Dr. Frankenstien and . . . monsters, you guessed it.

Bri, I think that's a brilliant idea to revamp the whole book club idea! Hooray! I am definitely going to start on City of Bones in like one-two books. It sounds great! I, too, love the teen books. Just finished reading two series. One I started recently, the other two years ago.

The first one I finished was The Wizard Heir series from the teen section. My Dad actually got me started on it. It has awesome nerdy Sci-Fi wizard battles and sweet high school romances (that we all miss deep down on some level. Admit it. That's why you guiltily enjoyed every bit of the Twilight series).

The other series I just finished reading was Dean Koontz's Frankenstein trilogy. Monsters, clones, trolls and insects = awesome turn-your-mind-off entertainment! My brother and I have been waiting for it for a couple of years! I don't know about everyone else but sometimes I just really need a break from analyzing brilliant novels. Koontz fulfills that need for me. He writes books that are so bizarre and creative that you can't even begin to analyze it. Such a relief!

Koontz is bizarre, I'm not putting that lightly. Just a fair warning but definitely worth it.

I can't help it . . . I'm a sucker for any kind of Sci-Fi.

New Year, New Blog

Let's change things up a bit. This little experiment did not go exactly according to plan. That's OK. We change, we adapt, we admit to our failings.

I'm thinking that instead we should post what we are currently reading. Gives some insights into what you are enjoying. Give a little review. Then move on to the next book. I think this could be good. The whole point of the blog was to be introduced to new topics. I think this will be an excellent way to get that point across. So, Friends, what are you reading these days?


Here's what I just finished:



The Mortal Instruments Trilogy

Yes, another book from the teen section. Not sure what my deal is, but I keep finding myself in that section. We could ask why, but lets not analyze this. Let's just move on. I really enjoyed the whole set of books. I love when an author can create another world, and make it believable. Obviously, I don't really think that there are a league of Shadowhunters that are out there ridding the world of demons. It's just that she was able to really create that world for me. I could very easily picture it in my own mind. Love that!

It had all the good stuff; romance, fighting, gross nasty demons, vampires, werewolves, is he my brother/isn't he my brother(this was a big one: big question of was the main character having THOSE kind of fantasy's about her brother), evil dude out to destroy the world....you get the idea.

So, that's what I just finished reading. How about you? Got anything interesting, boring, a little bit of both, awesome, fascinating, or even just OK, that you would like to suggest. Let's hear it!

Have any of you read that book Skinny Bitch?

Would you ever become a vegetarian? I am feeling very guilty for eating meat and I hoping someone can talk me off the vegetable ledge....
I'm headed to Chick-Fil-A for now though.

Is anybody out there?

I am finally unpacked and to the point where I can sit down and read again! Thank god.

Reading P&P & Zombies. About half way through and I'm loving it. I think the author did a great job of keeping most of the dialogue and interactions similar to the original. I'm really loving how (excuse me for this but it's the only way to describe her) badass Elizabeth is.

She's awesome.

Is anyone still reading too?

Getting back on track!

Ok. Here we go. Take a deep breath. New baby is here. I am the proud mother of a 10 year old, a toddler & a new born (not to mention the husband). We are ready to start this crazy life together. Let's get this book club back on the road. First, may I share a picture (or two) of my boys.


Jackson Oliver Page - Born August 23, 2009


Big brothers Devyn & Brayden with a nervous looking Jackson.

Back to business. The book selection for October is Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! I am very excited about this book. I've been dying to read it for months. I have read Pride and Prejudice at least three times, and I think that this is a great edition to a wonderful classic. We couldn't have picked a better book for the month of goblins and ghouls. Happy Halloween!

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton - and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers - and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you'd actually want to read.

Happy Reading!

side note - Apparently Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is part of the Public Domain. That just means he was able to take her actual words and add his own content to fit. So, this is 80% Jane Austen and 20% Zombie awesomeness. Please enjoy!

New people

Hi!

I have some other people who may want to join... can we send them invites?
I am not sure how to do it. The more the merrier and then people don't have to read what they don't want to.

:)

Time Travelers Wife

Hello,
Olivia and I went to see the movie and it was very sad! Not that the book was any more uplifting though. I cried for sure but it still was very sad...

We saw the previews for Lovely Bones - looks good.

SARAH - I love your next book choice. Can you add to our shelfari?