Top Ten Tuesday (#101) (07/28/15) Ten Characters Who Are Fellow Book Nerds

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Ten Characters Who Are Fellow Book Nerds

This is actually pretty hard for me because I don't really remember characters that are huge book worms.  Here is my best attempt.

Kristy Palmetto

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

So Kristy is a secondary character, but she has a love of her trashy romances and she's not afraid to admit it.  Macy the main character also seems to love books, however I wouldn't classify her as much as a book nerd as Kristy and stash of romance.

Lily

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

Lily and Dahs "meet" in a book store.  Both had to frequent it enough to find the book of dares.  Reading is not a huge part of the book, but they both have a love of books.

Liesel Meminger

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

She's such a book nerd that the name of the book is named after how much of a nerd she is.  She'll do anything to get a book and her books are her most prized possessions.

Hazel Grace Lancaster

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

She's such a book nerd that a lot of the book is built around a single book and author that she has to meet, if only to find out what happens next.

  Cath Avery

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Cath is such a booknerd that she writes fan fiction about her favorite fictional character.  Doesn't get much nerdier than that.

Hermione Granger

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling

Big time book nerd. I would be surprised if she doesn't end up on most people's list.  Her nose is always in a book.

Ponyboy Curtis

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Ponyboy is smart, and he has a love of poetry.  Yes he ended up isolated, but getting something to read during his isolation was a priority.

Elizabeth Bennet

 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The ultimate book worm.  She loves to have her nose in a book. If had the life of leisure that they had to suffer, I'm sure I would be reading just as much as she does.

Sam Roth

Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

Sam is such a book worm that he works in a book store.  He has a love of poetry and is eager to share it with Grace.  His room is also filled with books.

Sydney Sage from

Bloodlines (Bloodlines #1) by Richelle Mead

Sydney is an overachieving book worm.  She seems to read everything that comes her way.

Top Ten Tuesday (#48) (02/25/14)

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Top Ten Tuesday REWIND! All-Time Favorite YA Books

I know I talk about some of these a lot, and I'm sure these will come as no surprise to anyone who has visited my blog before.  I don't think I've ever listed my favorite all time YA books.  I'm limiting it to YA, because if I included my favorite children's books or adult books, I would never be able to limit myself to just 10.

Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) by Stephanie Perkins

I adore this book.  It is everything I could want in a light fun romance.  Cute guy, great city, adorable main character.  I have read this book so many times, and each time I love it more.

Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer

I found this book to be so different from anything else I've read.  Yes, I know it takes a lot of elements from other sources, but even so, I found it to be amazing.  It was just so well put together and so cohesive.  

Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth

The first book in this series blew me away.  Man I loved it.  I didn't love the rest of the series as much, but this book will forever hold a special place in my heart.

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

 I know I have mentioned so many times how much I loved this book.  It just captured so much of my childhood and brought back so many memories. I listened to the audio of it, and within 3 chapters I had to stop and grab my husband and make him listen along with me.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling

I put the first book because it was the first book in the series. Really you could pick any of the series and put it here.  I know this is technically a children's book, but really I view it as a book for all ages.  

If I Stay (If I Stay #1) by Gayle Forman

This book absolutely broke my heart.  And yet I loved every single second of it.  I cried ugly tears, and yet I adore this book.

 

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

I read this book for the first time so many years ago. I read my copy so many times the cover fell off and the book was being held together by a rubber band.  I don't actually know how many times I read it, but it still remains one of my favorites.

Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

I didn't know what to expect when I picked up this book.  It blew me away.  It was so beautiful and haunting and special. 

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

This book was why I started reading YA again.  I read it for a class and I was stunned at how beautiful and sad it was.  It's amazing.

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

Yes, I'm cheating by including both of these, but I can't pick which one I like more. I go back and forth, either way, they are towards the top of my list.  I have read both of them countless times.

Teaser and Top Ten Tuesday (#31) (10/22/13)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

Salvation by Anne Osterlund

From pg. 64

Why had he bothered to ask for her help? Was this some dare like in the movies where the guy hung out with the loser girl only because his buddies said they'd pay up? Or because someone told him she was easy?

