Well it isn't that early... but it is for me when I just woke up an hour ago!
I have a few books that I'm really excited about for today's post!
I've begun to read (haven't said that for a while)
Forever by Pete Hamill. It's actually from November 2003, but I just discovered it in my school's library.
I'm 4 chapters into it, it's a 600 page book... so it could take me a while. Depending how good it is and how much time I put into it. However, I can already say that I really want to go grab it right now and read more!!!
It's a very intriguing story that takes place in Ireland. I really like this, because I've seen a few plays that take place in Ireland, but I don't really know much about life there so this is more of an insight! I'm also trying something new where I don't read the summary of the story, I want to see where the story takes me itself.
And now I would love to share with you one of my favorite passages so far from this very eloquently written book.
"[mother speaking]'No, that was Methuselah. He lived to be nine hundred and sixty-nine years old. Or so the Bible says. And when old Noah died, he was nine hundred and fifty.' [child speaking] 'Will Da live to be nine hundred and fifty years old?' She laughed out loud. 'I hope so,' she said. 'That would be grand.'"
I love this part because it really captures the mind of a learning six-year old which is what the main character is at this point. It's so innocent and sweet that I think we can all remember having the imagination to believe that living that long was really possible.
Onto the next book!
If you didn't know already, I used to be a huge "Hills" fan. And I just learned today that Lo Bosworth's book The Lo-Down comes out January 11, 2011! It's a book about "Life and Love in the Hollywood Hills". Now I'm not expecting this to be literary excellence, but I think it will be a fun and interesting read, because I loved Lo on "The Hills".
Adorable cover too right???
Another book that I'm really excited for that's coming out the SAME day is Across the Universe by Beth Revis. Not really sure what it's about yet, but it looks very interesting!
Oh, and I did promise to include my favorite passage from
Matched by Ally Condie which came out last Tuesday and I hope you all either have, have it and read it, or are getting it!
Here's my favorite passage, it takes place when the main character is on a "tracker" basically like a treadmill:
"I'm tired, I don't know if I can go any farther, when the tracker beeps and slows, slows, slows to a stop. Perfect timing, programmed by the Society. I bend my head down, gasping for breath, sucking in air. There is nothing to see at the top of this hill."
I love this quote so much. It really captures the artificiality of the Society and the world they live in. It also depicts some of the main character's unhappiness and confusion, and maybe also a little disappointment. This whole book is written so beautifully, this was just one of my favorite parts.
Till next time!
P.S.
Get ready for next week... the Holidays post! (:
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