Unfortunately, I've neglected my Movies list so much and for so long that I feel wrong re-approaching it. So, now I'll completely abandon it and start my book list...

*****

2009 October

1st
Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
I really really enjoyed this. An easy read and from what I remember, very amusing.

12th
Fire, by Kristin Cashore
Keep in mind that it wasn't the blurb that convinced me to read these two books. In fact, it was the blurb that put me off reading them sooner. They seemed tacky and for teen girls only, but I read them anyway and many times I found myself trying not to laugh myself silly in public. I'm waiting on Bitterblue, miss Cashore. You hear?

17th
Poison Study, by Maria Snyder
Hardly liked this at all. Too predictable, but I was too stubborn to leave it unfinished.

19th
The Old Kingdom Chronicles, by Garth Nix
While reading this, I thought of it as something I could read when I was younger, yet some parts were so dark that my first point confuses me a little. Lirael and Sameth annoyed me so much in the beginning, as young teenagers in real life do. But as the story progressed, they matured and so eventually ended the irritation! That said, I loved Moggett. I absolutely love fantasy series, and the reason for that is the amount of thought and detail put into describing the world. I feel the need to know everything to understand and appreciate it all.

Also, by the end of reading these three books I was motivated not to draw, but to create my own little story. Maybe one day I'll have a go at writing it...

2009 November

(I feel I'm leaving something out...)

2nd
Finnikin of the Rock, by Melina Marchetta
At the time this didn't feel 'special' to me, but after finishing it I constantly found myself thinking back to it. Bizarre feeling.

4th
The Two Pearls of Wisdom, by Alison Goodman
By this point I lost the drive to read non-stop. I don't know if that's content-related, or because of the fact that I'd pretty much read eight novels without a rest (beyond sleep, food and work). Either way, I liked that she didn't make Eona into some epitome of perfection, or made her the exception in a man's world. Kept true and realistic. And I look forward to getting to know Ion in The Necklace of the Gods.

9th
The Shadow of the Torturer, by Gene Wolfe
I've only just started reading this, so... thoughts so far? Firstly, reading this book is like being a child listening to a grown up read to you. Severian reading his own story, your book, to you. Second, starts off confusing, but there are so many beautiful words to distract you that eventually you realise you're becoming less confused as more information leaks in to the story through the means of even bigger words. I am enjoying this story, so let me be...