I need to get this whole blogging thing onto a schedule. Maybe I will start blogging every Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Sound good? Good.
I've been reading The Vampire Lestat and like I've said before, I can't help but make connections between it and the first book- too many English classes does that too you. Lestat, he is the main person (along with Armand) that I have been making these connections with; mostly due to the fact that he has such a large character change throughout the series. In the first book Lestat is a pompous, arrogant, and slightly obnoxious man who wants everyone to love him. Which makes sense slightly with the second book because Lestat always wants to have another vampire with him, so he made Louis and Claudia in the first book, and Gabrielle and Nicki in the second book. Yet, the personality is what doesn't particularity match up. In Lestat Lestat is emotional and loving, of course he still has the arrogance, but just not as much as in Interview with a Vampire. Ah, what complex creatures vampires are...the well written ones of course.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Me Books and Things
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
The Boneshaker by Kate Milford
Quotes of Quoteness:
"I GIVE YOU THE THEATER OF THE VAMPIRES! THE THEATER OF THE VAMPIRES! THE GREATEST SPECTACLE OF THE BOULEVARD!" Nicki seems to display such a power, a madness of sorts, that Lestat lacks. Yet, Nicki with his madness creates this frightening idea, a theater for vampires, where they will kill humans, but the humans will love them. It's bizarre. Anne Rice has a slightly twisted mind, in an amazing author sort of way.
"I sud more likker look for th' horse. It 'ud be to more sense. Bud I can look for norther horse nur man of a neeght loike this- as black as t' chimbley! und Heathcliff's noan chap to coom at my whistle- happen he'll be less hard o' hearing wi' ye!" Yeah, I just like this one because of the way it looks and sounds when you say it out loud.
"His face was turned to me, but not by design, his hair a tangle of curls and blood. And with his eyes closed, and his hand open beside him, he appeared the abandoned offspring of time and supernatural accident, someone as miserable as myself." This quote is by far my favorite of this week; Lestat and Armand share a connection- yet to be explained- that allows them to love each other, but hate each other at the same time.
Pages this week: 132
All pages read: 1186
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
The Boneshaker by Kate Milford
Quotes of Quoteness:
"I GIVE YOU THE THEATER OF THE VAMPIRES! THE THEATER OF THE VAMPIRES! THE GREATEST SPECTACLE OF THE BOULEVARD!" Nicki seems to display such a power, a madness of sorts, that Lestat lacks. Yet, Nicki with his madness creates this frightening idea, a theater for vampires, where they will kill humans, but the humans will love them. It's bizarre. Anne Rice has a slightly twisted mind, in an amazing author sort of way.
"I sud more likker look for th' horse. It 'ud be to more sense. Bud I can look for norther horse nur man of a neeght loike this- as black as t' chimbley! und Heathcliff's noan chap to coom at my whistle- happen he'll be less hard o' hearing wi' ye!" Yeah, I just like this one because of the way it looks and sounds when you say it out loud.
"His face was turned to me, but not by design, his hair a tangle of curls and blood. And with his eyes closed, and his hand open beside him, he appeared the abandoned offspring of time and supernatural accident, someone as miserable as myself." This quote is by far my favorite of this week; Lestat and Armand share a connection- yet to be explained- that allows them to love each other, but hate each other at the same time.
Pages this week: 132
All pages read: 1186
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Death and Stuff
So I was thinking about death today...wow that sentence sounds overly creepy. I wasn't thinking about it in the 'oh I think dying would be oh-so-fun' kind of way, more the 'Lestat has a really twisted point of veiw on death' kind of way. The point is Lestat spends quite a bit of time pondering death, and worrying about death, and killing other people-which ultimately leads to death. The moral of the story is that vampires think about death ALOT. Which kind of makes sense because they've escaped death in a way, plus they have forever to wonder about the afterlife and what it is to die. I don't think I want to be a vampire...too weird...and morbid.
Moving on.
I have been reading The Boneshaker quite a bit lately; it's not quite what I had orginally suspected it would be like. Although to be fair I didn't have a clue what it was about when I picked it out (hehe I made a rhyme). The whole plot is based around this odd medical show coming into town in the 1918-ish time period. The lead character is this girl and she has an affinity towards mechanical stuff- something I lack. Other than that I don't have to much information into what the novel is truley about, hopefully the plot will really start picking up soon.
Moving on.
I have been reading The Boneshaker quite a bit lately; it's not quite what I had orginally suspected it would be like. Although to be fair I didn't have a clue what it was about when I picked it out (hehe I made a rhyme). The whole plot is based around this odd medical show coming into town in the 1918-ish time period. The lead character is this girl and she has an affinity towards mechanical stuff- something I lack. Other than that I don't have to much information into what the novel is truley about, hopefully the plot will really start picking up soon.
Friday, September 23, 2011
A Look at the Past
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
The Bone Shaker
by Kate Milford
Sentences from the past month:
"Don't be a fool for the devil, darling!" I don't know why I like this one, I just do.
"Mawwage. Mawwage is what bwings us together today." I like this one simply for the lols
"I am your Prince and you will marry me," Humperdinck said.
Buttercup whispered, "I am your servant and I refuse."
"I am you Prince and you cannot refuse."
"I am your loyal servant and I just did."
"Refusal means death."
"Kill me then." Of all three of these, this is my absolute favorite.Every time I read it I get chills.
