Rereading

Hi -

Late last night as I was trying to decide which book I should read next, I decided that I was going to reread all of my books that I own that I've already read. I hope that this will encourage me to get rid of books that I don't really enjoy anymore. So far I've reread 3 books. (I've been busy!)

Waking Up To Boys (By Hailey Abbott)
The Perfect Boy (By Hailey Abbott)
and
Getting Lost With Boys (By Hailey Abbott)

The last two books were actually very similar (or at least the characters were) so I've decided to bring those to my dad's house to see if my step-sisters might be interested in them. I'm keeping Waking Up To Boys in my bookshelf at my mom's for now. The last 2 books mentioned had a main character who wanted to be some kind of lawyer, and they had crushes (or ended up with crushes) on boys who were really into music. I'd recomend reading Waking Up To Boys if you are interested in reading any of them.

In case you were wondering, I organize my books by author's last name. That's why I read 3 books by Hailey Abbott in a row.

I've now started rereading City of the Beast (By Isabel Allende) and I'm on page 30.

Thanks,
Kaminsky

New Books That I'm Reading

Hello -

My most recently finished book was the third Maximum Ride book by James Patterson. All three books in this series and fast, fun, and wonderful reads, and I suggest that everyone reads them. (Maybe not everyone, but everyone that likes fantasy/science fiction books, or just anyone looking for a good read.)

I've also been reading a series by Ellen Emerson White. Startin with The President's Daughter as book 1 and White House Autumn as book 2, this series focusus on a teenage girl who's mother runs for President, and wins. The story follows her life as her mother moves from being a Senator to becoming President of the United States. Moving to the White House is a big change for their family. Lots of things happen in only the first 2 books, and I can't wait to read Long Live the Queen (book 3) and Long may she Reign (book 4.)

My 3rd classic book for school is going to be The Color Purple By Alice Walker. It's good so far. I've heard that it's a very good book, but it's kind of hard to read because of the concepts and themes, not because of the writing style, although that in itself isn't perfect proper English.

Have a nice first week of December!
Kaminsky

Anna Karenina

Wow -

I'm finally done! This morning, about 3 minutes ago, I finished reading Anna Karenina.

I thought it was a good book. I liked how it told the story of multiple characters and families all at the same time. It was interesting, and it wasn't boring unless the characters were talking about something that I only half understood, which only happened every once in awhile.

I'm happy that I'm done with it, and I'm proud of myself for reading it in such a short time compared to the time it took me to read David Copperfield. Reading books for school has it's downsides, but if it makes me read books quicker and read more books, as long as I'm not missing things, then I'm fine with that.

Yay, I'm done!
Kaminsky

Fantasy

Hello -

Recently I have read the first Maximum Ride book By James Patterson (good, and I already have books 2 and 3 on hold at the library) and Heart of Stone by C.E. Murphy.

Heart of Stone is the first book in the Negotiator trilogy. I can't wait until March '08 when House of Cards (Book 2) and August '08 when Hands of Flame (Book 3) come out!!

I'm almost done reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. I have to finish writing stuff about it by the 29th and I hope to have finished reading it at least by the 27th. I'm currently on page 771 out of 817. I'm getting close to the end!

Have fun reading!
Kaminsky

Sisterhood Central

Hello -

Just exploring the wonderful world of the internet...but it has to relate to reading, of course!! : )
Go Sisterhood!

Kaminsky

Next Classic Book

Hi -

For my second classic book of the school year, I've decided to read Anna Karenina By Leo Tolstoy. I'm reading the newest translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.

Currently I'm on page 123, and I really like it. It's really interesting, I like the characters, and I like the arrangement of the chapters.

Go read -
Kaminsky

Emma

Hey!

I just finished reading Emma! (As in I finished reading it a couple of minutes ago!)

It was a lot better than I thought it would be, and I actually REALLY liked it. The problem with reading it for school, is that I have to say what it reminds me of, and that's hard to do when you've seen the movie. (We're not allowed to use the movie as a reference.)

We have our "book talk" when everyone gives speeches on their books starting October 11, so I have a week (and a few days) to make a speech about Emma. We have certain elements that we have to include in our speech, including quotes from the book.

I'm now going to be reading Code Name Cassandra, By Meg Cabot (or Jenny Carroll, depending on where you are, and what copy of the book you're looking at.)

See ya!
Kaminsky