Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Commencement


I enjoyed this book. For the most part it was an interesting read. I did find parts of the book to be predictable. The four main characters had very distinct personalities and were well defined by Sullivan. As the book was narrated by these characters you could see the care that was put into the writing. All of the emotions with in the characters and friendship were well placed, and made the story more appealing and real for me.
I think that the friendship between the girls was very true to the author. Sullivan showed the ups and downs of the friendship and how it can endure through many trials. Being that I personally have three best girlfriends could be why I found parts of the book predictable. One line that I found in the book really hit home for me, "But what had once seemed like genuine care and concern had now turned ugly- they could not stop judging, comparing".
I was a little disappointed with the end of the book. I would have like to seen it go in a different direction then how it ended. The ending seemed wrong in comparison to the character's life with in the book.
Read February 2010

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone


It seems like I should have read these books already, but nope I started this month!
I have only read Book 1 of Harry Potter thus far and I loved it. It was a quick and entertaining read. I can understand why so many people love the books as well as the movies ( I have not seen the movies either). This book almost feels like it is in it's own language. Understand spells, characters and also the world of Wizards / Witches versus Muggles came very quickly to me.
This was a fun read and I can not wait to read the rest of the series.
Read January 2010