.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/apprentice.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This trilogy by Robin Hobb is the best of her work. In this world, some people have the ability to bond with the living world around him, including animals, called the Wit. Other people have the Skill, which is a telepathic power. Few have both powers. <div><br /></div><div>A young man with the Wit and the Skill is the subject of this trilogy. He is a half member of the royal family (born out of wedlock) who is brought to the royal palace to become an assassin. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hobb's best attribute is her ability to make characters that you love, care about, and remember. This trilogy is extremely well written, never boring (rare for a series), and worth reading again. </div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-44705534272517785122010-05-29T22:16:00.000-07:002010-05-29T22:19:19.565-07:00The Alchemist<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://emesekoller.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/the_alchemist2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 475px;" src="http://emesekoller.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/the_alchemist2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Another book that educated people read.<div><br /></div><div>This is the story of a young man who goes on a journey and ends up learning about the universe, God, and himself. The first half is actually pretty good. But, towards the end, when the man is having his spiritual awakening, the book becomes preachy. Ugh.</div><div><br /></div><div>This book only took about an hour to read, so I think it's worth it. I just prefer to make my own insights about man's soul and the heavens while enjoying a good story, instead of being preached to in a book.</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-49363193598709956292010-05-29T22:13:00.000-07:002010-05-29T22:16:53.086-07:00Anna Karenina<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://readingforrobin.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/pevear_karenina.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 475px;" src="http://readingforrobin.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/pevear_karenina.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>I decided to tackle this book because I know that educated people are supposed to have read this. It was a long long book, and I'm just not sure it was worth the time, except for bragging rights of course.<div><br /></div><div>Anna is a young woman living in Russia, and all kinds of things happen to her. People get married, have affairs, fall in and out of love, get killed, betray each other, and the like. The many many story lines in this book are much like those in any good Bronte book; however, there are so many characters to keep track of over such a long period of time that I stopped caring about the characters. Then, at the end, a corrupt person finds church, and the book turns preachy--which I do not like at all. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, if you have hours and hours of time to read a book and want to be able to brag about it, go for it. If you want the same time period and type of story line, go for Pride and Prejudice.</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-31554449415540033302010-05-29T22:09:00.001-07:002010-05-29T22:13:02.384-07:00Angels and Demons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/angels-and-demons-9780552150736.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 500px;" src="http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/angels-and-demons-9780552150736.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This book was a really fun read. The story is well written and goes by quickly. If you've seen the Da Vinci code, this book is about the same premise--solving a mystery using ancient clues left by famous old people. <div><br /></div><div>Brown says that his facts about Rome, Vatican City, the art and artists, and the Catholic church's rules and customs are all correct, which is what made this book so interesting to me. I recommend it highly to anyone who is interested in the origins of the early Catholic church or Roman history.</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-87755519051624881072010-05-29T22:07:00.001-07:002010-05-29T22:09:18.104-07:00The Reader<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://creativelyfit.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/the-reader-movie.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 738px;" src="http://creativelyfit.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/the-reader-movie.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>I read this book because of the movie, which I didn't see. The writing was excellent--just the right amount of description without losing the pace of the story. However, the story was a little slow and a little puzzling--why on earth are we reading this story?<div><br /></div><div>The book is about a woman who worked for the Nazi's, then moves away. She ends up living next door to an adolescent boy, whom she seduces. And that's about it for the story. Maybe I'm just not intellectual enough to get this book.</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-54944336955823496282010-05-29T21:55:00.000-07:002010-05-29T22:02:28.311-07:00Warbreaker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://aidanmoher.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/warbreaker.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 331px; height: 500px;" src="http://aidanmoher.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/warbreaker.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Well, I'm glad I didn't see this cover before I read it. Don't pay attention to it!<div><br /></div><div>Brandon Sanderson, a BYU prof, is a really good writer. This book is about a society whose biggest commodity is the human soul, which is called "breath". One can sell his breath to others for money, and the gods of the society live for as long as they want to through sacrificed breaths of the population. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is your typical story about a royal leader, the "god king", his court, the gods, and intrigue within--complete with a bride from a far land who comes and shakes it up. The aspect of soul trading makes the book, and I hope there is a sequel. Sanderson's writing is always good.</div><div><br /></div><div>The only problem with this book is Sanderson's obsession with modesty. I couldn't tell if he was making fun of the LDS people who judge other culture's dress or trying to make a point that modesty is good. Whatever he was doing, it was annoying. He brought it up entirely too much. If he had just said that athletes were competing in loin cloths, I would have just kept on reading. But, because he talked about how the queen was from a land where people dress modestly, and so she could see much more skin and muscle and butt cheeks than she was used to and it made her blush and she couldn't stop looking--now I've got images. </div><div><br /></div><div>Other than the preachy/mocking modesty, great book.</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-82678932527254557602010-05-29T21:54:00.001-07:002010-05-29T21:55:11.093-07:00A Widow for One Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n9/n47747.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 475px;" src="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n9/n47747.