I hear of it often but don’t know much about it!
I had to read it for English class and I didn’t fully grasp the political part of it either. However, most of my classmates complained about it but I secretly thought it was a good book. 
I just finished reading “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky. The librarian told me it has been banned in a lot of places but I highly suggest it!! Such an amazing book, I don’t know any book that touches on more social issues in less than 250 pages like that!
We never had to read Animal Farm in high school. But it is a book I’d like to read.
I’m trying to get my hands on a few new books, but I’ve got to get my mom to actually order them in the very near future… I’m getting impatient!
We went to Barnes & Noble last week, and I leafed through the Steve Jobs bio by Walter Isaacson, and was immensely intrigued by the little that I read. I’m really excited to be able to read the whole thing.
I’ve also really been wanting to get my hands on some good books about the history of manned space travel, told from those in the field, especially astronauts themselves. I stumbled across Failure Is Not an Option by former Flight Director of NASA, Gene Kranz, describing the first-hand accounts of various achievements of the the American space program, from Mercury, through Apollo, and even some time after that; and the difficulties, challenges, and even disasters that happened behind the scenes of those historic missions. Suuuuper anxious to read through that one.
Another book I found in that same vein is Falling to Earth by former astronaut Al Worden, who was one of the crewmembers on Apollo 15, and was fired almost immediately after the mission ended. He tells the story of his journey to NASA and into space, and details the controversy that followed. Obviously, space travel is nowhere near glamorous, and reading the more gritty accounts actually fascinates me far more than the sparkly, glowing tales of the historic “firsts”.
Just now I looked up books on the Columbia disaster of 2003, and came across the book Comm Check… by Michael Cabbage, which is a detailed account of all that lead up to the destruction of space shuttle Columbia. Remembering the event as a child, it’s always gripped me in ways I can’t quite explain, and to this day, I still want to know more about the crew of seven that boarded that fateful flight, or the details of that mission, and what caused it to end so tragically.
Shoot I’m gushing “space feelings” again, bet most of you didn’t even know it was a passion of mine. I never really talk about it. 
Besides those books, I also want to get my hands on some material for learning Japanese! Haha, it seems like a pretty random language to want to learn, but I actually have a character I created quite a number of years ago for a novel project I’m working on, who is of Japanese descent. I want to get immersed in the language and culture in order to truly understand who it is I’m writing about. The more natural it is to me, the easier it will be for me to flesh my character out in greater detail and put him on paper. 
So sorry for rambling, aaah. I didn’t mean to, I just get super excited over books. I haven’t gotten a new book for literal years, so needless to say I’m more than anxious for my mom to get on the ball and order these for me! :'D
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^That’s awesome little_chef! I love new books, and book stores! I actually went to Barnes and Nobels the other day and bought F Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradies.
Speaking of him, have any of you read “The Great Gatsby”? I have to read it in the next three weeks and do a ton of projects on it so I’m wondering if it is any good? No spoilers please!
I’m kinda bummed that I’ve barely read any books this school year. I think… one? Twoish? Last summer I took advantage of my boring breaks at work and my 1.5 hour commutes in the backseat of a car (lying down—don’t want nausea!), and so I read every chance I got. I think I basically read 3 average-length novels every 2 weeks. I think I’ll do the same this coming summer. Just not sure what to read yet, though.
Just in time, there’s a new movie coming out in January! I personally loved it, it was my favorite book that I read in school. Fitzgerald is a fantastic writer.
I am currently reading One Dog And His Boy. It is brilliant and it is sad and happy. I recommend it to anyone. So read it.
I hated Gatsby. But I have to read it in English, so I’ll give it another chance.
Recently I read Treasure Island for Literature, and a book called Hope Was Here for a book report.
Haha, so there are some mixed opinions on [i:1xb9v76a]Gatsby[/i:1xb9v76a]! I’m OK with the style but it is really forcing me to put more effort into my reading. I guess that is a good thing, but sometimes I prefer an easier read where I don’t have to decifer everything. We are also reading [i:1xb9v76a] The Catcher In The Rye[/i:1xb9v76a] which the book I mentioned earlier (Perks of Being a Wallflower) was basically structured off of. So, I’m loving it thus far! Sadly, we all have to read it as a class so I’m not supposed to read ahead like I want to. We don’t even get to take the books home.
Well, now I actually have time to read books, and it makes me so happy! I started Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami and I’m now halfway through, hoping I can finish it tonight or early tomorrow.
I also picked up The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, which I have never read before. It seems up my alley (yes, I like depressing things and downward spirals).
I really like the book I’m currently reading. It’s a comedy book, and a true story. It’s a piece of Historical tourism. It’s about a woman who takes a pilgrimage to all spots related to three Presidential Assassinations. I just finished the chapter of Lincoln, it was facinating. She went everywhere you could imagine related to his assassination. I’d love to do all that touring too!
I got The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck from the library today.
I love TIoHC. Such a nice book.
I just finished You Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive by David Levy. It was a great book full of useful information. The next book I’ll be reading is To Kill a Mockingbird. This is a book I’ve wanted to read since I was in middle school.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret was fantastic! Loved it. 
Sounds like a great book! One book I’d reccomend for anyone who would like to become an animator, or who is an artist is Chuck Amuck by animation legend Chuck Jones. Or his sequel , Chuck Reducks.
I’m currently reading To Kill A Mockingbird in one of my classes.