JonahL

= 2011-12 = My Journey Through Books

Paolini || Fantasy || 698 || I really enjoyed this book because it shows the improvement of the authors style of writing, although I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the first book. The things happening weren't quite as interesting. It was sort of like a necessary link between the first book and the conclusion of the series. ||
 * # || Date || Title || Author || Genre || Pages || Comment ||
 * 1 || 9/11/11 || The Throne of Fire || Rick Riordan || Fantasy || 450 || I thought that this book was very well written but the pace was a little too uneven. ||
 * 2 || 9/14/11 || The Scorch Trials || James Dashner || Science Fiction || 382 || I thought this book was good because it was terrifyingly realistic yet it also had a healthy dose of fiction, but only a little. ||
 * 3 || 9/18/11 || Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman || Richard P. Feynman || Autobiography || 652 || I really enjoyed this book because this guy's life seems very interesting but the writing is a little bit all over the place. His ideas seem a little bit scattered. ||
 * 4 || 10/08/11 || The Son of Neptune || Rick Riordan || Fantasy || 364` || I really liked this book because it was a very good pace, the characters were great, and it slipped in well with all of the other books. I cannot wait for the next one. ||
 * 5 || 10/14/11 || A Game of Thrones || George R.R. Martin || Fantasy || 894 || I thought that this book was really good because it took place in a strange land but the principles were pretty much the same as medieval times in the real world. ||
 * 6 || 10/28/11 || Eragon || Christopher Paolini || Fantasy || 534 || I really liked this book because, although I have already read it there are many things that I didn't catch the first time and the writing style is very good. However, it was a little rusty because the author was only 15 when he wrote the book. ||
 * 7 || 10/31/11 || Eldest || Christopher
 * 8 || 11/06/11 || Brisingr || Christopher Paolini || Fantasy || 734 || I thought that this book was really good, but I would say that it is not as good as the first one and isn't better than the second one because the plot doesn't really go forward. I also knew everything that Eragon, the main character, discovered in this book because I read it before. ||
 * 9 || 11/10/11 || Inheritance || Christopher Paolini || Fantasy || 786 || I really enjoyed this book and I think that it was the best one in the entire series because of everything that happened in it. Christopher Paolini ties up all of the loose ends, but there are some things that are yet to happen so the readers can still imagine what will happen next. ||
 * 10 || 11/18/11 || Night || Elie Wiesel || Historic FIction || 109 || I thought that this book was very powerful, very well written, and I enjoyed reading it, but it was also very upsetting. There were a lot of horrors and he really made me feel like I was there. It was horrifying. ||
 * 11 || 11/29/11 || Fahrenheit 451 || Ray Bradbury || Science Fiction || 259 || This book had a very interesting concept and I really enjoyed reading it. This world in which books were burned and the firemen set fires instead of quenching them seemed terrifying to me. I thought that it was a possible world, but a very improbable one. ||
 * 12 || 12/10/11 || We Are Witnesses || Jacob Boas || Biography || 402 || This book was similar to night in some ways, but instead of someone who lived it had people who died. I thought that this was sad and I found it very upsetting to read. ||
 * 13 || 12/17/11 || The Art of War || Sun Tzu || Autobiography || 509 || Reading this book was a lot of fun because although it had military tactics it was interesting to read the strategy's of a very intelligent man. ||
 * 14 || 12/25/11 || Happenstance Found || P.W. Catanese || Fantasy || 352 || I thought that this book series wasn't particularly hard, but it is sort of a fun book to read because of how ridiculous all of the characters are. ||
 * 15 || 12/30/11 || Dragon Games || P.W. Catanese || Fantasy || 371 || This second book in the series was alright, but not quite as good as the one before it. ||
 * 16 || 01/03/12 || The End of Time || P.W. Catanese || Fantasy || 386 || The third book in the series was a little boring at the beginning and the middle, but the ending was really good. ||
 * 17 || 01/10/12 || Billy:Messenger of Powers || Michaelbrent Collings || Fantasy || 694 || This book was okay, but I don't really like the authors style of writing, however the story was good. ||
 * 18 || 01/15/12 || The Prince || Niccolo Machiavelli || Realistic Fiction || 973 || It was really neat reading this incredibly well written, old work of fiction especially because I have read about Niccolo Machiavelli in some of the other books that I have read. ||
