Book Reviews and Everyday Complaining :)

2012-08-24T09:39:00.001-04:00

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Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson

2012-07-23T14:20:00.001-04:00

Well... I thought I had posted a pre read post of this but it never published on here. But I did just finish the book and I could not be more satisfied with a trilogy conclusion. All my questions were answered and even small details covered. I am going to have to check out all the movies again and watch the Swedish TV show Millennium... cuZ I am crazy.
If you are unaware of this series you need to get on it. It's hard to start. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is very slow going to begin but once you get past the 1st 100 pages it is a roller coaster!

Toys by James Patterson

2012-07-23T14:15:00.001-04:00

Good read... or listen rather. Just finished listening to it in my car. Not a completely original idea but a cool futuristic story about cyborg type humans taking over the human race.

Game of Thrones... A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin

2012-07-10T13:21:00.001-04:00

I finally finished this book! I don't know how to review it though other than to tell you it is great and sticks to being awesome just like the other 4 books ... spoiler alert more characters die.(or you assume they are dead.) I have been really slacking on this blog and my fb page. I may just stick with the fb page .. not certain yet. If i actually had ppl reading my reviews on here I would continue but oh well.

77 Shadow Street and The Moonlit Mind by Dean Koontz

2012-05-22T08:20:00.001-04:00

Well I am going to be honest first. 77 Shadow Street was not the best Dean Koontz book I have read but it was not awful either. It was pretty demonic and I enjoyed that and it was a little more violent than I remember Koontz books being. I have not read him in a while though so that may be part of my opinion. More to the point of this review though...
77 Shadow Street is a story about an old mansion on Shadow Hill converted into penthouse apartments. The tenants who live in the apartments all start experiencing really strange occurrences that eventually lead to horrific violence and death... sounds fun right? With a pretty unexpected twist at the end the book keeps you guessing as to what is causing the disruption in the old mansion blending the past with the present and the future.
I give it a 3 1/2 out of 5. Glad I paid half price for the nook e book version.

The Moonlit Mind (Novella) A tale of Suspense by Dean Koontz is a extension off of the 77 Shadow Street story. This is the story of a boy named Crispin that lives with his little brother and sister in a large house across the street from The Pendelton( the mansion from 77). Like the story in 77 as well, there are a lot of weird things happening with the house and cause Crispin to escape and run away. The evil is not as evident until later in the story but it does foreshadow what craziness eventually happens in 77. By the way I am abbreviating 77 Shadow Street as "77". I enjoyed the story line of this novella almost more than the 77 plot and I feel like it could definitely be developed into a full novel.
I give it as well a 3 1/2 out of 5. Worth reading but helped it was cheap and on the nook so it was easy to read on the go while I am also reading A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin and its 1000 pageness.

Beards today...book reviews hopefully soon!

2012-05-09T07:34:00.001-04:00

Jury Duty isn't that bad if you have a book

2012-05-01T07:22:00.001-04:00

Sat around for 8 hours yesterday for jury duty. It was only jury selection and thank the gods of old and new(game of thrones ref.) That I didn't get picked. I did have a positive aspect of the day though and that was catching up on some reading. I read about 80 pages in between getting moved around the courthouse in jury musical chairs. I still have a ton of reading to do for A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin but at least yesterday was helpful.

But for real... if you ever get jury duty bring a book. You are crazy if you don't. And here is a pic of me looking better than all the other jurors :)

What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell

2012-04-27T22:24:00.001-04:00

This book was about being able to get inside the decisions that people make and what it must have been like to be in their shoes when an event happened to them. Gladwell wants to truly understand the processes people and among other things dogs go through when faced with a decision, discipline or problem they have to face. With everything from JFK Jr's plane crash and how it happened to Caesar Milan and how he tames dogs with a single touch.
I honestly think this book and his other book Blink, are almost the same story, almost like a continuation. This book has just been grouped together with a slightly different theme. I had the same problem with this book as I did with Blink though... it got boring. The subject matter is interesting but so repetitive and about half way through reading (or in my case listening) I was like "Yes, we get it!"
I don't mean to dissuade anyone from reading his books. Like I said what he is writing about is very interesting and gives good insight to the human condition and also a good change up to read if your book shelf is full of Patterson novels and twilight sagas.
I would really enjoy hearing feedback on what you think of Gladwell's books if not What the Dog Saw then any of his other books and also if you know of anything similar to him you would like me to read and review.

A Dance With Dragons ... update!

2012-04-26T21:06:00.001-04:00

Finally past the 100 page mark and the book is getting GOOD! For those of you have read the Game of Thrones series, George R. R. Martin does not hold back! And this book is setting up to be a brutal tale. Reading at Barnes and Noble in Tallahassee while Manda studies, so finally getting some quality reading in.

What is your favorite Game of Thrones book?

The Moonlit Mind (Novella): A Tale of Suspense by Dean Koontz

2012-04-24T08:36:00.001-04:00

This is a prequel to Koontz 77 Shadow Street which I read on my nook a few months ago. I didn't do a review of it. But I also don't really remember much of it :) I know it was about a creepy mansion that was converted into apartments and it was in some sort of time warp between here and a hellacious future.
This (The Moonlit Mind) is a 125 page book so I should be able to blast through this in my phone in random moments while still reading A Dance With Dragons and also being a comic book collecting bad ass and also listening to What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell on audio book in my car. ... in short I am awesome.

New Christopher Moore Book, Sacré Bleu!!

2012-04-10T00:05:00.001-04:00

And it is signed!!! Can't wait to read this book. If only A Dance with Dragons was shorter :)

One Year Bible

2012-04-09T08:11:00.001-04:00

Did I mention I am reading the Bible? Yeah I am. I figure it's a pretty epic tale so might as well give it a shot. The book is a one year break down of the Bible where you read a lil old testament, a lil new testament, Psalms and Proverbs. So far I'm doing well but am a lil behind this last week.
Have you read the Bible?

