2009 DONE!

K, that's all the posts for 2009. On to 2010 now, yippy.

2009 wasn't bad. Didn't read as many as I did in 2008 but that's because I got lazy and un-motivated. I still kind of feel that way and it's already February 2010. But I'm getting better.

<3
Kristen.

53. Midnighters #1 (The Secret Hour) by Scott Westerfeld.

This picture is terrible. It's the only clock I could get to where I could change the hands to 12 real quick. You can barely even tell. OH WELL. MOVING ON.

These books are short, quick, easy, nothing magnificent but not bad. I love Scott Westerfeld. We all know this. It's an awesome story though..like..the shit he comes up with is amazing. I give him so much credit in the young adult world. MAJOR. FUCKING. CREDIT.

This is about a group of teens in Bixby, Oklahoma. When the clock hits 12am for them, time freezes for an hour. For example, the main character (Jessica) walks outside during the "midnight hour" and the rain isn't falling, it's just stand-still in the air, little drops of water surrounding her. If she touches it, her hand gets wet and the drop goes away. Most people are frozen in this hour, all but a few teens that live there and DUN DUN DUN CREATURES. Creatures that are dangerous and only come out in the midnight hour. Untouched metal and thirteen-letter words weaken them. Each teen that experiences the midnight hour has a different quality..one can read minds, one can fly, one is really good at math. It all ties together. Jessica doesn't know what HER power is and that's kind of the point of the book..she's trying to figure it out. Because all the creatures are attracted to her and chase after her and that usually doesn't happen. WHY is it happening to her? READ IT AND FIND OUT.

Totally cool.

NO QUOTES TKAESJGKSJGJSG
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52. Whiteout by Ken Follet.

Ken Follett is awesome. A-W-E-S-O-M-E. Idk why the fuck I just did that.

He's up there with Dan Brown. Maybe on equal grounds. It's a close battle.

This book was awesome. Way better than THE LOST FUCKING SHITTY ASS SYMBOL which I talked about a few entries ago.

I don't feel like talking about it and I have no quotes. I'll just say this..good characters, good plot, good setting, good book. AHHHHHHHAHAHAH I SUCK.

5 out of 5 stars.

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51. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.

LOOOL OK I GAVE IN AND READ IT AGAIN (FOR THE THIRD TIME) BECAUSE I AM PSYCHOTIC.

I will not discuss Twilight. I already have. HERE.

K, so, Breaking Dawn. I love when all the vampires come together from across the world and you see all their powers and everything. I enjoy Jacob's humour (TEAM EDWARD 'TIL DEATH THOUGH AND YES I SAID DEATH BECAUSE I KNOW I AM GOING TO DIE AND THAT SOME SEXY VAMPIRE ISN'T GOING TO COME SAVE MY LIFE AND TURN ME INTO HIS IMMORTAL FUCKING WIFE SO PLEASE SHUT THE FUCK UP). But the whole preggo shit is retarded as fuck and I hate every part of it.

That's all I have to say about it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Err...3 1/2 out of 5 stars.

quote!

"Life sucks, and then you die.
..yeah, I should be so lucky."

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50. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

RETURN OF THE KING. EPIC EPIC EPIC EPIC. So good. LOTR, I love you.

Do I even need to talk about this book?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!? It's awesome. You need to read it. That's all that needs to be said!

But I'll say more.

GAHHHHHH I LOVE HOBBITS. AND FUCKING GANDALF. AND. FUCKING. J.R.R. TOLKIEN. YOU ARE AWESOME. I CAN'T TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT I LOVE IN A CALM UNCAPS MANOR. SDKGJDSKGJDSJGDSKJGADSJG. FREAK OUT. FREAK OUT. FREAK OUTTTTUUTT.

Pull it together, Kristen.

Hah. Return of the King was SO GOOD THOUGH.

Let me discuss one thing though...the MOVIE. FUCK THE MOVIE. The book is way better. Why the hell did the LOTR movies get so much hype? K, that's a dumb question. They're awesome movies. But they're not awesome compared to the books. I always say this. It's always so true though. I watched the movie and I was like..ummm......this is a shame. This is a BLOODY SHAME. A DISGRACE TO THE BOOK.

LMFAO. I need to click "publish post" and move on cause this is getting nowhere.

QUOTES. LOTR QUOTES.
I love LOTR quotes.
There are way more but I can't fucking quote the whole book.
Because the whole book is good.
And a shitload of it is quote-worthy.

So..yeah..!

