Huck Finn

Hemingway was correct when he said that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is classic American literature until a certain  point. I completely agree with him. Huck by himself is a moral genius and Twain does a great job of portraying the lives of a young boy and a runaway slave.

****1/2

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave

A great historical account on the harmful cruelty of slavery.
****

Great expectations

Sorry for the short post ***

Jack K Fiction Award

The winner of the Jack K Fiction Award 2011 is DIVERGENT BY VERONICA ROTH!

Congratulations to all of the nominees.

The Odyssey

I finally finished reading the Odyssey today. It's been a while.
I figured that I wouldn't like it because of my reading a classic, but I found it actually sort of enjoyable. it's not the best but it was pretty good.

***

Alice in Wonderland

Sorry that it has been a while since I've last posted but I haven't had that much time. I recently finished reading Alice and Wonderland, though, and I thought that it wouldn't be that great, but I was wrong. Usually I'm not a fan of the classics that everyone reads, but every once in a while there is one that is really good. This is one of them. It doesn't seem like the kind of book that I would like, really, but when I started reading it, I really got into it and I enjoyed it! Until the end... There's something about the end that makes me feel like Carrol was just stuck for an ending so he made one up on the spot, but other than that, I love the insanity and the strangeness of it! ****

The Dead

I recently finished reading The Dead by Charlie Higson. The sequel to The Enemy, this takes place in London a month after the disease started. It follows a group of boys at their school, eventually heading into London. They meet new people and learn new things about the disease, giving us, the reader, a lot more information, making everything a lot clearer.
I found this book a lot better than the first one. I liked that we learn a bit about how the disease works, and there are things that connect with the first book.
The first book was enjoyable, but this book really drew me into the series. I think that this will be a new favorite.

My Rating:
★★★★★