I know, I'm reading way too much. But I can't only read one book at a time, when there's lots of other books just sitting there wanting to be picked up and read too... I'll start from the top.
Stardust: I bought this book on Saturday when I was in Glasgow. I haven't gotten too far into it yet but it's amazing so far. I saw the film when it came out and I loved it, and had no idea it was a book so when I saw this I was really excited. :D I love love love the way Neil Gaiman writes. It's simple but really poetic. I reccomend this to anyone.
Storm Front: My friend lent me this on Friday but because of all the other books I'm reading I haven't had time to read this one much. It's good so far, but I don't have much to say about it yet. =)
Tale Of The Body Thief: It's Anne Rice, what can you expect? I've almost finished this and let me just say I love this book. I love Lestat De Lioncourt, I love his twisted sense of humour, I love his silly little habits, I love the way he likes to constantly remind us that he's wearing his favourite purple-tinted sunglasses. I love Mojo, the dog. And I love the way Anne Rice writes. I've heard a lot of people say before that they don't like her because she's too descriptive and takes too long to describe little things, but I don't think this is a fault; overdescription is awful, but not if you do it as perfectly and as expertly as she does it so it's not overdescription any more - you don't feel she's overdoing it, because it's done so brilliantly. Lestat is my favourite fictional character, anyway - he's hilarious without always meaning to be, and although he can be bratty and superficial it makes you love him even more. He can be lovely, kind and sensitive or spoiled, self-obsessed and cruel depending on who's eyes you see him through. I love this book to bits. I will definitely read this again.
Cujo: Freaking scary. This book is great - not Stephen King's best, that's Carrie or The Shining for me - but I don't advise reading this at night. This book is about a gentle Saint Bernard, Cujo, who's the best friend of Brett Camber. While chasing a rabbit, Cujo ends up getting his head stuck down a rabbit hole which is inhabited by rabid bats. He's bitten by one of them and becomes infected, which leads to big, cuddly Cujo becoming big, scary, let's-go-murder-everyone-in-the-town-in-classic-Stephen-King-fashion Cujo. It's never actually given away outright so it might not be intended, but there's always the hidden undertone that Cujo could be posessed by a spirit haunting the family... either that, or he could just be crazy and very, very angry because he's, y'know, got rabies. This is a great book, but I recommend you don't read this if you're easily scared.
Misery: Yep, Stephen King again. :) This book is one of his best books in my opinion - it's a psychological horror which means there's no monsters stomping on buildings and eating people; instead, it gets into your head, which is much scarier. It follows a famous author, Paul Sheldon, who crashes his car in a snowstorm on a deserted road. He's "rescued" shortly after by Annie, who claims to be his "biggest fan" but is, let's face it, completely insane. When she reads his newest book - this is when Paul is still under her care and trapped helplessly in her home with no means of escape - and discovers he killed off the protagonist, she doesn't like it. At all. And Paul has to bring her back from the dead, or else. A lot of unpleasant stuff follows including the removal of various body parts by means of a chainsaw and a, uh, blowtorch. I won't give anything away, in case you ever decide to read it. Again, the same applies for this as applied for Cujo - if you're easily scared, stay away.
I'll put up another post with a few more things I need to say. Leave a comment if you like! It seems pointless but I thought I'd share this with you.
Until next time...
- Lizzie x
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