I LOVE reading, but don't love sitting down and reading a book. There is something sacred about actually reading a non-fiction book. Novels on the other hand, I love to listen to on my ipod!
Herrick District Library has a great website where you can check out audio books (and the books you read on like a nook thing). They stay on your ipod until you delete them off. Their selection of books is growing. All you need is a library card from Herrick or one of the other many libraries in the Midwest collaborative library group.
Side note: my favorite type of novel is young adult fiction. I like the romance because it's cute and not hot and heavy. I like the adventure. I also like adult fiction including action/adventure and sci fi.
Here are some of the books that I've "read" lately:
The Hunger Games (series of 3) young adult fiction
These books were AMAZING!! The characters are believable. It is set in the future in a devastated US. There is adventure and romance. So so good!
The City of Ember (series- I've read the first 2) young adult fiction
The first book in the series is good. The second wasn't quite as good. There is a 3rd coming out at some point (hopefully soon) which I will read. It also has a little romance and adventure. It is also set in the future in a post trauma US.
Matched (series of 3; only 1 out) young adult fiction
This book was SO GOOD! I just finished it. It is another book set in the future. It has a feel like The Giver and 1984. They characters live in an utopian society where the officials match kids at age 17 with their future spouse to maximize genetic potential and minimize disease. The surface is starting to crack and the main character is caught feeling like there is more to life than what the officials allow.
The Maze Runner (series...) young adult fiction
This book was good until the end and then it was like "WHAT?" I guess I should have seen it coming. There is a second book that is out but not in the right format for my ipod on this site. I'm looking forward to reading it and finding out what happens. It is another book set in the future in a devastated US where people are trying to survive.
Need Pixies Series (3 books out and more to come) young adult fiction
I HATED THIS SERIES. The first book was good enough that I read the second. Half way through the second, the main character does something in my opinion that was super stupid. Then that played out a little and the book ended. I wanted to see if she redeemed herself so I read the 3rd book thinking it would be the end of the series. NO! What a waste of my time! It's about a girl and her problems with Pixies (think angry Tinkerbell). There were were-animals too... werewolf, wereeagle, weretiger. Weird!
Sunshine by Robin McKinley -young adult fiction
Robin McKinley is one of my favorite authors. This book didn't disappoint. It's about a girl and her problems with a vampire. Very good. :)
Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arther Conan Doyle
All of the Sherlock books are good. Matt read them too.
The Phantom of the Opera
Not like the movie. It was good. It would have been better if the guy who did the reading was better.
The Sky is Everywhere
Good book. About a girl whose sister dies and then she juggles romances with two boys: her sisters boyfriend and a new boy. It's about how she deals with death and falls in love.
Cloaked by Alex Flinn -young adult fiction
This was really good! It's a twist on a few obscure fairy tales set in modern day. It was really cute! Good romance too.
Beastly by Alex Flinn -young adult fiction
This was really good too! Similar to Cloaked in that it it is a twist on Beauty and the Beast set in modern day. I'm anxiously awaiting reading the another of her books which I just downloaded. :)
It's getting late so I'm going to cut it off in a minutes. Another author that I like is Shannon Hale. I've read all of her books that are on the site: Book of a thousand days, Austenland, Goose Girl, and Princess Academy.
I'm currently reading Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland. So far it's good! (set in the 1890s)
If you know of any good books, I'm always looking for more! I love a good novel. :)
A lot of my friends are raving about Hunger Games lately. Did you know they are making a movie? Maybe that can be reward reading when I achieve a dissertation landmark.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Erin. Now I want to read Hunger Games and Matched. :)
ReplyDeleteYay audiobooks!!! I seriously love them. They saved my life working a really boring job in the summer. However, I mainly listen to Harry Potter now... Jim Dale is a freakin' amazing reader, that if I try anyone else now it doesn't seem as good. still... good to know about what you've read, b/c it sounds like we have similar tastes! I read the City of Ember awhile ago but didn't know it was a series. Hunger Games is absolutely fantastic. Austenland I also enjoyed. Can't remember what other young adult fiction I read recently to recommend... will get back to you on that :)
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