Wahaha! Its not over yet! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />
So, what was that book that I read in the middle of Lost Colony?
1.
The Faerie Queen: Book 1 by Edmund Spencer
First read day: October ??, 2006.
Last read day: October 18th, 2006.
Read Time: 6 days of reading for a 138 paged book.
Read Speed: 23 pages per day.
So, ??. Actually, the first four of those 6 days, I forgot to note down, so I don't have the date for them. Also, when I say 138 paged book, I mean 138 BIG pages. Lets just say I read 124 Cantos, 9 lines each, 10 syllables per line (the 9th has 12). Also, its all in an older english, so it was a little difficult to read.
But, I got it, and it was worth it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> See, I was curious to see what this oldie was like (and by oldie, I mean this book was written in 1589 or 1590) so I thought, "what the hey, I'll read Book 1". And I did (as we know <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> ). I really enjoyed it. It was a huge mix of fairy tales that are all part of the adventure of the 'Knight of the Red Crosse'. I hope to read the other books some day, but it is exausting. Still, interesting to see where some of our epic knight fantasy tales come from. Cool stuff. A good read, but not exacly an easy one. Read it if you're up to the challenge. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Oh, and the actual title is "The First Booke of The Faerie Queene: Contayning The Legende of the Knight of the Red Crosse, or Of Holinesse." Thats directly from the book; no spelling errors. Imagine reading a text where alot of words are spelt differently. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
2.
StarCraft: Queen of Blades by Aaron Rosenberg
First read day: October 26th, 2006.
Last read day: October 29th, 2006.
Read Time: 3 days of reading for a 349 paged book.
Read Speed: approx. 116.33 pages per day.
When I used to play the RTS computer game StarCraft by Blizzard, I was more fascinated by the storyline and the history in the textbook manual, than I was by the actual game (though I loved the game with a passion). Instead of trying to beat it at first, I used cheatcodes to simply get all the story as soon as I could. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> Then, I went and beat it.
This book was more of that awsome story. It goes in depth of what happens in 3 to 5-ish missions (I think). It was very entertaining, and I expect to eventually read all the StarCraft books, and maybe those of other Blizzard games I loved. If you enjoyed StarCraft as a game, especially the story, then you should read this book. If you haven't even heard of StarCraft, you can still enjoy the cool science-fiction of this novel. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
3.
Dragon Tears by Dean Koontz
First read day: October 30th, 2006.
Last read day: November 2nd, 2006.
Read Time: 4 days of reading for a 377 paged book.
Read Speed: 94.25 pages per day.
Yep, I whipped out another Koontz. Another great Koontz! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> Another one of his supernatural novels, this was a real fun book to read. Crazy supernatural villain, crazy theories, cops set on the edge of reality, the people caught in the middle, action, sarcasm, insanity, and the consiquences of every action. Though, to be honest, I didn't enjoy this one as much as some of his others. Not that it was worse; it just didn't captivate me in the same way. Oh, well. I still suggest it to those Koontz fans or just plain horror novel fans. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Hmm, one more? Yeah, one more.
4.
Night Wars by Graham Masterton
First read day: November 3rd, 2006.
Last read day: December 9th, 2006.
Read Time: 11 days of reading for a 354 paged book.
Read Speed: approx. 32.18 pages per day.
Well, as you can see, this'un took me a WHILE. I went for long spaces of not reading it. But this time, its not just because I had no time, but that I wasn't pulled in.
Remember when I said I loved Masterton's last book (the Doorkeepers)? Well, this one was still entertaining (and I loved one of the characters <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> ) but it fell short of being entertaining
enough . It had too many aspects of it that just didn't pull me in. I lost some interest, and that was the delay. But I still think it was worth reading, despite any flaws it had in my mind. Heck, maybe its like that Tom Clancey book: maybe this one just wasn't my style.
Well, since I loved Doorkeepers so much, I'll still get around to reading another Masterton book and I'll judge from there. If you want to try a sci-fi thriller, this one can still work. I guess I just didn't like the idea of it and a certain vugarity of one aspect (that was there for a reason, a good reason, but I still didn't like it). Oh well, try it out and make your own opinion.
There we are, I'm well on my way to emptying my mind of all those reviews. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> Only 9 more to go (for now). <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
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