The Long Earth

This week I read The Long Earth, By Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. This book is about an antisocial man named Joshua who discovers a long series of parallel earths in two directions from Earth. Joshua and a strange tibetan computer man named Lopsang go on a long distance adventure across what is called the Long Earth. This book was fabulous. It got a little slow in some parts, but it is a great fantasy novel. It is the first in a series of five books, only three being published so far. Unlike many fantasy books, It does not follow the typical story lines and it is a very worthwhile read for anyone in our class. I would highly recommend this book.

The Book of Lost Things

This week I read the Book of Lost things by John Connolly. This book is about a not named David who loves to Read. David lives in WWII England, and before the war begins his mother dies. He is grieving, and his father begins seeing another woman named Rose. David's new family moves to a home in the country, where a mysterious Crooked Man begins to appear. David is pulled into a magical world and becomes trapped there. This book was crazy and a little disturbing. It was really interesting, and I would recommend it to people who like fairy tale adaptations. It was written before those types of stories became popular though, and the writing is very good. I would suggest reading this to anyone in the class.

The Woman Warrior

This week I read The Woman Warrior, by Maxine Hong Kingston. This book is a memoir about a girl who emigrates from China as a small child. It is told through stories of famous female chinese warriors, and it is super cool. I normally don't like memoirs, but this one was really cool. I really enjoyed this book. I would suggest it for anyone in our class, although it can be quite graphic sometimes. Overall, this is a good but intense read.

100 Sideways Miles

This week I read 100 Sideways Miles, by Andrew Smith. This book is very good. It is pretty weird, but it is a great read. It is about a boy named Finn Easton, who is the son of a famous author. This book is hilarious, and has a lot of fun descriptions of strange activities. Finn is epileptic, which causes him all sorts of problems. This book is pretty mature, so be warned but not scared away.

The Martian

This week I read The Martian, by Andy Weir. This book is about a man named Mark Watney who goes on a mission to Mars and is accidentally left behind. There is a freak storm causing the mars mission Hermes 3 to leave the planet, and Mark Watney is left behind. Mark has no way of communicating with the outside world, and is forced to survive until he can find a method for rescue. This book was awesome. It was engrossing and had a very interesting plot it never got boring, unlike other books, and there are no aliens. sorry. The devices in this book seem very accurate and true to life, making this book seem extremely realistic. I would suggest this book to anyone in our class who is up for a little cursing and good ol' rollicking space fun.

Ancillary Justice Week 2

Ancillary justice continues it's exciting progress. This book is somewhat slow through the first part, but it becomes more and more interesting as the storyline progresses and the reader learns more about Breq's past life. Breq and Seivarden travel across space to have an audience with Anaander Minaai, the leader of the Radchaai, whose internal conflicts could destroy civilization. This is a really good book. It gets extremely complicated, and is very interesting later on in the book. There is a lot of not very descriptive gun violence, but other than that this is a pretty appropriate book. It is a challenging read that is very worthwhile.

Ancillary Justice week one

This week I read the first half of Ancillary Justice By Ann Leckie. This is a science fiction book about a yet genderless being named Breq. Breq starts out the book by rescuing an unconscious former lieutenant of theirs. The writing style of this book is very interesting, and the storyline is fascinating. It is definitely a difficult read, but it is really worth it. I am really enjoying the deep and interesting universe of this book. This book is also the winner of the Nebula award for outstanding science fiction, which marks it as an amazing book.