Excelsior, fellow book lovers!
Sometimes I wonder why my books haven't asked for my parents' blessings yet.
You don't need to know who I am. Only that I like things. Like books. I am also a bookseller, which is why my hands are so dry to the point of them peeling off like snake-skin.
This blog is meant to be as ridiculous and funny as it is serious. I love books, reviewing them, discussing them, and analyzing them, but I'm also a fan of awesome things that make me laugh.
This does not include cheesy romantic comedies or lemon-flavoured candies. These are neither laugh-worthy (usually) or awesomely yummy (ick).
Friday, 7 December 2012
How is this allowed to exist outside of my home? And head?
Also I sees it, my precioussss. Gollum sitses on the bottoms of the preciousss shelves.
#tardis #bookshelf #books #book #shelves #shelf #who #doctor #11 #10 #eleventh #time #and #relative #dimension #in #space #gallifrey #time lord #travel #earth
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Book on Trial #14: Cinder…cyborg?
So I read this awhile ago and totally forgot that I hadn’t reviewed it. I heard this is one of the “up and coming” great YA reads, but they said that about Divergent, as well, which some know I was not impressed by.
Title: Cinder
Author: Marissa Meyer (very clever)
Genre: Teen, dystopian, fairy tales, alluding to historical pieces, cyborgs, artificial intelligence, androids, space travel, disease, cure, death, royalty, politics, science fiction, re-established world, humour.
Recommended For: 11+
Rating: 
Sentence: I sentence Marissa Meyer to a game of Whedonverse trivia; and if I like her, she’s invited to my Avatar: The Last Airbender marathon with Marie Lu (author of Legend).
Review: I am loving the Japaneseinfluences in teen fiction, lately. I love the names being not English-influenced. I love the fact that the setting is not in the “Western” world as we know it (maybe not as they know it, lol). And I absolutely love the personalities.
If Meyer (not Stephenie) knows anything about writing; she definitely knows how to write a likable character. Cinder is tough; handy with a wrench; funny (oh yes, her humour is very endearing); and an idealist posing as a realist (which just makes her confusion even more likable).
While the story very much follows a classic Cinderella tale, there are so many other aspects which sort of change the fairy tale completely.
First off, Kai actually has a personality, which is new for “Prince Charming”. Secondly, android and and cyborgs galore! Looks like a huge factor in segregation and reason of unrest within their society. Let’s not forget the Lunar people as well.
But with Cinder’s stepsister’s illness and imminent death comes a whole whack of things she doesn’t even know about herself, let alone her country.
Cinder appears to be increasingly more self-sacrificing with each chapter. And that is where I bring up my points of issue.
1. She is clearly the moon princess/Sailor Moon/whatever, why does it take her so long to find out? I mean, I know she’s super realistic, but how has she never thought about who she is before and her lack of memory? And also, she has super cool powers that make her a sailor scout as well. :D YAY.
2. Cyborgs apparently have no backbone. There should have been riots ages ago. Cyborgs were once human and they know their treatment is unfair. Come on, where be the politics? Only when the Lunar Queen (Bitch) shows up, do people come out and riot!
3. I thought Kai was different. And yet he still seemed to be a little disgusted that she was a cyborg. That is disappointing. And it’s obvious that when her finds out he is Prince Darian and she is Princess Serena, he’ll wanna be all buddy-buddy again (openly).
Okay, okay, Darian and Serena are from Sailor Moon and I’m mixing the two up, but it’s hard not to. Good thing Cinder isn’t a crybaby and total pussy.
4. Cinder is too self-sacrificing despite her horrible experiences. I think that’s one of her greatest faults, but I’m not sure if Meyer did this on purpose or not. She seems to just drop everything to save or help the people she cares about. Future weakness, maybe?
Overall, though, this book was well-written, clever, and a lovely attempt at re-analyzing Cinderella. Although I didn’t give this book a top rating, I really did enjoy it. There were just some things I felt should have been elaborated or resolved in this book rather than in future books. I also know, from the Cinder short story by Meyer (you can find it here), that Meyer is capable of a lot better. It was a fantastic short story.
That’s why I expect I’ll probably like the later books in this series much better. And I am really excited for them!
#cinder #cinderella #cyborg #android #funny #loved #books #book #bookseller #seller #sellers #booksellers #bookshelves #shelf #shelves #selling #reading #read #reader #bookphilia #literacy #literate #young #adult #teen #dystopian #sailor #moon #firefly #whedonverseWednesday, 23 November 2011
Book on Trial #8: Shatter Me
I’m not gonna bother spoilering this book or summarizing plot, because I could probably do that in two sentences. :S
Title: Impress Me Shatter Me
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Genre: Teen, love, dystopian, supernatural, weird, odd prose, torture, captivity, power, rebellion, environmental damage.
Recommended For: Teens?
Rating: 
Sentence: I sentence Tahereh Mafi to an inability to escape run-on sentences, because it is totally hilarious because of how her main protagonist in her book “Shatter Me” never has a single run on sentence; because she talks in short and to-the-point terms, unlike in this “sentence”.
Review: This book kept me on edge. On the edge of a blade slicing, cutting, tearing
tearing
tearing
through the thrill and suspense. Impatience took a back seat and I let Mafi’s words drive me to the shattering end of the beginning.
This book is great. This book is tolerable. Despite Juliette’s odd prose and short, verb-ful sentences, it really does lack in plot. That isn’t to say I was not entertained, because I was. Besides, Juliette makes everything feel so much more intense than it actually is.
Like this:
My eyes snap to the page. I catch myself repeating the same line. This is no good. It’s a waste. Wasting away seconds. Minutes. The tick tick tocking echoes in my mind. Where was I?
^lol, that is me trying to figure out where I was in the book.
It’s almost a very crude type of language Mafi uses to keep you attentive. I swear I was reading like this O____O the entire time.
In any case, overlooking the excessive metaphors; verbs; and lack of anything actually essential to the plot of this series (other than intros, love interest, and *spoiler* escape), it was fun and short!
#shatter #me #impress #tahereh #mafi #book #books #book #review #bookseller #seller #shelves #bookshelf #bookshelves #elve #s read #reading #literate #literal #literacy #metaphors #verbs #verb #metaphor #simile #excessive #devices #lit #teen #teensWednesday, 12 October 2011
Today a cute boy (cashier) told me I have a problem, while I was paying for several books at Value Village.
I agreed with him and replied, “I know so many books, so little time!”
He said, “No I mean, you clearly have an addiction to buying books. Why?”
I shrugged, “It’s a thing. Other people collect weird things like TY Babies and baseball cards; I collect books. I may be addicted, but at least it’s money well spent and knowledge well shared.”
“Haha, I only have six books waiting for me at home to read. Really, I’m just waiting on the new Paolini one.” He responded.
“Inheritance, oh, and it’s out November 8th.”
“Wow, you really do know your books.”
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I’ve never felt so insulted and complimented in my life. On the one hand, I love that he acknowledges I know my books. Even if he was surprised by it. On the other, what freaking problem? You see these eyes? And you imagine this brain? MADE FOR READING.
/denial of problem
#denial, #cute, #boy, #value, #of #problem #today #village #books #book #bookphilia #bibliophilia #bibliophile #collecting #collector #of #shelves #shelf #reading #read #knowledge #shared #spent #spending #money #sale #bookstore #bookseller #sell #bookstoresWednesday, 28 September 2011
Oh. My. God. I’m almost out of space and I have three more overflowing boxes after this. My other shelf is completely packed as well.
The top of a bookshelf also counts as shelf space, right? Or, you know, any free, flat surfaces? :’)
