Book 96: A Storm of Swords – George R.R. Martin
And with the turn of a page some of the characters I’d grown most fond of were murdered. I’m still […]
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Book 92: A Clash of Kings – George R.R. Martin
Wow. What more can I say? Book two of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire cycle and
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Book 91: A Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones is the first book in George R. R. Martin’s Epic fantasy cycle A Song of Ice and Fire. Projected at seven novels, the fifth novel was published in 2012. I guess you could say I jumped on the bandwagon with this one, but I don’t feel at all guilty about it as I grew up reading Star Wars and Dragon based fiction, so I like to think I’m returning home after a long break. I’m also very excited to check out the HBO adaptation of the novel having finally read it.
I honestly didn’t think Martin would be able to draw me in as fast as he did, but what can I say, I’m a sucker for pre-modern technology worlds with knights and royalty and assassinations and intrigue. There was not a lack of action or adventure in this novel and it made it a quick read even though it clocks in at just around 675 pages. And as such a tome, it is the first novel I’ve read in the 2012 Tea & Books Challenge. It will also be tacked to my 2012 Mount TBR Challenge list as I purchased it in the last week of 2011 with birthday money, but I’m still hoping to read the other 25 novels on that list. Now on to my reaction (I’ve realized I rarely actually post reviews).
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Book 87: Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro
This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful novels I have read. I had some inclinations of how beautiful it was from reading the synopsis and reading Robert’s review and author post over at 101 Books. Now before we go any further, if you haven’t read the book, go here and read the book description. After you’ve read it, If you have any desire to read the book, don’t read this review. Although I don’t tell everything, and actually leave out a good bit, it still reveals a lot.
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Book 86: March – Geraldine Brooks
A co-worker recommended March and prior to reading it I knew only that it detailed the mostly absent character of Mr.
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Book 85: Jo’s Boys – Louisa May Alcott
As the final novel I could not have asked for a better ending to the informal trilogy. Another ten years
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Book 84: Little Men – Louisa May Alcott
I’ll confess that I am back dating this post. I finished reading this the third week in December, but never
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Book 81: Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
There are few books that I finish reading and truly regret not having read them earlier in life, and this
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Book 80: I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. – John Donovan
I finished reading this book last week, but wanted to take the time to digest what I’d read. I’m still
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