I read Ender's Game, but never the others. I think I was a little miffed about it realistically portraying light speed travel and how it's basically committing social suicide (Because if you were to come back to Earth enough time would have passed that everyone you know would have already died) because I'm used to the Doctor Who/Star Trek/Star Wars long distance travel that has zilch to do with the actual theory of relativity.
Ah yes, Quenta Silmarillion, AKA "The Silm". I've read it twice and could still probably do for a few more readings before I retain all of it. Downside of Silm is that it doesn't have the origin of Hobbits in it and that's what I'd like to know. It is the basis of my headcanon of their origin, Vana decided that instead of outright creating a race like Yavanna (Ents) or Aulë (Dwarves) and then asking Eru to bless it, she decided to make her own race by enticing certain members of other races to branch off, crafting the Shire to have creatures and hills that would accommodate the shorter men, leaner dwarves and the occasional lesser elf that would eventually combine to make the hobbit race, a race that was childlike and nature-loving who valued happiness and gardening, just like the Vala of Spring and Youth would. /random headcanon (I've also read Children of Hurin. Most depressing book ever)
I've recently finished Shannon Hale's Princess Academy and it's first successor. It was beautiful. The writing is stunning and it's so compelling and innocent and the morals are good and not preachy and I recommend it highly. It's one of those books that I can't say too much about because you just have to read it and enjoy it. I discovered it because a good friend of mine just shoved it into my hands at the library.
I'm also finishing up the Lunar Chronicles. There's nothing really wrong with them, there's romance but nothing over the top or lewd and the violence is nothing compared to say "Hunger Games", it's a fun romp of four books with good stakes and an interesting take on loosely adapting fairytale elements in a futuristic setting that isn't 100% bleak (Sure there's a plague and a war with aliens, but life for people on Earth is generally pretty good, not something you normally get in futuristic fiction these days.) but they aren't top notch or anything. I'll be reading the third Princess Academy book when I'm done to go back to actual good writing.
@Hobbit: I do actually really like them. I understand mixed opinions about it, though. Before I really knew much about it, it was kind of a "NO" movie/book. But I didn't really understand what they were about. I definitely think one should be of the age to it read discerningly (I'm not putting a specific number on it, however) or with parental guidance, because it deals with alot, and does have "older content" in it.
@Ariel
Yes, CoH is very depressing. 🙂 Heheh. Probably one of my least favorite works of Tolkien.
@Lucy
Read Unfinished Tales then. I believe they explain in there the origin of Hobbits. Or in the beginning of the first book of LoTR..... possibly.
So I was just given some free books....... what is good?
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh.
The Minecraft Handbook Series (yes, free, I know you are jealous)
Some relative books to Redwall (A book I VERY much want to read, considering how awesome Watership Down was)
Phantom Tollbooth (awesome)
White Fang (awesome)
Charlotte's Web (awesome)
Island of the Blue Dolphins (awesome)
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (unread)
The Cay (awesome)
The Dragon Prince (unread)
The Castle in the Attic (unread)
Big Red and Irish Red (<3 <3 <3 <3)
The Berlin Boxing Club (unread)
The Wreckers (unread)
Surviving Antarctica reality TV 2083 (unread)
A Wrinkle in Time (unread)
The Door Within series (unread)
and a few books from the Guardians of Ga'hoole series (unread)
Then my mom has given to me some books to review for siblings:
The Candy Shop War
The Tiger Rising
Because of Winn-dixie (same author)
The Mad Scientist Club
The Battle for the Castle (same author as the Castle in the Attic)
Island of the Aunts
I also asked all my friends on G+, and I got some great reviews on some of this stuff. Like the Door Within series. So I started that, and I am not yet half way through it; and I am already HIGHLY RECOMMENDING IT. it is awesome.
I like the Ga'hoole series a lot. Once I started I couldn't stop till I read through all of them (there's about 15 I think).
@Ela
thanks. i do not have the first, but I shall try to get it.
I love Door Within, Pev!
I think I've only heard of one of those, that being Guardians of Ga'hoole, but I've not read any of it.
I'm about 3/4 of the way through "Too Many Cooks" by Rex Stout. (Most of the warnings on this one are for some mild swearing.) It's good thus far and, while I haven't figured out who the killer is, I am pleased to report that one of my hunches about a detail was correct.
THE DOOR WITHIN SERIES IS NOW OFFICIALLY A FAVORITE, AND BE ON MY SHELF FOREVER
after being in the play anne of avonlea, i have decided to read the anne of green gables series. i really like it so far. anne somewhat reminds me of me. 😛
@featherfish:
Lol
I thought those books were terrible.
terrible!? how so?
Ohhhh IDK
I really really disliked them
i guess it was because I was forced to read listen to them read and then watch the movies.
If I am forced to do anything I am going to hate it.
