Best part of end of summer and school starting is the annual library sale! Me and my dad went right as it opened to look for good books before they were gone. Then we went back after 4pm for the $1 bag sale with mom and go loads more!
I got over 35 books, this including the 6 history books I got for Bonnie and a lot of books I gave to the Clegg kiddos (not pictured though). Successful day for my soon to be home library. Best part of the $1 bag sale is that if I saw a book I've never read but caught my eye, I could get it, read it, and if it doesn't work out donate it to the DI.
The Giver (The GIver #1) by Lois Lowery
pg. 179
So I've read this book years ago, like high school years ago. Decided to re-read it before checking out the movie, and it's not as good as I remember it being. Still a great story that makes you think. I'm on the wait list for the rest of the series and it's a long wait list...
Such a good book! I like the way it's written, with more stated conversations rather then actual conversations. Fresh and I enjoyed it. There's a movie in production that I'm really excited to see!
Bonus points that He's an Olympic Athlete and it spends a good part of the first part of the book talking about it.. Love that stuff.
This book is pretty intense in some parts so brace yourself. I recommend everyone reading this just for the shear fact of appreciation of the human strength of fight (with a box of tissues). I plan on adding this book to my personal library. There is an adapted version for younger readers, which I think is awesome so younger people can learn from this book, it's a little too mature as is.
Gates of Fire: an Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield
pg. 384
We all the know the story of the Spartan 300 and the battle of Thermopylae. This book just adds a different view of the story from a solider not really from Sparta. Adds some more historical insight and it was an enjoyable book. Took me a while to finish it though because some parts REALLY dragged on.
Ok so. There's this inside joke between Derek & I (and the joke itself will stay that way) but while I was at the library $1 bag sale I came across this book. Figured why not! So instead of it just taking up room while awaiting it's trip to the DI since the joke has been played out, I decided to read it.
Arch Enemy (Looking Glass Wars #3) by Frank Beddor
pg. 373
So this series ended the way I thought it was going to. The story got very predictable but not too horridly esp since the main audience is geared towards teens, not someone pushing onto 30.
So funny! I've avoided this book since I've heard about it, but then we started reading it as a class at work and it hasn't disappointed. We read it so fast we're already onto book 2!