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Top Ten Character Names

I have to be honest.  Most names completely slip from my memory quickly.  I am usually hard pressed to tell you the name of the character from a book a read a week ago.  So a name really has to stand out in a good or bad way for me to remember it.  Here are some of the more memorable good ones.

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Before reading this book, I had no idea that Alaska was a person.  After reading it, Alaska Young is as memorable as her name.

 The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Is Holden Caulfield a memorable name because the book is so well known and such a classic, or is it just an awesome name?  I debate this with myself all the time.

Heist Society (Heist Society #1) by Ally Carter

Oh W.W. Hale the 5th.  I think what makes this name so memorable and awesome, is the mystery behind the W.W.  I can't wait to find out the answer to this one.

The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

It was a really hard choice between Blue Sargent or Puck Connolly.  I gave the nod to Blue, if only because the author claims Blue had her name long before Blue Ivy.  Way to be ahead of Hollywood!

 Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits #1) by Katie McGarry

Echo Emerson is such an awesome name, and so memorable. 

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

NOBODY names their characters like Sarah Dessen.  I always look forward to what unique and perfect name she comes up with for her characters.  This time I'm giving the nod to Remy Starr.   Although, I'll never forget Dexter Jones either.  Or Macy, or McLean, or Auden, or Haven.  I could keep going, but I'll stop.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Is Scout Finch played out since because of Scout Willis?  Don't know.  But for anyone who has ever read this book, you'll always remember the name Scout. 

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Ponyboy!  Sodapop!  No real parent should ever name their child this, but how memorable are these names?  Plus we will always have “Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold.”

City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare

Magnus Bane, and awesome name for an awesome character.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling

Picking a name from all the amazing names presented in this series is almost impossible.  Has a series ever provides such a list of awesomely unique names?  For this I'm giving it to Albus Dumbledore, but really throw a dart at a list of Harry Potter characters, and you will find a winner.

Teaser and Top Ten Tuesday (#16) 07/09/13

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

Renegade (Ripper #2) by Amy Carol Reeves

From pg. 73:

Unbelievably, I saw his dark eyes fill with tears before he turned his head to walk to the window, to stare at the dirty, busy street far below.  He squinted and shielded his face with this hands as if he had a headache.

 

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Top Ten Best/Worst Movie Adaptations

 This is actually hard because I don't watch that many movies.  I'm terrible, and the movies I do watch are usually not based on YA books.  So in the spirit of that, I'm going to move away from the YA roots of this blog and just pick movies where I have read both the book and seen the movie.  There are not many.

Best:

1. Clueless v. Emma by Jane Austen

One of my favorite movies, and it's based on an awesome book.  A totally updated and modernized telling of Emma.

2. The Natural v. The Natural by Bernard Malamud

The movie was actually better than the book. That doesn't happen often.

3. Shawshank Redemption v. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

Another one of my all-time favorite movies.  The short story was also so memorable. I read it years before the movie came out, and it stuck with me for a long time.

4. Stand by Me v. The Body by Stephen King

One of the rare times where I read the book soon after seeing the series.  I won't do that again.  I liked the book, but loved the movie.  It may have something to do with that cast!

5. Bridget Jones's Diary v. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

I don't know which I liked more.  They were both really well done.  Except Renee Zelwiger's fake British accent.  That was pretty bad.

6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone v. Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

I thought the movie was well done, and fun. The book was much better though.

7. The Hunger Games v. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I enjoyed the movie, but it was nothing compared to the book.

8. The Outsiders v. The Ousiders by S.E. Hinton

One of my all time favorite books.  The movie was awesome and that cast was epic.  It just didn't capture the emotion of the book.  Still very well done.

The Worst:

9. Twilight v. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

It's not that the movie was bad, it just wasn't great.  I think my main issue is that I didn't really like Rob P. and K. Stew in the roles.  I actually kind of hated the idea of K. Stew as soon as they announced that she had the lead. 

10. Bridge to Terabithia v. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

This book wrecked me.  The movie was super sad, and I still cried, but nothing compared to the book.  I also hated the CGI.