Book review II

It's been almost half a year since the Book review I, I admitted I've been lazy and busy these days which my kindle has been abandoned. However, still, I've completed 3 short books which are varied in nature and outcome.

In short, the three picked can be summarised in one word  - "waste". Except the first one Miss Match by Erynn Mangum which is fun and relaxing read, the other two could hardly be treated as a good read.

There you go:

1. Miss Match (Lauren Holbrook Series, Book 1)

Somehow it's the type of story I enjoy, a girlish story from first angle telling about her relationships with friends, work, opposite sex and even religion. It's an easy read with excellent characters like the Holbrook and the boss. They are working in the same photo shooting company and they grew up since childhood, they know each other well and they know what they really want in their lifes.

One thing which I found great is the cover tells exactly what the story is about, a boyish girl who loves caffeine.

2. Bridget's Boy Toy
 


Ok, I admitted that I was pulled to get this book by the cover image and it's not good as a real read. As you can imagine, it's a story about a matured lady who always plays around with youngsters. Again, as expected, subsequently, he found the true one (a matured one) and one of the lads gets really into her. It then becomes all those juggles inside her to deal with both of them. The funniest thing is the two guys knew each other...

3. A Marriage Story: Some Marriages are Different from Others

Rubblish. A little piece of rubblish with super short length, un-attractive characters and story.

That's it.

Book review I

So far I enjoy using my kindle, it's been 2 months since I started reading on it and I have already finished 3 books: Little Women, Flirtexting and The American Book of the Dead.

As starters, these three books contains all the elements - classics, trendy, english, american, fiction. In general I'm satisfied and really into the mood of reading when the engine starts. Currently, I'm in 李嘉誠全傳.

A quick review on the finished ones:

1. Little Women

A classic English story in beautiful English. I used to read classics like Animal Farm and Charles Dickens and Little Women did not disappoint me. The story is about the three girls from their little childhood to their married lives. Having different backgrounds in the same family, Amy, Meg and Jo had different ways of life. One thing that they shared was Love, any kind of love that keep them bonded (mentally since Meg was died in the halfway through).
An easy story to follow as a classics. And I even put a comment on amazon. Never thought I would have done that~~

2. Flirtexting

Strictly speaking, it cannot be categorised as a book. Rather it can be read as a guide or a collection of blog entries telling people on how to socialise with opposite sex (mainly female to male). Personally I believe the "tactics" are not just applicable on mobile texting but all kinds of text-based communication such as email, msn... And in short, what is emphasised is "think before you text and text it at the right time".
p.s. culturally different, I don't really agree that text after 11pm should be regarded as sex-oriented.

3. The American Book of the Dead

A very addictive story with special layout. On one hand, the author describes his personal life while on the other hand, he writes about an imaginary story about the end of America. Surprisingly, they show a perfect mix that is easy to follow. It basically tells about a belief to kill most of the population to purify the complex world. The author was accidentally known to be a fortune-teller who intends to save the world from being destroyed. The story ends with a thought that every change or evolution takes time and we are simply taking part unconsciously. What we can do to survive is not to kill the different others but to civilise to change the world.
This is the first novel I read in English and it truly is a good start.