Pages this week: 100 (I need to read more next week)
All pages read: 1054
The Bone Shaker
by Kate Milford
Sentences from the past month:
"Don't be a fool for the devil, darling!" I don't know why I like this one, I just do.
"Mawwage. Mawwage is what bwings us together today." I like this one simply for the lols
"I am your Prince and you will marry me," Humperdinck said.
Buttercup whispered, "I am your servant and I refuse."
"I am you Prince and you cannot refuse."
"I am your loyal servant and I just did."
"Refusal means death."
"Kill me then." Of all three of these, this is my absolute favorite.Every time I read it I get chills.
Pages this week: 100 (I need to read more next week)
All pages read: 1054
Thursday, September 22, 2011
COVERS!
It's almost FRIDAY!
I have this thing about not wanting to judge books by their covers, but I always do. I know it's terrible; you grow up being told not to judge a book by it's cover, but by it's content. Well, I think that rule is absolutely bleh. My dislike of that rule is...ineffable. I mean everyone judges books by how they look. It is a human trait to judge, most especially how something looks. Ok, so the point of my rant. I picked said book because of it's cover. The book is The Boneshaker by Kate Milford, the cover was very steampunk-esque. I friend said it was great so I will share with you soon what my opinion. Not much other than that. Bye-bye for now.
I have this thing about not wanting to judge books by their covers, but I always do. I know it's terrible; you grow up being told not to judge a book by it's cover, but by it's content. Well, I think that rule is absolutely bleh. My dislike of that rule is...ineffable. I mean everyone judges books by how they look. It is a human trait to judge, most especially how something looks. Ok, so the point of my rant. I picked said book because of it's cover. The book is The Boneshaker by Kate Milford, the cover was very steampunk-esque. I friend said it was great so I will share with you soon what my opinion. Not much other than that. Bye-bye for now.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Rather Pointless Ramblings
I have been uber busy this week, so my reading has been pushed back a little. Plus, I'm in the middle of reading a book for class, "Heart of Darkness", not something I would recommend :P I have just started back up with Lestat, which is wonderful. *spoiler alert* Lestat just changed Nicki into a vampire, which is quite interesting; I didn't think he would actually change Nicki. I figured that Lestat wouldn't give into his want. Oh well, Nicolas was going to live a screwed life anyways. He had two options at that point: 1. become a vampire or 2. be a a crazy madman for the rest of his life. Personally I would have gone crazy simply from the decision (although that's just me, I suck at making decisions...it's pretty bad...I have problems deciding what to have for breakfast...yeah) Anyways. I have also been making some connections to Interview with a Vampire, the first book in the series, and some of them are kinda laughable...in my mind. At one point Lestat gives over his theater to a group of vampires; which I believe will eventually become the theater in the other book. Yeah, not that funny, but it was kind of an AH! moment for me. Oh, and if anyone has read the book and would like to clarify for me...Armand is a kid vampire that is extremely old right? I was rather confused because in Interview I had figured that he was a grown man, but it's saying that he is a kid...did I just formulate some obscure idea in my mind that he was an adult?
I will pick up with my reading on Wuthering Heights soon. I think that's it for today. Goodnight :)
I will pick up with my reading on Wuthering Heights soon. I think that's it for today. Goodnight :)
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Claims of Goodness
Claims of my liking:
This refreshingly bright photograph taken in the environmental center reflects an existence of both dreamlike tranquility and effortless freedom.
In this scene from Grease, the director's melodic sound, crazy setting, open facial expression, and clean clothing expresses a sense of intimate playfulness, romantic energy, and loving animation.
In Todrick Hall's "I Wanna Be On Glee," Hall's plea to Glee creator Ryan Murphy shows Hall's inventiveness and artistic talents through the music video's cleverly pariodistic lyrics, assertive instrumentals, and effervescent choreography.
In this flash mob by Todrick Hall, the mischievous and adventurous expressions, jubilant sounds, and bustling moves, show the explosive creativity and confident energy of the dancers.
In the album art for United Paper People‘s Kisschasy, the foreboding colors, overwhelming space, and perilous actions reflect a sense of destructive loneliness and irrational wonder.
I would have to say that I the last claim and the third claim are my favorite. I like the descriptive language that they both use. They are quite specific in their usage of language in reference to their topics.
Favorite artifact:
http://budinthegarden.blogspot.com/
I love the picture this person chose for their close reading. Absolutely gorgeous.
This refreshingly bright photograph taken in the environmental center reflects an existence of both dreamlike tranquility and effortless freedom.
In this scene from Grease, the director's melodic sound, crazy setting, open facial expression, and clean clothing expresses a sense of intimate playfulness, romantic energy, and loving animation.
In Todrick Hall's "I Wanna Be On Glee," Hall's plea to Glee creator Ryan Murphy shows Hall's inventiveness and artistic talents through the music video's cleverly pariodistic lyrics, assertive instrumentals, and effervescent choreography.
In this flash mob by Todrick Hall, the mischievous and adventurous expressions, jubilant sounds, and bustling moves, show the explosive creativity and confident energy of the dancers.
In the album art for United Paper People‘s Kisschasy, the foreboding colors, overwhelming space, and perilous actions reflect a sense of destructive loneliness and irrational wonder.
I would have to say that I the last claim and the third claim are my favorite. I like the descriptive language that they both use. They are quite specific in their usage of language in reference to their topics.
Favorite artifact:
http://budinthegarden.blogspot.com/
I love the picture this person chose for their close reading. Absolutely gorgeous.
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