52 Books in 52 Weeks (2012) discussion

GUYS CHECK THIS PLEASE:
I'd love if you wrote RECOMENDED on the top of your reply to this thread whenever you have a book that you really liked! Thanks!


"In this thread, everyone will post their reviews/opinions of the book they have read this week AFTER you rate/review it on your page. The purpose of this is so everyone can see what you read this week and read your review without having to visit each profile. Some of you have their profiles locked, so this saves you the trouble of unlocking it.


ANY COMMENTS THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO THAT MATTER WILL BE DELETED.


The format will be like this:


Name of book.

Author.

n/5 stars.


"Your simple opinion/extended review/one word that expresses what you thought of the book. GO CRAZY! Anything counts. Don't feel pressured."


Link to your review.


Also, this allows us to be organized, so even if a member didn't log in for about a month, they can add the book they've read to the appropriate thread.


THANK YOU ALL!



EDIT:

As I've mentioned in the guidelines, one word or a simple opinion counts as a 'review'. I only called it that because Goodreads calls it that."



Now let's see your achievements, awesome people.

RECOMMENDED

The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
5/5




Can I just for one last time say: OMG?!

This book is art in form of sentences!

The book was brilliant in the end, I didn't see that coming at all!

I wouldn't call it a life changer as most of people here have said, but I'd call it an entertaining book. Yes, you can quote the whole book if you're looking for to.

Pursuing something that's more dreamy than real is really hard, sometimes it's impossible they say. That's what the book is about.

Book #43
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
4/5

A sad story about the difficulties of growing up, and how it's even harder if you're not "normal". Written from the point of view of several characters, this book shows us how we can sometimes be mean without knowing it and how random acts of kindness can mean the world to people.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

الليبراليون الجدد
لـ د.شاكر النابلسي
كتاب جميل انصح فيه كل من لا يفهم الليبرالية :) او يسيء الحكم .. عليهم

The Princess Bride
by William Goldman

It's a classic fairytale that I picked because I'm trying to read more classics. The book is for children but I still enjoyed it. It's about a girl, Buttercup, who lives with her parents in a farm. She's the most beautiful girl and the prince (soon to be king) wants to marry her but she loves this other guy. There will be adventures, battles, deaths, magic, and more.

Rose Madder by Stephen King

A disappointing read.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

The Woman Who Died a Lot by Jasper Fforde

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I can't believe I forgot to review this. I have no idea how it slipped my mind, either. I thought I had, but then I checked and discovered I hadn't, but... anyway. Here it is.

There's a reason Jasper Fforde is my favorite author. For one, he is brilliant at creating odd worlds and alternative universes, which happens to be the sort of literature I enjoy very much, and he also happens to be a genius at wordplay and puns and putting in just the right amount of zaniness to keep you interested long after you put the book down. I don't know how he does it, but I'm glad he does.

This latest addition to the Thursday Next novels didn't disappoint. The plot was clever, and the Thursday here reminded me of the Thursday in Something Rotten (which is my favorite one out of the series), and the sequel managed to pull itself back from the okayness that was One of Our Thursdays Are Missing. I do miss the Bookworld, and the awesome SpecOps adventures, but a library with a militia wasn't such a bad substitute.

And I definitely can't wait for the next book to come out. DRM, WE AWAIT YOUR MYSTERIES.