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Book Reviews
It is part of my family to love to read. Sure, I don't read as much as I used to, but I still read, and when I read a book, I'll really get into it. In this section, I'll suggest to read or suggest never to read, a book that I have read and/or looked up information on. Please note that although I try not to, I may accidentally post up hints to how the books ends, so if you can't read a book knowing how it ended, I suggest you stop now. Or, if you still want to find out which books I liek and don't like, I have a small list here for you to follow by. The list is only composed of books that have a revie win this section. I probably liek many more books.Books I Like: | Go Ask Alice | Dragon on a Pedestral |
Books I Don't Like: | |
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
Summary: The real-life diary of a 15 year-old and her experiences with drugs and how they ruined her life.First, my reaction to finishing the book: OMG how could anyone live through such a terrible life! I'm never doing drugs! EVER.
Now, my reaction upon finding out that the entire book was a LIE and that Alice never existed and it was all the product of some twisted old woman: OMG Someone gimme a chainsaw! How could i get so upset over someone who never existed!
If you want to get through someone's head and get them to stop taking drugs... sure, show them this book and don't tell them it isn't true. Just know this, once they do realise that the book was all fiction, they'll probably go right back to their drugs, maybe even more than they did before. Why? Because then they believe exactly what "Alice" did in the beginning: That all those things and bad stories about drugs are all just to scare kids away. Of course, with all the drugs, they'll probably be too stoned up to realise they wouldn't go to such extremes to keep kids away if drugs weren't bad... but that's besides the point.
The story is still very deep and very involved. even though it isn't true, you will cry when you get to the end of this book. You will be angry when you read about the many people who take advantage of Alice and her addiction. You will be happy until you read those first few words in the epilogue, giving the perfect ending to a life so screwed over. Despite the age and dating of the book, you can still picture it in the modern day as real, and still wonder how many people have real-life stories, like Alice, but only they, despite their realism, lived too short to be able to tell their stories to someone interested enough tp publish it.
The proof of how it isn't real is mostly covered by Snopes.com, but a big thing I notice is how Alice puts no thoughts or anything into her 15th birthday, and then later, her 16th birthday goes by without even being noticed. Not even an after thought like, "Darn, I forgot, I'm 16 now." Even in the 60s, turning 16 was still a big deal. Also, little chit-chats get maybe half a paragraph worth mentioning, but her first time getting stoned gets 4 pages of nonsense. That and, anyone who has ever gotten stoned has probably not been able to use such big words within the same day.
Final Suggestion: Read it. Despite the fakeness of knowing it's not true when you should be reading it thinking it is, it is a still a touching story. I suggest to sit with it when you know you'll be alone in the hosue for a few hours. And don't read it and then stop; you'll lose the affect.
Dragon on a Pedestal by Piers Anthony
Summary: Ivy, daughter of King Dor and Queen Ivy, has gone missing. And what a time to go missing! In the jungles of Xanth, Forget-Whorls are wandeirnga bout, remans of the Forget-Spell that at one time kept the deadly Gap Dragon trapped in the Gap of Xanth. With Good Magician Humpfry out of commission, it seems there is no one out there to save poor Ivy... except Ivy herself.Full of PUN-ishable puns and jokes, one would assume that the story is a cliche. However, the world of Xanth is brought to life because of the horrendous amount of puns. With lovable characters and a very well thought out story line, Piers Anthony creates a world where everything is possible and the mundane is trivial.
The story gets off to a rough start, which leaves the reader confused. Dragon on a Pedestal marks a book far later in the series than otehr Xanth books, but it has been recommended as a great place to start for those wishing to get a taste of Xanth. The general plot leads to many different conclusions, however, depending on what you think is really the plot. Is it the little girl lost in the jungles of uncharted territory? Is it is moral-filled story on the freedoms and justices of the Zombie and Undead race? Or is it an action-filled terror that can put both Xanth and Mundania on teh road to destruction, with no one except a young sorceress, a baby dragon, and an amatuer magician to stop it!?
With this series, you'll have to read and find out yourself.
Final Suggestion: The Xanth series is a must-have for any fantasy reader. You can start with this light-read novel, or any of the Xanth series books; there is no definite chronological order that must be followed, although it is prefered. A Spell for Chamelean will get your started. Enjoy!
