2018 Reading: Ten Count Vol. 5

May 30, 2018: I think I am going to reserve this entry until I have finished the series in its entirety. (Or until the end of this year, whichever comes first. Either way, it should be more than one book at a time). There is very little to say about each individual volume that I don't think it's really worth it anymore to do them one by one.

Edit: July 30, 2018: Well, that was the plan, but it has been a significant amount of time and I'm afraid I may lose track of it if I keep waiting. Onward!

2018 Reading: The Invisible Man

#31 A book mentioned in another book

I honestly don't remember book mentioned this one, but I'm sure you can find a list of them on the internet somewhere.

I knew some details of this story, but I really hadn't read it before and didn't know the whole of it. H.G. Wells is definitely one for telling a very strange story that is easy to read, but hard to think about and don't really end in a very happy way.

2018 Reading: Maurice

#1 A book made into a movie you've already seen

I watched this movie years ago. I think it was when I was on my Rupert Graves kick at the time and I simply loved the story. I already owned a book that had three different E.M. Forster's stories in one volume from college when I was supposed to read Howard's End (but never did) and earlier last year when I read A Room with a View.

I'm glad I read the book. I remember when watching the movie that I felt a great hatred of Clive for his actions. I know that some things cannot be helped, but I just remember not liking him for some of the things he said to Maurice. I know that there is more explanation in the book, so I can now say that I do, in fact, hate him.

I find it so odd that something that has been done (though not talked about) in the world for hundreds of hears is STILL to this day a problem for some people. It really doesn't hurt anyone and the only thing you get from this kind of oppression is unhappy marriages and miserable lives.

But that's another argument for another time.

2018 Reading: The Kill Order

#3 The next book in a series you started

Well, this certainly answered the question of where the virus initially came from, but it still leaves the big issue of how the maze came about and what their plan was for that whole venture and how they thought it would help.

I know that there is yet another book in this series that comes after this one and before the original trilogy so maybe the answers to those questions are in that book and I will just have to wait and see.

This book was basically just filler, though. Entertaining, quick read, but no real absolute substance, just the hint of something more that COULD be.

2018 Reading: Deviant

#9 A book about a villain or antihero

Following a hunch, Wilimovsky asked Eddie if he had ever used
the skins as masks, placing the over his own face.

“That I did,” Eddie replied without hesitation.

When Wilimovsky asked how he secured the faces to his own 
head, Eddie’s answer was simple. With a cord, he explained.

And would Eddie “wear the faces over a prolonged time?” 
Wilimovsky inquired.

Eddie shook his head. “Not too long,” he said. “I had other 
things to do.” (pg 124)

He had. Other. Things. To. Do.

I know it's morbid, but every time I read that interview (I've read it in several books) I giggle to myself maniacally.

This was a more in depth look at the life of Ed than I had previously seen, so that was nice. I think I might have another book on him rattling around on my shelves that I might get to one day.

2018 Reading: Chopsticks

I have no idea what possessed me to pick up this book. I supposed when I flipped through it and found out that it was a story told in pictures with little to no words, I was both intrigued and confused.

Meh. The story was mediocre at best, but I will admit that some of the pictures were gorgeous.

2018 Reading: The Girl Who Played With Fire

#5 Nordic noir

I found this book much easier to read than the first one. I think it was the fact that there wan't a giant family tree of Swedish names that I practically had to memorize so that I would understand what was going on.

I think the story for this one was fascinating as well. You got a little closer look into the life of Lisbeth and some of her motivations. I might go back and watch the movie for this one, as well. I watched the original Swedish movie for the first book (I might have already mentioned that) and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I'm anxious to see how this will play out. I don't really know about the books that were published by someone else after the author's death, but they are already making a movie out of one of them so I might see about giving them a shot, but I don't hold out much hope for them being as good as the original.

2018 Reading: The Tale of Despereaux

#33 A childhood classic you've never read

I don't know why I've never read this book before. It was adorable. The style of narration was perfect for the act of reading to a younger child rather than being actually read by the child. I think I liked that better than I thought I would.