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>So boring. Horribly boring. After the requisite 100 pages, this book went back on the shelf. Why in the world is it a NY Times Notable Book?Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-5964725808209094652010-05-29T21:53:00.001-07:002010-05-29T21:53:59.916-07:00Catching Fire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thespectacleblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/catchingfire.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 403px; height: 600px;" src="http://thespectacleblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/catchingfire.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This is book 2 of 3 of the Hunger Games trilogy. Equally as good as the first. You should read it.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-44527855300654515912010-05-29T21:49:00.000-07:002010-05-29T21:52:58.014-07:00The Hunger Games<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://coffeestainedpages.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/hunger-games.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 600px;" src="http://coffeestainedpages.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/hunger-games.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Yes, it is as good as all your friends say it is. And, bonus, this juvenile fiction book doesn't have any vampires, so you don't have to feel ridiculous reading it.<div><br /></div><div>In a post-apocalyptic society, children are forced to participate in the hunger games to earn honor and food for their families and neighbors. This book's premise is intriguing, and it is well written. It is disturbing to think about what kinds of burdens are placed on children's shoulders and what happens to the human spirit within extreme conditions.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a great book that is perfect for when you need an easy read.</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-90918161506223900372010-05-29T21:45:00.001-07:002010-05-29T21:49:38.721-07:00The Eye of the Needle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n11/n56742.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 500px;" src="http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n11/n56742.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This novel is about a German spy trying to make it back to Hitler with some important information about the attack on Normandy. The author says in the preface that he researched the book and it is based on fact--I'd be interested to know exactly how much is fact. <div><br /></div><div>Although it is definitely apparent that this book was written in the 70's, it was still alright. There is one sex scene and too much cursing. Other than that, it is a pretty good book; although, I don't think it's as amazing as everyone else who's reviewed it did. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have an aversion to old writing and old movies, so maybe you'll think it's awesome.</div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-14147329938870490422010-05-29T21:35:00.001-07:002010-05-29T21:45:12.044-07:00The Help<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://booksslicedanddiced.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/the-help.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://booksslicedanddiced.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/the-help.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />What? I've been reading! I never stopped--just quit writing about it. But now I'm forgetting what I've read, so I decided to start up again. If anyone cares.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">So, The Help is set in Mississippi during the Civil Rights movement, where the homes of some white families with black "help" are examined. A white woman, who wants to be a writer, decides to write an anonymous book about "the help" and publish it. At first, it's just a story for her--a way to get published. But, you guessed it, her heart is changed in writing the story. However, not as much as you would think. Just the seeds of equality are planted, which I like. If the woman had gone all underground railroad, rioting in the streets, this book would have traveled down the road of "Same Kind of Different as Me", and I wouldn't have liked the ending.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">The writing is really good--easy to read. Remember Huck Finn in high school, trying to read with all the apostrophes? Stockett captures the southern accent and diction without losing the ability to read quickly. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://booksslicedanddiced.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/the-help.jpg"><br /></a></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://booksslicedanddiced.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/the-help.jpg"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Good read!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://booksslicedanddiced.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/the-help.jpg"><br /></a></span><br /></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-3111283457505159592009-07-07T07:26:00.000-07:002009-07-07T07:27:16.142-07:00Front Row<a href="http://www.think.cz/books/books2/8231276.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 341px;" src="http://www.think.cz/books/books2/8231276.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This biography about Anna Wintour was interesting, but a little slow to go through. I learned a lot about her. Decent read.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-62188662973408115832009-07-07T07:22:00.001-07:002009-07-07T07:24:30.764-07:00The Matchmaker of Perigord<a href="http://lustyreader.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/matchmaker-of-perigord1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 430px; height: 648px;" src="http://lustyreader.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/matchmaker-of-perigord1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I couldn't make it through this book, it was really boring to me. A Barber in a small French town loses his business to a more modern stylist, so he decides to become a matchmaker. I got too bored with all the descriptions and every day minutiae that had to be examined. Maybe good?Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-47643434707702190762009-07-07T07:20:00.000-07:002009-07-07T07:22:09.495-07:00A Good Year<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n24/n122180.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 475px;" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n24/n122180.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This book is an easy, enjoyable poolside read, but I think if I cared about wine I would be much more entertained. An Englishman loses his job, but inherits a chateau in France. So, he goes there to live in a small town and grow grapes and make wine. Pretty good.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-49178745848642642622009-07-07T07:18:00.001-07:002009-07-07T07:19:39.454-07:00Living Dead in Dallas<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/LivingDeadInDallas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 648px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/LivingDeadInDallas.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This is the second book of the True Blood series. Same as the first. Slow, not very good plot lines (the conflicts and relationships are really underdeveloped and boring), and too much sex! I'm not reading any more of them.