The Kite Runner

I just finished reading this WONDERFUL book by Khaled Hosseini. It was one of those books that sucks you into the story and doesn't let go even when the book is finished. I can't wait to read his second book A Thousand Splended Suns with my book club in January! I'm looking foward now to the release of the movie on Friday!

The Notebook

I just finished reading Nicholas Spark's THE NOTEBOOK. I've never seen the movie, but now probably will have to... I loved the book, very romantic... I hope at the end of my life to be able to have that kind of love.

On to Wuthering Heights... Emily Brontë's only novel... I try to throw a classic in every 5 or so books because I preach to my kids that they should read them... so I figure I should set a good example. In the past year or so I've read Vanity Fair, Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, War of the Worlds and Pride & Prejudice...

I also made 3 more book journals today to give as gifts this holiday season... SO much fun...

Book Journal

I created this journal as part of an online scrapbooking class I'm taking over at Big Picture Scrapbooking . I made it with Basic Grey paper/stickers and a few vellum quotes out of your standard Mead Composition Book. It has a section for "books to read"; "books read"; "thoughts about books"; "book quotes" and "books to share"... Fun huh?



Front Cover and Inside of Front Cover with matching bookmark

Brother Odd

In keeping with the "Odd" series... this is another winner in my book... Dean Koontz did not disappoint me. Odd Thomas is in true form again in this book. I truely recommend this book to anyone...

Alicia P.

Angels & Demons

I just finished reading Dan Brown's Angels & Demons... loved it as much as I loved the DaVinci Code. It was one of those books you just don't want to put down.

I heard this weekend that they are making it into a movie with Tom Hanks again. Am looking forward to seeing it when it is released. I don't ever believe that a movie is as good as the book, but I do enjoy seeing movies made from books that I love... it just gives me another perspective of the book.

Keep reading!! I'm starting on Dean Koontz Brother Odd next...

Alicia P.

Hmmm

Nothing like starting a blog and posting the first time and then never posting again...

Well... I'm still reading... lots... here is my recent list...

John Saul's In Dark of the Night - pretty good book, but wasn't the kind of page turner that I couldn't put down...

V.C. Andrews Secrets in the Attic - it was pretty much what you expect from V.C. Andrews.

I also finished reading Vanity Fair... VERY good book, VERY good story and the movie doesn't do it justice.

On the lighter reading side, I just read Ali Edward's new book "Life Artist" and if you scrapbook it is definately a MUST read... incredible book, extremely inspiring... just makes you want to spend the next 48 hours locked away with your paper, scissors and glue!!

I just picked up Dan Brown's Angels and Demons and hope that it is as good as The Da Vinci Code was...

All for now... will try to check in sooner than last time :)

Alicia P.

April 2nd

Book's I've read by Stephen King...

• Carrie
• Salem's Lot
• The Shining
• The Stand
• The Dead Zone
• Firestarter
• Cujo
• Christine
• Pet Semetary
• Cycle of the Werewolf
• The Talisman
• Black House
• It
• The Eye's of the Dragon
• Misery
• The Tommyknockers
• The Dark Half
• Needful Things
• Dolores Claiborne
• Insomnia
• Rose Madder
• Desperation
• The Regulators (as Richard Bachman)
• The Green Mile
• Bag of Bones
• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
• Dreamcatcher
• Thinner
• Night Shift
• Different Seasons
• Nightmares and Dreamscapes
• Hearts in Atlantis
• The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
• The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
• The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
• The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
• The Dark Tower V: Wolves of Calla
• The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
• The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
• Cell

I've loved how most of his books that have turned into movies stayed pretty true to the books. A couple of books I think should be made into movies: The Regulators; The Talisman and Black House; and The Dark Tower Series.

I made the mistake of reading on past the author's note at the end of the Dark Tower and after reading that final chapter felt that I would have been happier stopping where Stephen King told me to...lol. Although the ending of Cell leaves you wanting to know more... it is also a great story.

My son is reading The Regulators for his AR points right now. It's fun to be able to discuss books with him. He read Flags of Our Father's after I finished it last fall. I had promised him if he finished the book that we would go see the movie... but I bought the DVD for him instead (he is 17).

My husband has also read quite a bit of Stephen King and is especially fond of his short novella's and short stories. Shawshank Redemption is still one of his favorite Movies.

I must own about 35 to 40 of his books... a big chunk of which are in Hardbound because I read them over and over... I have a few paperbacks too, but if I can afford to pick up the hardbound I do.

First Post

My husband tells me that I am in desperate need of a library card. I read alot... in fact... I've been told I devour books... I LOVE to read almost as much as I love to scrapbook, stamp, and spend time with my family.

Some of my favorite authors are Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul, Clive Cussler, and Anne Rice. I'm a sucker for a good suspense novel. My most recent books read are "The Starter Wife" by Gigi Levangie Grazer; "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens; "Cell" by Stephen King and "Forever Odd" by Dean Koontz. I'm currently reading "Band of Brothers" by Stephen E. Ambrose. I haven't read a single Harry Potter book... although we have some of them in the house (my DD is a big fan).

I'm planning on trying to keep track of the books I've read and share some thoughts on them.

Alicia P.