Holly Black is to me what coffee is to a readaholic; a necessity in my reading life. She sparked my interest in faeries, folklore and New York (the iron city). Her novels took me to new places that felt real and close to me. Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale was her first solo work I read (not counting Spiderwick) and I can honestly say every time I read it, I learn to appreciate Holly Black's craft and artistry. The descriptions of both places and characters are simple and to the point, but leave you with a very palpable taste. She knows how to show her audience anything without using too many fancy words whether it is through dialogue or narration.
This book came into a very strange, twisted and confusing time in my life. The character, like many of Paulo Coelho's characters, was on a journey and I felt as though for the time I was reading it, I too was on a journey to find myself. Paulo Coelho's philosophies and wisdom took me by surprise and kept me going when I thought reality was too much to bare. Honestly? An amazing read, all of its knowledge, whether you agree with it or not, is heavy and almost requires to be read a second, third, or tenth time.
I'm almost laughing and crying as I post this picture up. Of course Harry Potter would be on my list of re-reads! I just wanted to save it for last for two reasons: for one, again, OF COURSE! and two, it is one of the dearest series to me. J.K.Rowling, the Harry Potter series, the HP fandom, all of it framed my childhood. I see one or more of these books, and I am immediately taken back to the first time I came out of the movie theater after watching "The Sorcerer's Stone" (and yes, I am one of THOSE fans who was taken under the HP wing through the first movie), this is going to sound corny, but I could feel the magic, the connection, the importance this story would play in my life. Harry Potter nestled deep in my heart, and almost nothing can take its spot. It is a world I don't mind going back to over and over again.
"Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home" :)
In the midst of our 17th hour within the world of readathon, Stella has asked avid readers to take a break and post a picture up that represents the book that they're reading.
I'm reading Gone by Michael Grant, a book about a town where all the adults disappear and the children are left alone to deal and wonder what has happened. Right now I am still at the part where the parents have just vanished. It's the first night alone and they're confused, afraid but also hopeful that their parents will return. I found this image of a sad child seating by a window to show that the kids are still hoping for the return of normalcy.
Change of pace, I'm switching to two dystopian novels: the YA book "Gone" and the classic "1984"
Change of location too, I'm at the boyfriend's house now
I will try to finish at least ONE book in the next 10 hours. I think I just haven't found a book that really captures my attention. On the bright side, I've been having quite some fun with the mini-challenges.
Midnight Book Girl's mini challenge of the hour: surround your chosen book by items that represent it. This was too much fun just because I got to involve one of my cats, Blitz, in this. Enjoy!
It's like the cat came out of the cover : O
Can you figure out what all the objects represent? Haha, leave a comment below. In the mean time I'll be returning to my reading.
In this sixth hour mini book challenge, Sheila asked this: pick a book and imagine that your friends are coming over to discuss it (like a book club), what drinks and food would you serve taking into account the chosen novel?
So, I am reading:
Here goes nothing:
Since it would be a few friends gathering together to discuss the topic of Dante's politics, emotions, and journey through the Inferno . . . and he's Italian . . . I would definitely be serving some italian food, but not dishes. I would serve mainly appetizers (with a lot of prosciutto). Heavy topic + heavy food = not so good. Therefore:
- melon slices wrapped in thinly sliced prosciutto
-a platter of thin slices of prosciutto, thick chunks of mozzarella, triangular cuts of Parmesan regiano cheese, pecorino, gorgonzola. And some italian herb crackers.
As I accompany Dante down into the Inferno, I took up On the Wings of Books's challenge to make a book sentence. Basically, take three or more books and create a sentence with their book titles, like so:
Hush, hush the maze runner Lolita let it rain coffee.
A bit late since the marathon started at 8 A.M., not 11:54 A.M.
Look at all them berries, and that sexy bagel half.
My power food as I plow through Danter's Inferno: blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, an apple and some bagel. It shall all get washed down by this beautiful jasmine flower tea.
I decided to fill out a questionnaire 24hourreadathon posted at the first hour: I look forward to finishing Dante's Diving Comedy.
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
The beautiful and not so sunny today Miami, Florida. 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Oh god, Lolita by Nabakov 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
My bowl of fresh berries, and later I will be enjoying a plate full of vegetables. 4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
When I'm not procrastinating my life away on tumblr, writing essays, studying for Japanese, or sleeping, I try to find some time to read young adult novels. 5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
I look forward to finishing Dante's Diving Comedy and interacting with other readers through the challenges! wooh!
I am super excited to announce to no one in particular that I will be partaking in this year's Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon. This blog will follow me throughout Saturday, April 21st, as I assuage my disappointing lack of pleasure reading, and ken the books that I can ken in 24 hours. In other words, follow me if you will as I plow through a bunch of books that have been collecting dust on my desk.
I am a lover of food and books (especially young adult novels) therefore, I will be updating this blog with the occasional wise ass remark about what I'm reading, and/or pictures of the foods I'll be energizing myself with throughout the day.
The list of literature I've thus far managed to put together in my head is (by order of reading):
-Dante's Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso
-Lolita
-Fahrenheit 451
And if somehow I manage to read all of that in less than 24 hours, I have "The Maze Runner" waiting for me.
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