 * 19 || 01/20/12 || Time Splash || Graham Storrs || Science Fiction || 435 || This book is about people who create time paradoxes for fun. Its sort of like a thrill-seeker thing because although time corrects itself, there is a giant disturbance in the present. Buildings can collapse, gravity goes crazy, and depth goes haywire. The farther back you go the bigger the disturbance. One day they discover that if you go to far back the disturbance is so big that it can level cities. The police get involved and it is race against time for them to stop a group of people who want to achieve an all time record. This concept seems really cool to me, but I didn't really like the way that the author told the story because things were never really clear. ||
 * 20 || 01/21/12 || The Ruins of Gorlan || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 367 || This book is about a group of kids growing up in the kingdom of Araluen. It is mainly the beginning of each of their stories as they each take up a different craft and excel at it. However, it mostly just involves the two named Will and Horace. There is an old enemy of the kingdom that is at large and they are trying to stop him. This book is so complicated that it is hard to communicate, but I just love it. It is well written and has a strong plot line. ||
 * 21 || 01/22/12 || The Burning Bridge || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 412 || This is the second book in the series and it is basically a continuation of the first. It is about the Araluens trying to fight of Lord Morgarath who is an old enemy of theirs. This book is full of twists and turns, but is very good. ||
 * 22 || 01/23/12 || The Icebound Lands || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 396 || This is like an extension of the second book. It tells what happens after the epic battle with Lord Morgorath and his forces. The authors also continues to tell the story of what happens to the main characters, Will and Evanlyn as they try to escape their captors. It is one of my favorite books in the series because there is uncertainty in it. Bad things happen and you are not quite sure about what will happen, but the ending is a very happy and I loved it. I like the Sequence of 2-4 because it is just an elongated story in several books. I like how the author uses sort of real historic places, and nations, but uses different names. Overall I love this book and the series and can't wait to finsh the fourth one. ||
 * ||  || Lee Levin ||   ||   ||   || Jonah's work here demonstrates, as has long been clear, that he is a particularly avid and engaged reader whose interest in literature is centered around works of fantasy. ||
 * 23 || 01/25/12 || The Battle For Skandia || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 491 ||  ||
 * 24 || 01/28/12 || Erak's Ransom || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 395 ||  ||
 * 25 || 01/29/12 || The Sorcerer of the North || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 359 ||  ||
 * 26 || 01/29/12 || The Siege of Macindaw || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 371 ||  ||
 * 27 || 01/29/12 || The Kings of Clonmel || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 482 ||  ||
 * 28 || 01/30/12 || Halt's Peril || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 397 ||  ||
 * 29 || 02/01/12 || The Emperor of Nihon-Ja || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 504 ||  ||
 * 30 || 02/06/12 || The Death Cure || James Dashner || Fantasy || 612 ||  ||
 * 31 || 02/14/12 || The Enchantress || Michael Scott || Fantasy || 497 ||  ||
 * 32 || 02/20/12 || The Mark of Athena || Rick Riordan || Fantasy || 503 ||  ||
 * 33 || 02/25/12 || The Iliad || Homer || Fantasy || 1026 ||  ||
 * 34 || 03/02/12 || Dogsong || Gary Paulsen || Realistic Fiction || 341 ||  ||
 * 35 || 03/08/12 || Island of the Blue Dolphins || Scott O'Dell || Historic Fiction || 295 ||  ||
 * 36 || 03/15/12 || Psion Beta || Jacob Gowans || Science Fiction || 406 ||  ||
 * 37 || 03/20/12 || Psion Gamma || Jacob Gowans || Science Fiction || 512 ||  ||
 * 38 || 04/04/12 || The Odyssey || Homer and Robert Fagles || Homerian Epic || 485 || I have read this book once before, but never in the way that I did this time. The words in this version were translated into English, but the verses were still in the same format as they were in the original telling of by Homer. I really enjoyed this book because it gave me a good look into the writing style of the ancient Greeks of that time, and through that I am able to understand things about the way that they thought and what they thought to be good. Homer is a really great author and he puts a lot of detail in his writing. ||
 * 39 || 04/13/12 || Bossypants || Tina Fey || Biography || 528 ||  ||
 * 40 || 04/18/12 || Stormbreaker || Anthony Horowitz || Mystery || 292 ||  ||
 * 41 || 04/22/12 || Point Blanc || Anthony Horowitz || Mystery || 346 ||  ||
 * 42 || 04/26/12 || The Outcasts || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 367 ||  ||
 * 43 || 05/02/12 || The Invaders || John Flanagan || Fantasy || 402 ||  ||
 * 44 || 05/15/12 || Old Path White Clouds || Thich Nhat Han || Don't Know || 1607 ||  ||
 * 45 || 05/21/12 || Skeleton Key || Anthony Horowitz || Mystery || 346 ||  ||
 * 46 || 05/27/12 || Eagle Strike || Anthony Horowitz || Mystery || 427 ||  ||
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