December Reads

December 2010 was the month where I was able to read the most number of books. It was also the saddest month ever. The universe was laughing at my back.

Because I am broken-hearted, I keep finding myself in the bed lying on a fetus position and weeping out to Jesus. As a workaround, I read books. One. After. The. Other. Whether my brain absorbed it or not, it doesn’t matter. It kept my mind off the bad stuff and kept me from doing that fetus thing.

So here are my December Reads (with partial not-so-helpful reviews and ratings) in no particular order:

Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins ♥♥♥♥♥

Re-read. Hated Peeta. Loved Peeta.  Couldn’t put this book down. Can’t wait for the movie. EVERYONE SHOULD READ THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY.

Got Fight? The 50 Zen Principles of Hand-to-Face Combat – Forrest Griffin ♥♥♥♥♥

UFC fans, YOU HAVE TO READ THIS THING. Sure, Forrest Griffin is not the best fighter in the UFC right now, but he sure is the FUNNIEST. This is no autobiography, although there are some anecdotes about Griffin’s life (but I can assure you that all of them are humorous and worth reading). Not recommended to those who get easily offended by profanity. Not recommended to those who doesn’t know Forrest Griffin too. LOL

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) – Steig Larsson  ♥

I didn’t like this book. It is too painful, if not too stressful to read. The first 100+ pages were a complete bore-fest. I still read it with persistence because I feel that my patience will be rewarded. Disappointed. As a mystery/crime fiction novel, it has all the right to present many details, but the details the author presented are not really the useful ones. Ironically, the details/information that I feel important are missing.

I don’t understand why this book is so wildly raved. I bought the entire trilogy but I just won’t pick it up again. Maybe it’s just me and my attention span or my minimum number of brain cells.

I hated this book so much, I had to sell my copy of the entire trilogy. Whoever got those, see for yourself. I hope you can tell me what I might have missed that I didn’t appreciate the book.

Mockingjay  - Suzanne Collins ♥♥♥♥

Too much talking. Less adrenaline than Catching Fire and Hunger Games. Sorta hated the ending. I still like Gale. This is not a helpful review.

Looking for Alaska – John Green ♥♥♥♥♥

Similar to Perks of Being a Wallflower and Catcher in the Rye. This one’s got some humor to it though. Not a stressful read; will not make you cry although there are parts that will make you sad.

Also, watch out for the fox hat; love that one.

Blackest Night – Geoff Johns ♥♥♥

What I liked about this: Flash as Blue Lantern. Sinestro as White. Lex Luthor as Orange. Diana’s costume changes. Mera.

What I didn’t like: I don’t know what the heck happened to Bruce Wayne’s body.

Sidenote: All these didn’t make me feel better altogether. It made me miss someone. He liked books too (although not Green Lantern in particular) and I seriously wanted to talk to him about these books but he’s no longer willing to listen to my stories.

Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall – Kazuo Ishiguro ♥♥♥♥♥

Biased. I love Ishiguro.

And I love short stories.

Conceptual Physics – Paul Hewitt ♥♥♥♥♥

Cause I need to be reminded of: Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Theory of Relativity and Quantum Theory.

They are essential to life. Paul Hewitt can present Physics in a non-intimidating way. You will still have to get a pen and a paper though, to solve all those equations and find yourself some answers. This is still in my currently-reading shelf. WHAT.

The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood ♥♥

The plot was interesting and I have always loved Atwood’s choice of words. However, I was really not into this one when I was reading it. Handmaids are basically women whose wombs are “for rent.” Not your typical surrogate. Was already made into a movie. Got his book for 50 10 pesos. Not for kids.

Strange Pilgrims - Gabriel García Márquez ♥♥♥♥

Because he won a Nobel Prize for Literature. Read this while I was nearly drunk.

Still good.

Paper Towns – John Green ♥♥♥♥

My second John Green novel. Young Adult. I actually LOL’d at some parts. You get to decide for the ending. Black Santas. The leading lady is a closet hipster. I got reminded of the movie Superbad. Protagonist is Michael Sera-ish.

Having said all that, add me up on GoodReads will ya?

Thanks!

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