Monday, November 2, 2009

Supermagic - First Week of Reading


The time has come. I have finally chosen my first book to kick off the cannonball read.

Choosing a book was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I mean, it's the first book. It has to be good. It's the first one!

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Rant/Aside: I'm still coping with the fact that The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón couldn't be my first review. I was in the middle of that book when I found out about this cannonball business. It was perfect. It felt like Harry Potter... I would stay up 2 hours more than I had planned just to keep reading. I couldn't put it down. Now you may think I'm a book nerd, and I guess you have some right to because I am participating in this cannonball nonsense after all. No, I'm not obsessed with books, and therefore, yes, you can assume the book was just that good. And, this is my way of telling you to go read it as soon as possible.
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After finally committing to a book, I have started to read said book. Already, I have encountered a big obstacle: Every time I start to read, I start falling asleep. hahaha I don't think it's a reflection of the book because I think it's good so far. I just... don't know.

I'm still working on my reading list, so if you have any good suggestions please let me know.

I don't want the suspense to kill you, or do I? I want you to get excited to read my blog, so I will give you something to look forward to - I'm reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. Bookmark my page already. "Just do it," says Nike.

While I'm here I'd like to plug Mos Def's - The Ecstatic. It's great.

Oh and shout out to my over-achievers who have already written their first reviews when I have only started reading <50 pages of my first book. I was you in high school.

Until Friday.. or maybe Saturday.. depends on when I have time to write this blog.

7 comments:

  1. Can't wait to read your next post! BTW can you explicar the meaning of "Anhelo"? No comprendo.

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  2. Anhelo = Wish, Desire;
    get the connection?

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  3. Anhelo and lagniappe...my friends are so cool :)

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  4. LOVE one hundred years of solitude... hope you like it too!

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  5. Um... bt dubs (yes I said it) people who are obsessed with reading are cool! So there.

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  6. Did you read The Shadow of the Wind? I loved that book. I'm really excited about The Angel's Game but I'm making myself wait until the paperback's released.

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  7. I haven't read The Shadow of the Wind yet (it's on my list), but my friend did and she LOVED it.

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