Alice in Zombieland

by Nickolas Cook & Lewis Carroll

Oh my god I love this book. I can't say it any more. A little sad that the tea party scene was so short, but all in all a wonderful zombification of a classic. Follow the black rat!

This book has inspired me to want to get a ying yang styled tattoo of the classic white rabbit and the black rat from this version. I think it would be really cool. Alice in wonderland has always been my favorite story and someday I will get a tattoo related to it.

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Red Riding Hood

by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, David Leslie Johnson

I like this story. I haven't seen the movie but I want to. I really think this is a good retelling of the classic story. To be honest this hasn't been my favorite fairy tale and I didn't think that it would be that good, but I like it. I would maybe read this one again in the distant future.

I REALLY need to see this movie!

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Satellite

by Larry Brown

*I was given a free copy of this for an honest review*

I love Flash Fiction. It is a somewhat rare form, but I love it done well. This collection wasn't bad. I loved the titular story Satellite. Side Dish was cute and mysterious. Stadium was adorable, and my mother and father have fought over stadium food before. Mail was hilarious, and I have felt like stealing mail at sometime. Also Cat The Cat was a little disturbing, but I love that about it. All and all it was a nice little read.

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Black Sea Gods (Chronicle of Fu Xi)

by Brian Braden

*Author provided this book for an unbiased review*

This wasn't bad, but I had some trouble reading it. I am not sure if it was the hyphenated titles and names or the fact that I had heat stroke and really have been out of it for a while. It feels like an epic book, and in the long run, it is a good one, but it was fairly long to read.

I enjoyed it, It just took some time to read.

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American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis

I love this book. I love the disintegration of Patrick Bateman's mind. I don't know what it is about this book but it sticks in the mind. I read it once a long time ago and re-reading it reminded me that it is one of those books that sticks with you. I love this one so much. Maybe it is the descent into chaos or the simplistic style and elegance. I really can't say for sure, but I am addicted to this little story and I re-read it every couple of years.

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Once Dead, Twice Shy (Madison Avery, #1)

by Kim Harrison

This wasn't a bad book. It wasn't what I thought it was, and I like how it ended up. It seems that so many of these YA books revolve around angels and their folklore. I had no idea this one did so I was surprised when it did. It was a good quick read and the characters were alright. It was a good take on the same type of story.

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I am learning.

So, I am working on getting this up and running. Give me some time to fix things up and I have to catch up on some reading. I am working on some graphics that aren't great, but they are made by me. I will be working as fast as I can, but this weekend is going to be a very busy month. I am doing what I can.

Jaws

by Peter Benchley

I love this book. It reminds me of the movie, but there are very marked differences. I also swear that when reading it I had the sense I might have read it before. The Brody in this book is a little different than the one that made it to the movie screen and his wife is very different from the book to the movie screen. I still love Quint, and will always admire his desire to get the fish at any cost, and he ultimately does. While the ending is a lot more bland than the movie, it makes more practical sense. I really love this book. I think it will be my favorite or right up there with some mighty strong contenders.

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Eden (Eden #1)

by Janelle Stalder

*I was gifted a free copy of this for an honest review*

This book is well written. The characters are well developed and it reads well. Aiden is taken from our world and brought to Eden to fight for the kingdom. I can't imagine being him and thrust into a world where you are riding horseback, fighting with axes and facing unknown creatures made by a warlock. I can imagine it would be incredibly weird, not to mention the added time crunch.

I admit the beginning was a little confusing with a rich fantasy world and then the next chapter being our everyday world, but it was explained quick enough. The dying king and the warring brothers are a classic story, but this one was done well. It is one of the better books I have been gifted to read. 

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Blockade Billy

By Stephen King

This was a short and sweet story about a man who played great baseball, but was stripped from the record books when his sordid past came to light. Written was an interview, it was easy to read and a generally good story.

The bonus story entitled Morality was weird. It is a story about a guy who offers his employee hundreds of thousands of dollars to assault someone for him because he can't do it himself and videotape it. It is worth reading if you are going to go for it.

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Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

I liked this book, but this was a hard to believe concept. I really would hate if our survival came down to playing tricks on kids to get them to save the world. I may have to read the next book because this was not a bad concept at all. I just wasn't sure what to think of it. 

I will probably try and read the next one just to see if it is any better. No guarantees though.

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Swamplandia!

By Karen Russell

Not sure what to think of this book. My first reaction to this book was seriously WTF. After thinking for a while I think this book isn't bad in a general sense, it is written well, but some of the content is messed up. The entire story line of Ava and Bird Man is disturbing to me and I think I sensed where it was going because I had to put the book down for a few days before I could bring myself to finish it. Osceola was interesting, and I wondered about her mental health. Kiwi seemed the sanest of the bunch and that scares me. It was interesting. I am glad that I read it, but it falls in the weird category.

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