Month: March 2012

Extra Books – March 26 to March 31

Posted 31 March 2012 in more books archive /0 Comments

  • Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
    • Published: 1883
    • Genre: Adventure
    • Why I picked it up: Fan of Muppet Treasure Island since I was little (Tim Curry!!), never read the book
    • Rating: 3 stars
    • Challenges: TBR Double Dare
    • My Thoughts:
      • Yes, somehow Muppet Treasure Island is one of my favourite movies. I used to watch it all the time as a kid, renting it at the movie store. When I saw it on DVD at HMV when I was in grade six, I bought it. I still love watching it, it’s just so funny and it’s got pirates and I love Jim Hawkins and Silver played by Tim Curry, he’s fantastic.
      • I wasn’t really expecting too many similarities between the novel and the Muppet movie but I was expecting a slightly more similar plot line. Compared to the 90s film, this book from the 1800s seemed a little flat. Silver was great, and I still liked Hawkins. But the style just didn’t really stir up a lot of excitement for me, despite the subject matter.
      • I mostly read this book because I felt obligated to. Classic literature just isn’t really my thing :/ But I appreciate the origins of one of my favourite movies 😉


      Extra Books – March 19 to 25

      25 March 2012 / more books archive / 0 Comments

      Schott’s Quintessential Miscellany by Ben Schott Published: 2011 Genre: Non-fiction/trivia Why I picked it up: Fan of the series Rating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare My Thoughts: I first in love with Schott’s Miscellanies when my mom bought my […]

      Alexander McCall Smith – The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

      Alexander McCall Smith – The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

        Author: Alexander McCall SmithTitle: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective AgencySeries: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Published: 1999 Publisher: Anchor Books Length: 256 pages Genre: Fiction/mystery Why I picked it up: Read A Guide to the Bird of East Africa; […]

      J.R.R. Tolkien – The Two Towers

      J.R.R. Tolkien – The Two Towers

      Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Title: The Two Towers Published: November 1954 Publisher: Allen & Unwin (HarperCollins) Length: 439 pages (greatly varies; this is for a trade paperback edition) Genre: High fantasy Why I picked it up: Reading the trilogy Rating: 4 stars […]

      Extra Books – March 5 to 11

      11 March 2012 / more books archive / 0 Comments

      Hmm, my last four posts on books have all been ‘extra books’ posts…my weeks are busy now with kendo, classes and tutoring so I’ve been finishing up books on Saturday/Sunday, but I’m still writing as much as I would had […]