January 2012
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Coffeehouse Angel...
So I finished Coffeehouse Angel (book number five on my reading list). It’s the story of girl who bestows kindness on a homeless boy laying outside her grandmas coffee shop by laying coffee and pastries out near him. Little does she know, he is a messenger angel, and has to reward her selfless kindness with what she most desires.
Simple and light-hearted, but at the same time grounded. Part...
Twitterature...
The fourth book from my reading list I read was Twitterature by Alexander Aciman and Emmett Rensin. It is a parody book of multiple classics done in the form of Twitter.
At least that was the point of it.
It missed the point. Instead of being a real parody, it was more like cheap, over sexualized jokes. Don’t even mention all the profanity.
The book does have a few good laughs in there,...
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Battle Royale...
The third book I read from my reading list is Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. The story follows 42 third year students in an alternate Japan (where all of east Asia (expect Korea) is a whole country) as they are forced to battle each other to the death by law of a “Program”. Even though the story does follow all of the students, it focuses mainly on 3, which are Shuya Nanahara, Noriko...
Oogy...
The second book on list that I read was Oogy by Larry Levine. The book is about a disabled dog named Oogy, who was a bait dog as a puppy. The story is a very sad one, but has a happy ending.
There’s really no way to put into words how inspiring this book is. I mean, how many times do you get to encounter the story of a dog who was horribly disfigured, mistreated, and then left to die, who...
Book Reviews...
For Oogy and Battle Royale are coming later on this afternoon. Maybe one for Twitterature if I have to time to write it.
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2012 is my year of...
…reading, writing, squats, dancing, working out till I drop, laughing, finding a new job, learning, and loving.
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Girl in Translation...
“Then I took a deep breath, got off the bed and opened the door.”
The first book I read from my reading list was a book by Jean Kwok called “Girl in Translation”. The book is great in describing how hard it is for some emigrants when they come to the United States.
The story starts from the beginning, a little after she comes to America with her mother from Hong Kong. Kim...
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