So, Loop is a little harder to read than the previous two books but I am still making decent progress. I am a little frustrated that it doesnt seem to be going as quickly. I get where the story is taking me but I feel its taking a little longer than it should to get there. In other words it is kinda boring at times, almost repeating itself. Yes, things are different and we have new people and the virus has now evolved into cancer, but we dont necessarily know that. Obviously, Ive figured out thats where it is going, its just taking him too long to get to the point. Its not uninteresting I just have figured too much out. Turns out this is the authors favorite book in the series and it is also written so it can be a self standing story, which it could be and then I would probably be more intrigued.
My second reason for posting today is that I forgot part of what I wanted to say yesterday, probably bc I was distracted by the stupid race. Anyhow, this weekend I was texting with my friend Leslie, whom I have mentioned before and we were talking about reading. She mentioned she had been trying to start Game of Thrones but was having a hard time. I agreed that I want to read it next and it is written in such a way I can imagine its hard to get going on. We decided that when I get done with this Ring series we are going to have a little mini-book club about the Game of Thrones books, set little goals and discuss it as we go which should help keep us both on track and motivated. YAY! Cant wait to start I am sure Ill be more obsessed with the story when I get all the mintute details!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Spiral and NASCAR
Here I sit Sunday about to start reading the third book Loop when I realize if I dont write the synopsis before I start I may get very confused, or forget things I would have otherwise included. But while I am trying to do this, Chase is watching the stupid Daytona 500. I dont terribly mind most sports but I hate NASCAR, who can get behind watching people whose sole purpose is marketing drive in an oval shape for 500 laps and like a minimum of 3 hours. You cant even tell how fast they really go while watching on TV at least if you are present at the race there is a sense of speed and excitement. But whatever, after I write my review I will put in my ear plugs and read Loop, maybe Ill get it done in less than a week! Because honestly the 4th book has me extremely intrigued at this point. Birthday.
Ok back to Spiral, this book starts with a new main character who is a medical examiner at the same college that one of our previous main characters of Ring worked at, the main character of Ring was the reporter Asakawa and the second main character was Ryuji. Our medical examiner is Ando and he knew Ryuji from college as well as now working at the same school. Ando meets Mai who was Ryuji's teachers assistant and close friend, everyone thought they must be involved but they were not. Ando has a friend who works in his office who he ends up sharing the information he gathers with and who helps him solve the mystery. Basically, the story starts off with Ando learning of the deaths Asakawa had previously connected and he starts to try to learn the cause of the deaths as well as the new fates we learn has happened to our old main characters. He finds Asakawas report of the events he and Ryuji had experienced during their "week". Ando uses his medical knowledge and all the factors he gathers from Mai and shares it with his friend who helps him come up with new "ideas" and leads. The story is how the Ring virus mutates from a video, to a story, to something much more real. By the end of the book the Ring virus had taken on a completely new and more dangerous form, which allows it to spread more quickly. I am interested about Loop but I can sort of see where it might be going although I havent always been correct when I try to figure things out before I read them. I imagine this third book will also have new main characters I just wonder if any of the previous main or secondary characters come into play in this story as they did going from the first to the second.
Ok back to Spiral, this book starts with a new main character who is a medical examiner at the same college that one of our previous main characters of Ring worked at, the main character of Ring was the reporter Asakawa and the second main character was Ryuji. Our medical examiner is Ando and he knew Ryuji from college as well as now working at the same school. Ando meets Mai who was Ryuji's teachers assistant and close friend, everyone thought they must be involved but they were not. Ando has a friend who works in his office who he ends up sharing the information he gathers with and who helps him solve the mystery. Basically, the story starts off with Ando learning of the deaths Asakawa had previously connected and he starts to try to learn the cause of the deaths as well as the new fates we learn has happened to our old main characters. He finds Asakawas report of the events he and Ryuji had experienced during their "week". Ando uses his medical knowledge and all the factors he gathers from Mai and shares it with his friend who helps him come up with new "ideas" and leads. The story is how the Ring virus mutates from a video, to a story, to something much more real. By the end of the book the Ring virus had taken on a completely new and more dangerous form, which allows it to spread more quickly. I am interested about Loop but I can sort of see where it might be going although I havent always been correct when I try to figure things out before I read them. I imagine this third book will also have new main characters I just wonder if any of the previous main or secondary characters come into play in this story as they did going from the first to the second.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Long time No Blog- Back to Reading
There is absolutely no point in trying to catch things up from August of last year. I am going to say thatnks to my friend Leslie I am going to try to take my blog in a different direction. But first I will address some things- quickly.
Chase and I got an apartment right after Thanksgiving and that is going great.
