“ I think I am special, and that in spite of the odds and what I’ve been carefully taught, special things are therefore due me. I am talented. I work hard. And, in spite of the drugs I occasionally take, I am not particulary self-destructive… I look good and act good. I try real hard. A good girl. But of course, I am wrong.
— The Gangster of Love (1996) by Jessica Hagedorn
01) Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (2011)
02) Drive by James Sallis (2005)
03) Alice in Deadland by Mainak Dhar (2011)
04) A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (1996)
05) Foe by J.M. Coetzee (1986)
06) The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (1883)
07) Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (1970)
08) Great Philippine Jungle Energy Cafe by Alfred Yuson (1988)
09) The Gangster of Love by Jessica Hagedorn (1996)
10) Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant (2009)
11) Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden (2012)
12) Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber (2003)
13) Kissing Coffins by Ellen Schreiber (2005)
14) Vampireville by Ellen Schreiber (2006)
15) Quiver by Holly Luhning (2011)
16) Poison: A Novel of the Renaissance by Sara Poole (2010)
17) Free Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry by Lenore Skenazy (2009)
18) My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family by Zach Wahls with Bruce Littlefield (2012)
19) Speculation by Edmund Jorgensen (2011)
20) The Borgia Betrayal: A Novel by Sara Poole (2011)
21) The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell (2011)
22) The Twin’s Daughter by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (2010)
23) God and Harry Potter at Yale: Teaching Faith and Fantasy Fiction in An Ivy League Classroom by Rev. Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio (2010)
24) Touch of a Thief by Mia Marlowe (2011)
25) 7 Money Rules for Life: How to Take Control of Your Financial Future by Mary Hunt (2012)
26) Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman (2002)
27) No Buddy Left Behind: Bringing U.S. Troops’ Dogs and Cats Safely Home from the Combat Zone by Terri Crisp and C.J. Hurn (2011)
28) The Year The Music Changed by Diane Thomas (2005)
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100 Books (2011)
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“ There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome.”
“And your defect is a propensity to hate every body.
— Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen
“ All that is gold does not glitter.
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken.
The crownless again shall be king.
— The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) by J.R.R. Tolkien
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thepoolhouse: Percy Jackson is one of my favorite series of all time! did you see the movie? I LOVE scify/fantasy books. Maybe you’ve read these already but if you haven’t I definitely recommend them, the bartimaeus trilogy by jonathan stroud. amazing and witty and they seem to be right up your alley. :)
Hi! No, I haven’t seen the movie yet! I’ll look for a copy once I finish the book.
I’m really enjoying the book! I love how Greek mythology is alluded to and eventually figuring out what’s being talked about before the big reveal. It’s like I’m unraveling the mysteries alongside Percy. I actually went to the bookstore yesterday to buy the second book in anticipation of me finishing this one, but they had all books in stock except for the second book! D:
Thank you for the recommendation! I’m always looking for book recs, especially in the YA sci-fi/fantasy department. With the influx of vampire romances, zombie-inspired rewrites and teen fairies in young adult literature, it’s really hard to determine which books are of quality and which are merely riding on the fad. Will definitely add it to my to-read list!
(That being said, I welcome all sorts of book recommendations and nerdy book chat in my ask box! Do leave a message and talk wordy to me. ♡)
My name is Patricia Descallar and I’m a compulsive book buyer. I already have quite a pile of books in my to-read queue and the other day, I still felt the need to add to more to it. My body exhaled a sigh of relief as I exited the store. All I can say is, thank God for the Fully Booked discount card. 10% goes a long way!
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. I’ve been looking for a YA series to sink my teeth into ever since I finished The Hunger Games - which I am absolutely bonkers about, by the way - so I decided to give this a try. The premise seems interesting enough. It’s 04:00am, but I think I’ll start on this now. Body clock be damned.
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl. I’ve been eyeing this book for quite some time now. I plan on starting this one as soon as I finish The Inferno. At the time of this writing, I am currently traipsing around in the Eighth Circle.
The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer. Eoin Colfer is one of my favorite authors. I adore the Artemis Fowl series. (Obviously, I have established myself as a complete nut for YA sci-fi/fantasy books.) Eoin Colfer’s books are far from perfect, plot-wise, but I enjoy his writing style and the characters he develops are so lovable. I just finished this. It’s standard Colfer fare, so this was another enjoyable page-turner. I have yet to be totally blown away by a non-Artemis Fowl book, though.
The Ethics of Star Trek by Dr. Judith Barad with Ed Robertson. There’s a copy of this in the Rizal Library, I borrowed it for an English assignment. I read portions of it and it’s a very interesting read, definitely worth investing in a copy for personal use. This is good, since I’m also trying to beef up my non-fiction reading list.
I have more or less three days to go before summer officially comes to a close. I’m making the most of my last few summer days, catching up with friends and reading at leisure. It’s my last unbound weekend, because when Monday rolls around, I’ll be rolling out of bed at noon and into the hallowed halls of my beloved university. I honestly couldn’t be more thrilled, since I’ll finally get to see a different set of walls and more faces than I have fingers on a more-or-less day-to-day basis. In the meantime, though, it’s reading and chika for me!
