Roni's comments

Roni's comments from the BOOK-A-HOLICS group.

Note: Roni is no longer a member of this group.

I think that kid's books (weather picture books or novels) are incredibly predictable. I think this is because there simply aren't any books for that age range that don't end with something along the lines of 'and they all lived happily ever after' Therefore, they are predictable.

Well, for teen books, I would reccomend Schooled by Gordon Korman and The Last Treasure by Janet S. Anderson. I recently read these and loved them.

Also, I enjoyed Kiss My Book by Jamie Michaels, Flush by Carl Hiaasen, and a whole bunch of other stuff. You can look at my bookshelf to see other books I enjoyed.

Oh, and The Giver by Lois Lowry was, in my opinion, excellent.

Okay, I looked it up. October 7th. And the cover is really cool!

And just below Inkdeath is listed Brisingr, the third(?) book, after Eragon and Eldest. I have to read those...

Celeste-

I loved Inkheart and Inkspell! Of the two, I think I like Inkspell better. It might be because I like the Inkworld better, just like the characters seemed to.

As for Inkdeath, I heard it was coming out in September, and I heard one person say August even. And now I hear you saying October. I ought to figure out which it will be. Maybe Amazon holds the answer...

-Veronica

Those seem like good tips to follow when you have to get rid of books. I don't think I have ever gotten rid of any though. I've certainly accumulated a lot of books though. I've either bought them, somebody's bought them for me, or they belonged to somebody else in my family, but they got lonely until I read them and stuck them in my room to become 'my book'. I think that's where about half of my books come from.

And I'm not the only one to never get rid of books in my house. We have a bookshelf in the hallway (odd place I know, but it is the perfect little nook for the shelf) we have bookshelves downstairs(again in the hallway, and also in the family room) there are a few books in the room that was my sisters until she officially moved out, and then there area a few books in the living room, and a ton of books in my room. Most of the time, when a book comes into my room, it never leaves.

And of all of those places where we keep books, we have sold a very few at garage sales, and thrown out one book, which was an old copy of Harry Potter1 that was in a quite sad state. We bought a newer copy afterwards though, which we kept for quite a few years until it got lost in New York last summer.

My sister just lent me three of his books: Fluke, A Dirty Job, and You Suck. I still have to finish reading Lamb though.

There is actually a really cool edition of Lamb. It's bound so that it looks like a really thin bible. A little more expensive than the basic paperback, but it looks cool. :)

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Have you read Christopher Moore's other books? My sister has and she really enjoys them. I actually think I got her A Dirty Job for her birthday in April. I've also read a little less than half of Lamb and it is great so far!

That chair is so cool!

I haven't bought a book in so long. :(

The Ring by Danielle Steel

Wow, that's a lot of books. I've been keeping track, and I've read about 60 books since the end of November 2007. That number may reach around 100 by the end of the summer if I complete my goal of reading all the books I've been meaning to read for a while. I was going to read The Princess and the Hound next, but I just realized that I feel like reading Brave New World instead.

Well, I'm off to go read! Bye!

I just finished Inkspell by Cornelia Funke. :)

I'm between books, but I just finished Inkspell by Cornelia Funke and I'm about to start The Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison.

Well, I would say starting something that I've been meaning to read and want to read, but just don't feel like reading. Usually in that case it ends up being a really good book too.

Or trying to read something that is boring, or below my reading level. Just getting through them is difficult.

Getting through books has been more difficult for me lately though, because I only recently became picky about what I really enjoy. Not everything is amazing anymore; most things aren't, but they are pretty good.

There is a story that the Writing Passionates group is writing together. There are actually two versions. this is the second:

http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/1606...

I think that it is essential to have a good imagination to enjoy reading, and the more that you read, the stronger you imagination becomes. It is also nessicary to have a good imagination to write well, as well as have a way with words, as it was said before.

I know I have a good imagination because I'm good at writing fictional stories. Also, when I read, even if the book is poorly writen, I can see everything as though it is a movie in my head. I will remember the scenes years later even, long after I have forgotton the title of the book.(Not that I always forget the title, just sometimes.) For instance, I can still picture a boy standing stock still, terrified to move because there is a bear that he would rather not disturb. I'm not sure, but I think this was from A Week in the Woods.

These last two are for a story I am writing with my friend Rainy.She came up with the title for the first one, but I wrote the poems.

Together We Shall Not Be

I lie by you
I sit by you
I look into your eyes

I see a beautiful girl
Whose lips I long to meet with mine
But all you see is a friend
With whom you've made memories to last a lifetime

So here two friends are
And no more than that we'll ever be.
Though I long for us to be lovers
Best friends is the most we will ever reach.

The Day Brown Became my Favorite Color

Twas a day
Not long ago
When brown became my favorite color

I was at lunch
And passing by
When I looked over
And your eyes met mine

They were the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen
Deeper than chocolate or even black coffee
They penetrated me

Filled with laughter
And admiration
They made me know
They made me see
That brown would be my favorite color
For all eternity.

Running Forever

Running
Running
Running
Running and never slowing or stopping

Uneven breathing
And steady feet
Each make a beat of their own

Will it ever stop?
Not even the runner knows
That's me

My legs are aching
But I've come so far
To stop would be to fail

Now Here I am
Out of the woods
And the finish line is near

Just one more hill
And there it is
I can see the end

But there is not a ribbon
To be broken as I run across
Nor is it a line on the ground

No, the end isn't clearly marked
By anything I can see
Except the man holding the gun
And pointing it at me

I can not turn round and run away
I can not hide in the bushes
I would be caught or found
Then my death would be certain

But If I don't stop
Don't run away
My life might just be spared
but it is so hard to stand my ground
When I am oh so scared

Now there's a crack
From the gun
And a bullet whistling through the air

It lands in my chest
And fills me with pain
as my eyes fill with sad tears

Tell Mother I love her
And Brother I'll miss him
And Father and Sister I care

I would have told them myself
But I can't now
My life is gone
And I despair

What Can A Hug Say?

What can a hug say?
It has no mouth
through which to talk,
all it has is arms
wrapped around another.
So what can it say?
A hug can say a lot of things.
It can say I've missed you
or hello
or I care.
It can say I am your sholder to cry on
and I'll listen to your problems
and
I will make everything okay.
A hug can say a lot of things,
but what it says most of all
is I love you.