good reads

so, i noticed on my dear friend amy's blog that she posts all of the books she reads,

each year, on her side columns.

that's what i've started to do this year.

the reason why is because i loved looking at what books she was reading

& getting books to read off that list.

i thought you might like to do the same.

in addition to listing the books on the side,

i'll post a blog about each book i read, after i've finished it, giving it a little review.

i'll rate it on a scale of 1-10 in my preference,

& i'll explain why it received that rating.
10 = i absolutely loved it & will read it again.
1 = i didn't like it at all & would never recommend anyone read it.

(a little elementary, i know, but i think it will be fun.)

so let's begin.

book #1  the hunger games  by: suzanne collins

rating:  5

i found this book to be a very quick read, but a good story.

i don't usually like reading "popular" teen fiction,

because i'm usually disappointed with the quality of writing.

this was the case with the hunger games, but it was a very interesting story.

i'd recommend this to younger kids who like reading stories.

book #2  catching fire  by: suzanne collins

rating: 4

this book was the second of the hunger games series.

i read it because i hate not finishing book series,

but like the first book, the quality of writing was very average.

the storyline was still interesting, although, it felt very similar to book one.

again, i'd recommend this to younger kids who like reading stories

& who have already read the first of the series.

book #3  mockingjay  by: suzanne collins

rating: 4

this was the third & final of the hunger games series.

this was not very different from the way i felt about books one or two,

but, i didn't care for the storyline as much.

i found it awkward how noticeably critical of modern politics it was,

for such a fictional futuristic story.

& again, i'd only recommend this to a younger kid who was finishing the series

(just for the sake of finishing it).

book #4  norwegian wood  by:  haruki murakami

rating:  5

this book was interesting.

the author clearly wanted to portray a sort of "catcher in the rye" type story,

but i found its depressing qualities slightly heavier than its inspiring ones.

it also included a couple (non-vulgar) sexual scenes,

which doesn't suite my taste.

i'd only recommend this book to a select few

who wouldn't find my same distaste in those scenes.