Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Crank

Book #93 (Unique books)
Book #40 in 2009

Crank
by Ellen Hopkins
"Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul - her life."

November 16th to November 17th - 1 1/2 days - 537 pages

101 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Fight Club

Book #92 (Unique books)
Book #39 in 2009

Fight Club
by Chuck Palahniuk
"The first rule of Fight Club is, you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is, you DO NOT talk about Fight Club. If someone says stop, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Two guys to a fight. One fight at a time. No shirts, no shoes. Fights will go on as long as they have to. If this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight."

November 10th to November 15th - 6 days - 208 pages

100 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
Love the movie, did not love the book.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Cut

Book #91 (Unique books)
Book #38 in 2009

Cut
by Patricia McCormick
"While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better."

September 19th to November 6th - 49 days - 168 pages

99 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
Only two of those days actually spent reading (the 19th and 6th).