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...gah.
I almost had my book post entirely finished. And somehow, I went back, and guess what happened?
I lost it.
All of it.
So hopefully you'll be all right with a shorter book post. This will just be a paragraph or two explaining if I liked it or not. Nothing too terribly fancy, but I don't feel like redoing that whole post again.
Book 28—The Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly—Grade: B+
I really enjoyed this continuation of Seven Deadly Wonders. Even though it was, again, an action thriller rather than a character study, it kept me entertained and intrigued. This book had similarities to SDW, but was different at the same time, if that makes sense. I adored the action in this, and how it kept me turning the pages, but I felt the writing style might've been suffering a bit. However, I'll definitely be trying to get the next book in the series, considering how Matthew Reilly ended the book...
Book 29—The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini—Grade: A-
Out of the two books I just finished reading, this was my favorite, probably because I enjoy character studies much better than action thrillers. Of course, both are good, but this one was just quite a bit better. I loved the way Khaled portrayed the characters—Amir, the shy, sensitive, slightly cowardly man that grows into himself throughout the story, Baba, the multilayered father with boundaries and rules, Hassan, the Hazara boy that has the worst possible thing done to him, and all the other characters, too, that I can't remember the names of—because they all seem so real. Everything in this book seemed real, even though some people call certain things unrealistic. I actually found most everything realistic and, as a result, loved this book.
Certainly, for me, at least, Khaled Hosseini is an author to watch out for.
Currently Reading: Case for a Creator by Lee Strobel
Books To Be Read: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