"Where will wants not, a way opens."

"'Do you remember that bit of rabbit, Mr. Frodo?' he said. 'And our place under the warm bank in Captian Faramir's country, the day I saw an oliphaunt?'
'No, I am afraid not, Sam,' said Frodo. 'At least, I know that such things happened, but I cannot see them. No taste of food, no feel of water, no sound of wind, no memory of tree or grass or flower, no image of moon or star are left to me. I am naked in the dark, Sam, and there is no veil between me and the wheel of fire. I begin to see it even with my waking eyes, and all else fades.'"


<3333333333333 Kristen.

49. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

K, let me put this out there..I am a HUGE DAN BROWN FAN. Seriously, I've read all of his books countless times. I love Robert Langdon..I mean..I LOVE him. But this book?

THIS...BOOK...

....

sucked.

I can't believe I am saying this. I don't even know why. I just didn't fucking like it. It was PREDICTABLE. DAN BROWN'S FUCKING BOOKS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE PREDICTABLE. I GUESSED who the big secret guy was..I KNEW WHO IT WAS. That's so wrong. What the fuck, Dan Brown?

And it's so crazy because it is set in DC and I FUCKING LOVE DC. BUT one thing I always liked about his books was that they went away from America quite a bit..and I love reading stories set in Europe..especially Dan Brown style because it's almost a history lesson but it was never a boring history lesson...it was exciting and interesting and page-turning.

This book bored me. It wasn't a page turner for me. A few things happened where I was like "dayumm" but not enough. Not enough for Dan Brown, the king of "DAYUM HOLY SHIT WTF" moments.

BLAH. I HATE THAT THIS BOOK WASN'T MAGNIFICENT. It's hard to live up to his previous books but come on..he released Angels & Demons and then Da Vinci Code and they're both phenomenal..and so was Deception Point..I fucking love that book as much as the other two. Digital Fortress was great, I didn't like it as much as the other three, but it was fucking God compared to Lost Symbol. BLAH.

AND WTF HAPPENED TO SOPHIE? Honestly, Vittoria was my favourite. I hated that she didn't make it to the Da Vinci Code..and I was fine with Sophie..but ANOTHER new girl? Three girls?! MAYBE if he would have MENTIONED Sophie..but he didn't..it's like the two books BEFORE this one didn't exist. At least in Da Vinci he MENTIONED Vittoria and the situation..but in Lost Symbol..he didn't bring it up at all. Fuck that shit.

Idk. I need to stop ranting because it's getting to the point where it's just angry bullshit that doesn't make much sense.

But seriously.

..Seriously.

The book isn't worth being rated.
And NO QUOTES.

Did all the other Dan Brown lovers like this book? Did they love it? I didn't even research it or look at reviews. Blah. Who knows. Am I over-reacting, or do other people think it sucked shit also? I DON'T KNOW. FUCK.

SORRY.

xox
KRISTENGTFO

48. Exit Here. by Jason Myers.

Um, awesome fucking book. Drug addiction, sex, parties, good music, humour, fucked up shit. It's been a few months since I read it so I don't completely remember it but I do remember that it was awesome. Jason's second book came out recently and I bought it. I'll probably read it soon. Hopefully it's as good as this one is.

5/5 stars.

Er, there were more quotes I liked, but I kinda stopped keeping track of them. Here's one:

"I told him that he and April should name their kid cheese sandwich and he completely freaked out on me."

Hah.

K, let me just put this out there. I'm SUPER behind on updating this. I'm going to do the rest of lats years books and all the books I've read so far this year..hopefully all in the next 30 minutes, ahha. WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. But yeah, let the updating begin...

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47. Holes by Louis Sachar.

Lol @ the onion. It was the only thing I could think of for this book. I COULD have gone outside and dug a hole but I'm just too fucking lazy.

I love Holes. Book and movie. Shia, mmm. It's just such a cute, funny book. If you haven't read it, you suck dick.

5/5 stars, ahha.

46. The Pluto Project by Melissa Glenn Haber.

I liked it. Interesting concept. Sorta like how the placebo effect is..but more effective in real life? I don't really know how to describe it. You witness a bunch of events that go together so magnificently and your mind puts together all these theories that really work out..coincidences or no?

One quote.

"I've got a goddamn misery hangover."

4/5 stars.

45. 3 Willows by Ann Brashares.

This book was too kiddie. I LOVE the pants books and even the adult novel she did..but this just didn't compare. 2/5 stars.