On the subject of horror

I've been reading something that was recommended to me by Claire. She even lent me the book. So I started reading it, and it seemed pretty normal. Your average sort of creepy children story. Until I realized that it wasn't like that at all. The actual children didn't show up until about the hundredth page. I was actually pretty confused. But it's been a fun read so far. The characters are less complicated than the stuff I've read in the past, but realistic none the less. the character most talked about in depth might be the main character's, Jake, deceased grandfather. it's interesting because he dies very early on in the story as a plot point. Eventually Jake ends up following his grandfathers final words, cryptic of course, what other kind of last words are there, to an old orphanage where crazy kids with superpowers roam free, with the added bonus of time travel. Though it was addressed to me as a horror story, it's not scary to me so much as it is a puzzle. I'm trying to figure it out as i go along, and that's not exactly easy sometimes. but there are bits to it that really click when something is explained and that's the sort of thing that i love. anyway, it's a fun book, but it's probably not something that i would want to write or think extensively on. But great if you just want an entertaining read.

Eyes eyes eyes eyes gracelings.

So I'm reading a book called Gracelings by Kristin cashore. It's pretty excellent. It focuses around a world where some people are called gracelings, gifted with a special talent such as mind reading or sword fighting. From what I can tell it seems like these gracelings are identified as such at birth from their unusual eyes. Two different colored eyes of an unusual color or shade. The main character in this book is named Katsa, and she has an especially unpleasant grace. Killing. She can flip a grown man ten times her size right over her head or smash someone's head in without a second thought. Because of her unfortunate talent, she is used as a weapon by her father, and she is recognized easily by her eyes and face. She has one bright blue eye and one vividly green eye. While her father sends her on his missions, she goes on her own at night.during these self appointed missions, she has to hide her eyes and face as best she can. She also tries to train herself to control this power and keep it in check. Her father wants messy deaths. She does not. I actually really enjoy the character. It would be very easy to write her in a way where she would bother me but she doesn't . She's cold and distant, the way that someone would react to being put in a situation like that since their birth. People are terrified of her. It's entertaining, fast paced, and the world it takes place in is awesome,

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gingerbread and other holiday confections

Okay so the only holiday pastry is gingerbread I'm afraid. I'm reading a book called gingerbread, and it's pretty good so far. I'm enjoying it. I don't think I like it as much as some of my other books, you know like I am the messenger or Anna dressed in blood, but it's a fun, quick read. It's pretty short, maybe 150 pages, so nothing like the massive books I'm usually pressing through. Its about a girl named cyd charisse after a famous movie star. If I remember correctly, the first time cyd mentioned the meaning of her name I thought to myself "that's a bit of a title to live up to". She's an interesting character. She can get to be such a snob sometimes in the text, other times being really appealing and funny. Kind, even. She has a doll named gingerbread, who her father bought for her in an airport for 100$ after she had just been born. She was the child of an affair between her mother and her father. That was the first and the last time she would ever even see her father until she was 16. The appearance of gingerbread in my mind is a bit random. At first she was a
Little brown rag doll with yarn hair, but now she's evolved. The doll has never really been described, but judging by the way she's treated, I picture Her now as a porcelain brown haired doll in a blue dress. It's a bit random, but that's what she seems like to me! I haven't quite finished the book yet. I think I will over break, so I'm excited to see what happens to cyd and gingerbread when they have to deal with her father in new York. Should be fun.

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My first reaction to having to write another blogpost was "what do, where go, I don't have a book". Then I realized that HELLOOOOO I just finished Neverwhere. It was awesome, and everything turn out okay. I love books like that, even though it's a little cheezey to say so. Everything in that book just blew my mind one step at a time, I couldn't even stop ready or slow down sometimes. Door was just so awesome in the end and when we finally figured out her story it was the coolest thing. I loved this book and I really really really encourage other people to read it. It's fast paced, exciting, and interesting at the same time. I know that some people in my grade can't take slow books, so I think this one is a good fit for a large group.
Books books books books


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What did I just read

Okay, I started another book. Why must there be so many good books to read? I can hardly keep up! This one is called Neverwhere, and it's written by the amazing Neil Gaiman. While I count characters as one of the most important parts of a book, let's not forget what makes Neverwhere really special and what makes all books classify as books, which is the story. I am intrigued by the characters, but I'm trapped by the story. From what I can see so far, Richard, the main character, is in a pretty bad situation. Having two creepy men around suspecting that you may be the one harboring the girl they're trying to kill might not be the way you want to spend your weekend. Even though he manages to escape the fate of being killed by these hired assassins, he suddenly is wrapped up in a parallel universe called London Below. It's inhabitants are about the most curious thing about it, seeing as how your next door neighbor might be from ancient Rome. I don't want to explain the entire plot, so I'll wrap this entry up by explaining what I think: the book so far is one that I can never guess what might happen next. I find that no matter what anyone may tell me about it, I still end up being whisked away and wondering what just happened at what it all meant. Awesome book. Dont read it if you like to know exactly what's going on at all times.


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Oh look terror

Honestly, I've never been scared by a book before, it's never even been an issue. I read a part in a novel that's intended to be frightening, and I might make a face, or if it's especially gory maybe say ew to myself under my breath, but the straight up terror I have gotten from the book I am currently reading I have never experienced before. The name of the book is Anna Dressed In Blood, and it's written by Kendare Blake. I have to say, the descriptive language in this book makes my knees week and my mouth drop right after a math test, and the kind that I simply can't just put down. The character of Anna Korlov, or as she's known locally by the town she haunts, Anna dressed in blood. She's described in a way that makes me fear her, and picture her perfectly clearly in my mind. I love the way she's described, the way I imagine her to move, and the fact that she somehow has a personality after death. I like the intended main character, Cas, second to Anna, but somehow I can relate to him. He's funny in a dark way, and has a sort of sarcastic air about him that makes him impossible for me to dislike. Characters like that have always been among my favorites. He seems real, does things that I would do, and acknowledges things that any normal high schooler might.  Over all, I love this book, but I don't think it's for everyone. If you are faint in heart, for example, don't even risk it. 
Seriously.
This is the kind of thing that keeps you up at night, partly because youre too busy reading for the mythical entity called sleep.


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Another book entry

Okay... So I have no idea how to start this blog entry. Honestly, this is the best book I've ever read. I can't even thank my teacher enough for recommending it. How do you talk about the best book ever? It's called I Am The Messenger by markus zusak. Weirdly enough, even though I love it to pieces, I would not recommend it to any of my classmates. It addresses serious topics and can occasionally contain inappropriate content that you have to take seriously in order to enjoy the book. All that aside, it's about a suburban taxi cab driver named Ed Kennedy. The book starts on a humorous sort of note, when Ed and three of his friends are involved in a bank robbery. They start arguing about Ritchie's car while in this serious situation. Eventually Ed apprehends the robber. Later, he gets a card in the mail. The ace of diamonds, starting his path down a road of no return. I really love ed. He's very real, and it's all narrated by him, so you get to know what he's like as a person very quickly. He's funny in a dark pessimistic sort of way, and generally a good guy, though he's only viewed as one through the people he saves. Sophie, a girl he manages to help, asks him if he's a saint, which he denies. He just says he's a human. I can hardly set the book down, and sometimes I laugh uncontrollably while reading it, or grin widely, or get a weird sort of twisted look of concern on my face that causes people to ask me what's wrong.
Really. This is my favorite book of all time.


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