Hunger Games

2012-04-08T18:09:00.001-04:00

I am going to review Hunger Games really generally as it has been a couple weeks since I read the books. I am going to wait on the review til after I watch the movie and compare the two along with the review... its going to be a long review :)

Happy Easter!

2012-04-08T14:59:00.001-04:00

I hope everyone is having a great day and decided I want to make this a more chat friendly page. So ... What book are you reading? Let me know in the comment section below. Ill be trying to get more involved with my Facebook page too and get more feedback on books and what people are reading. :)

Update time!

2012-04-05T11:20:00.000-04:00

So I have attempted to read A Dance With Dragons 3 times now and have been thwarted with distractions each time. Comic books have been a big oart of that. I have been reading a lot of them. But I am finally making ground in the DwD book and look to blast through it soon and let you know how I feel about it.

Also i am playing with the idea of another blog about my new found love of comics... I am collecting Deadpool comics. He is a pretty crazy character. The blog would be about my collecting and the craze of comics. If you have any ideas or feedback let me know? thanks.

A Dance With Dragons By George R. R. Martin

2012-02-25T22:57:00.000-05:00

Ya know How I said I was back a while ago ?? Well I was lying I wasn't. But now I am. Get excited people!! I am reading the 5th book in The Game of Thrones series ... A Dance With Dragons. My Amazon gadget is not working correctly or I would have the book hyper-linked but oh well I will try to attach some sort of link to b&n or something on here ... mean while here is a pic of the cover-------------->
This baby weighs like 25 lbs or so and is going to take soooo long to read.

And I have good news for you Hunger Game fans I read them.. And YES I will put up my reviews of them soon. Hope everyone is doing great and thanks for reading my blog. :)

I am BACK!

2011-12-12T14:26:00.000-05:00

Just finished a book last night... one of the first in a while. I will be posting it and my review hopefully tonite and also posting this weeks book. I know everyone is pumped and hopefully you will enjoy the books I read and my reviews.. STAY TUNED!!

Tell All by Chuck Palahniuk REVIEW!!

2011-09-14T13:09:00.000-04:00

Tell-All by Chuck Palahniuk was one of the shortest books I have read in a long time and by no means does that mean it was an easy read. Constant bold face name dropping litters the pages. The story is a bit hard to get at first because you cant really see where it is going til about 3 or 4 acts into the book. It is written almost like a script. The characters Hazie and Kathie are very Chuck and fit in with his many semi deranged characters from his other books...It would be very interesting if he came out with a book with all of his characters interacting with each other. That would be crazy.
All in all I like the story although if it were not for Palahniuk's crazy characters the story is kind of like something you would see in a made for TV movie, or like my friend Brian says, a Lifetime movie. I give it 6 out of 10 if you like Chuck's stuff and a 4 out of 10 if you don't. If you don't know his stuff or not a fan you will most likely be more confused than anything.

2011-09-12T10:59:00.000-04:00

This weeks book is Tell-All by Chuck Palahniuk. I have not read a Chuck Palahniuk book in a while and this one is short so it will hopefully be a nice reprieve from the epic A Game of Thrones series. Where my Palahniuk fans at?!

Thanks also for being patient with how long it has taken me to get on to a new book you guys are great times, tell your friends I love them!

Finally Done!

2011-09-12T00:27:00.000-04:00

After nearly a month of being lazy I have finally finished A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R.R. Martin. It was not as exciting as the other books but he kind of ends the book letting you know why it was not as eventful. It is only half of the story. He is going to finish the book in the next installment.... it only took him 6 years!!
Pretty excited about reading the next book but I am going to take a lil break and read another book... let you know tomorrow what book it is :)

I know... I know.

2011-08-22T12:47:00.000-04:00

I am taking forever on my book this last two and a half weeks... I am getting very distracted, with work and my beautiful woman ladyfriend and also my new blog. I hope everyone is doing well and I am going to try and blast through the last quarter of A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) this week and get back on schedule with my one book a week deal.

As always if you have a book you want me to read let me know and I will dedicate the book to you and make a big fuss about how awesome you are :)

New BLOG!!!!

2011-08-14T23:20:00.000-04:00

If you are awesome and you want to follow my new NFL journey hit up my new BLOG.... http://afanforaseason.blogspot.com/ Click FOLLOW!

Video Selection Process For Football Team 2011!!

2011-08-13T01:52:00.002-04:00

WARNING: Before you watch video scroll down and check out what went into the selection process.

This video is documented by my roommate Anthony "the bull" Nix ...

Hope I get a good team : /

Hey Football!!

2011-08-13T01:17:00.000-04:00

If you know me you will also know that I care very little for America's favorite sport, Baseball, but I care even less about Football. I have not seen any football as of yet and decided that this year would be different.

This year I am going to change my ways. I am going to randomly select 1 team out of the 32 and root for them the whole season. I will learn much about the team from history to rivalry and maybe even go to one of their games if financing is available.

I have written down every team on a sheet of paper .

I have torn this paper into pieces.

Then I found a random attic helmet.

Then I put my slips in the helmet.

I then made a video of me drawing the slips which I am going to try and load onto this blog..... If for some reason I cannot I am just going to upload a picture of the winning slip.

Wish me luck.

BOOK OF THE WEEK!! A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

2011-08-03T16:25:00.001-04:00

A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) is going to be awesome... I hope. The last book left a cliff hanger and I am hoping that some conclusions will be made in this one.

That's all I got to say about that.