My mom's husband is in jail awaiting trial for three different things done on three different occasions. Best thing is no one will give him bail this time, finally and the bad is apparently he is trying to snitch his way out of trouble not gonna happen but gonna cause some issues.
Also, my mother has decided to let him go and move on with her life. Best part is she is talking to my grandmother again, worst part she is going to have to leave the house on Chestnut Street. We have already moved the cats and taken out the memory type things we cant replace. But its a hard thing for us to grasp its the longest I lived anywhere in my life and my brother literally grew up in the house. Its been approx 19 years moms lived there and thats a lot of memories to leave behind. Hell, I had my first kiss on that porch!
Now on to my new direction---
Amoungst many people who have been making me feel guilty, by no fault of their own, that I do not read right now was my uncle this weekend. We were talking about nerdy things and I realized I just dont have a good excuse for not reading and there are so many things I want to finish that Ive started. Also, my friend Leslie reads upwards of 100 books a year and makes me feel like a lazy butt, she also does these cute little book reviews on her blog. So, I was thinking of rebooting my blog like hers. Quick posts about everyday things occasionally and little book reviews as I finish the books, but be warned I cannot read as fast as Leslie and will not be posting mulitple every week as she is able to. As a surprise to myself I was able to finish the first book in the 4 book series I decided to start with in under 48 hours, but I had previously read this book AND it was the weekend. So, here's my first synopsis, this might not be so great but I am sure Ill get better as time goes by.
Ring- by Koji Sukuzi
This is the first book of four, although the 4th book is a prequel it was released last and I shall read it last. This is the horror style book that stemmed the Japanese movie Ringu, which was the inspiration for the US version of The Ring, that I assume most people are familiar with, even if you didnt see it Im sure you know the concept.
The book, as one would expect is different from both the US and Japanese versions of the movie. One thing that is the same in both movies is the newspaper journalist, who is the main character, is a female that is unmarried. Well, in the book its a man and he is married so that completely changes the dynamic of the story. But a lot of the general aspects and basic story line are the same. There are some major twists and turns that are different, but I wouldnt reveal them here, because thats whats fun about reading! Figuring it out or thinking you have then having it all change! There is not much that I can tell you about the story without ruining the surpirses, but a lot of it you would already know due to the movie. The second book is Spiral and I started it last night, Im excited to see where it goes bc I know I started this one but I dont think I finished it and if I did I dont remember the end at all!
Chase and I got an apartment right after Thanksgiving and that is going great.
My mom's husband is in jail awaiting trial for three different things done on three different occasions. Best thing is no one will give him bail this time, finally and the bad is apparently he is trying to snitch his way out of trouble not gonna happen but gonna cause some issues.
Also, my mother has decided to let him go and move on with her life. Best part is she is talking to my grandmother again, worst part she is going to have to leave the house on Chestnut Street. We have already moved the cats and taken out the memory type things we cant replace. But its a hard thing for us to grasp its the longest I lived anywhere in my life and my brother literally grew up in the house. Its been approx 19 years moms lived there and thats a lot of memories to leave behind. Hell, I had my first kiss on that porch!
Now on to my new direction---
Amoungst many people who have been making me feel guilty, by no fault of their own, that I do not read right now was my uncle this weekend. We were talking about nerdy things and I realized I just dont have a good excuse for not reading and there are so many things I want to finish that Ive started. Also, my friend Leslie reads upwards of 100 books a year and makes me feel like a lazy butt, she also does these cute little book reviews on her blog. So, I was thinking of rebooting my blog like hers. Quick posts about everyday things occasionally and little book reviews as I finish the books, but be warned I cannot read as fast as Leslie and will not be posting mulitple every week as she is able to. As a surprise to myself I was able to finish the first book in the 4 book series I decided to start with in under 48 hours, but I had previously read this book AND it was the weekend. So, here's my first synopsis, this might not be so great but I am sure Ill get better as time goes by.
Ring- by Koji Sukuzi
This is the first book of four, although the 4th book is a prequel it was released last and I shall read it last. This is the horror style book that stemmed the Japanese movie Ringu, which was the inspiration for the US version of The Ring, that I assume most people are familiar with, even if you didnt see it Im sure you know the concept.
The book, as one would expect is different from both the US and Japanese versions of the movie. One thing that is the same in both movies is the newspaper journalist, who is the main character, is a female that is unmarried. Well, in the book its a man and he is married so that completely changes the dynamic of the story. But a lot of the general aspects and basic story line are the same. There are some major twists and turns that are different, but I wouldnt reveal them here, because thats whats fun about reading! Figuring it out or thinking you have then having it all change! There is not much that I can tell you about the story without ruining the surpirses, but a lot of it you would already know due to the movie. The second book is Spiral and I started it last night, Im excited to see where it goes bc I know I started this one but I dont think I finished it and if I did I dont remember the end at all!
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