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-44927592654731186052009-07-07T07:14:00.000-07:002009-07-07T07:17:54.362-07:00Dead Until Dark<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/61/DeadUntilDark.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 600px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/61/DeadUntilDark.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This is the first book in the vampire series that True Blood (and HBO show I believe) is based on. Some friends recommended it to me, saying that it's more grown up than the Twilight series. It is, but only in a bedroom kind of way. The book starts really slow, but by the end I was interested. I'd rate it about PG-13 for explicitness, but a main theme in the book is sex. Same old vampire antics, though.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-21266946981281668702009-07-07T07:12:00.000-07:002009-07-07T07:14:30.964-07:00HP 7<a href="http://blog.westervillelibrary.org/teens/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/harrypotter_bookcover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 678px; height: 1024px;" src="http://blog.westervillelibrary.org/teens/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/harrypotter_bookcover.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />And of course after reading 6, 7 had to follow! Great book, except the 100 pages or so where Rowling goes all Lord of the Rings on me. Disappointing that after 6.5 fantastic and original books, she has to have HP wear a locket that makes him feel bad--and that also needs to be destroyed.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-36237736303984492462009-07-07T07:10:00.000-07:002009-07-07T07:12:04.137-07:00HP 6<a href="http://girardianlectionary.net/potter/prince.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 500px;" src="http://girardianlectionary.net/potter/prince.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I had to read this again in preparation for the movie coming out in a week. Duh! Best book of the series.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-61500159578150658182009-07-07T07:09:00.000-07:002009-07-07T07:10:20.956-07:00Who...hasn't had time to read since school started last year? Oh yes, that's me. Well, it's summer again, so here come the books!Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-48356815110951087232008-08-14T20:03:00.000-07:002008-08-14T20:08:42.798-07:00The Reluctant Fundamentalist<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n44/n223611.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n44/n223611.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This book came highly recommended to me, and it was alright. The author is a man from Pakistan who attended Princeton and then went back to Pakistan after 9/11. It talks about his feelings toward his homeland, America, and the events that have happened to him. While very well written and very quick to read, the book didn't really teach me anything or have an impact on me. I thought his story was interesting, but there are far better books out there to be read. If you have a spare hour and there's nothing else at your house to read, then alright. Otherwise, go start something else.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-87697009610216966942008-08-14T19:58:00.000-07:002008-08-14T20:02:50.039-07:00Sarah's Quilt<a href="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/14890000/14892967.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/14890000/14892967.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />I had heard about this author from my friend Jamie, who had read her book "These is my Words". Since the RR library doesn't have that book, I settled for this one.<br /><br />Sarah Prine is a woman living in the Arizona territories, raising cattle and family. The novel was decent, even if some of the twists and turns were a little weird. Turner put dates at the top of each suggestion, trying to make it more diary like; but, diaries usually aren't so well written (except this blog of course), descriptive, and full of dialogue. It was an unnecessary touch. <br /><br />This book was alright. It took a good 50 pages to get into it, and then it was kind of slow reading until the end. Maybe you'll like it better than I did.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-1572624998435118312008-08-14T19:52:00.000-07:002008-08-14T19:58:43.582-07:00The Worst Hard Time<a href="http://www.bookswim.com/images_books/large/The_Worst_Hard_Time_The_Untold_Story_of_Those_Who_Survived_the_Great_American_Dust_Bowl-119185970830588.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.bookswim.com/images_books/large/The_Worst_Hard_Time_The_Untold_Story_of_Those_Who_Survived_the_Great_American_Dust_Bowl-119185970830588.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Well, friends, if you're looking to read up on your history I stronly suggest Egan, the author of this book. It was well researched, from a human perspective, which gave his book personality and un-boringness. While dates were mentioned and places noted, the real story here was about the people of the dust bowl--how they survived, what happened to their livelihoods and families, and what we have learned. I really liked this book!<br /><br />It was especially interesting to me because the dust bowl happened in my home-panhandle, so all the cities that were mentioned I knew about. I have been to a lot of them. Then, I got to ask my grandpa about his memories of the time, and that was really cool. The book would have been much better if any of my family members had been interviewed or mentioned. <br /><br />Good read!Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617500122601988615.post-70754230498177868792008-08-14T19:46:00.000-07:002008-08-14T19:52:39.139-07:00Breaking Dawn<a href="http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2008/151/e/8/Breaking_Dawn_Cover_by_TranquilitySurreil.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2008/151/e/8/Breaking_Dawn_Cover_by_TranquilitySurreil.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Oh, so good. Shout out to Nicole for going to WalMart at midnight with me to get this book. It's good to know I'm not the only one that's into teenage romance novels.<br /><br />This fourth book by Stephenie Meyer is pretty good. The first and third books are my favorite in the series, but this one is still excellent. If you have read the series, you already know that's it great.<br /><br />There are few disappointments, however. First of all, Renesmee. Did that really need to happen? I thought that it was boringly predictable, and didn't really add to the story or to the plot line. It felt like Meyer was desperate for somewhere to go, so she chose the most obvious path. I guess it turned out okay. Then, Jacob's imprinting? Seriously? Besides being creepy, it's a sloppy way to tie up that loose end. Maybe that's how Meyer has always envisioned this story, but I got the feeling that she was just looking to get this book done already and not have to think about Edward ever again. Which kind of hurts my feelings.<br /><br />I still recommend this book, this entire series for everyone over the age of 16 probably, for the last book. And men, for the sake of your ladies, try to be a little more Edwardian in the future. We all would appreciate it.Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968536629476299629noreply@blogger.com0