Hello September, goodbye August! That's right, yet another month has passed away, and the crew here at the MLU (all two of us) are here to give you our personal best and worst of the month.
I, Persy, read a total of 16 books and 4,676 pages, which is way better than I was expecting. It also felt like I got no reading done because ballet started back, so when I'm not dancing or working, I'm scrambling to get school done. I'm honestly usually too tired to read by the time everything else gets done.
Best August Book: Since I still had a stack of favorites left over from RAMFAP month, I read a lot of awesome books this month. But I think the best would have to be Unwind, by Neal Shusterman. This book still gives me chills and makes me really think. Shusterman never disappoints.
Honorable Mentions: Like I said, I read a lot of good books last month. So the Honorables are Happenstance Found by P.W. Catanese, The Prophecy of the Stones by Flavia Bujor, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling, Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielsen, and I Am Here! Vol. 1 by Ema Toyama.
Worst August Book: Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt. *shudders*
Dishonorable Mention: Rifles For Watie by Harold Keith. I am so sick of the Civil War right now.
Let's hope I can find some energy and time for reading this month!
--Persy
Gosh, September already. Arty's favorite month. I hope it'll be better than August, because I only managed 14 books. And that was while I was on vacation! Sheesh. Oh well.
Best August Book: I actually read a whole lot of good books, even if there weren't many, so it's hard to choose, but I have to go with Sapphique, the sequel to Catherine Fisher's Incarceron. MY GOSH SO GOOD. I can't even explain how terrific of a sequel this is. It does everything a sequel should. AND JARED. JARED IS BEST EVERYTHING.
Honorable Mention: Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer. Aaaugh so good. Also The Elder Edda, translated by Andy Orchard. Beeeeautiful. Thrymskvida and Loki's Home-Truths. Good stuff.
Worst August Book: Probably The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert DeJong. Oi. Boring. Believe it or not, I got it as a school book.
Dishonorable Mention: The Alchemist and the Angel by Joanne Owen. An import straight from England (it has its worth in pounds on the back). Sadly, the intriguing premise and the beautiful inside art were not enough to save a dreadfully static writing style and not-very-fleshed-out characters.
So that was the month of August for me. Here's hoping September will be better!
-Arty
Gosh, September already. Arty's favorite month. I hope it'll be better than August, because I only managed 14 books. And that was while I was on vacation! Sheesh. Oh well.
Best August Book: I actually read a whole lot of good books, even if there weren't many, so it's hard to choose, but I have to go with Sapphique, the sequel to Catherine Fisher's Incarceron. MY GOSH SO GOOD. I can't even explain how terrific of a sequel this is. It does everything a sequel should. AND JARED. JARED IS BEST EVERYTHING.
Honorable Mention: Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer. Aaaugh so good. Also The Elder Edda, translated by Andy Orchard. Beeeeautiful. Thrymskvida and Loki's Home-Truths. Good stuff.
Worst August Book: Probably The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert DeJong. Oi. Boring. Believe it or not, I got it as a school book.
Dishonorable Mention: The Alchemist and the Angel by Joanne Owen. An import straight from England (it has its worth in pounds on the back). Sadly, the intriguing premise and the beautiful inside art were not enough to save a dreadfully static writing style and not-very-fleshed-out characters.
So that was the month of August for me. Here's hoping September will be better!
-Arty
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