Just Read: The Drawing of the Three and The Wastelands.

 

In my last post I mentioned I just finished The Wastelands by Stephen King. Right after reading the Gunslinger, the first book in the Dark Tower series, I immediately started the second, The Drawing of the Three. Even if I read only three books of it and still don't have the others, I'm completely in love with this series, the characters, and Roland in particular. I definitely recommend it, and if you get really into it, prepare for an emotional rollercoaster. As an added comment on the book, due to not having the fourth, the cliffhanger at the end of The Wastelands is practically killing me. Hopefully I'll get the other books in São Paulo next month.

 

-Hana

Currently reading: The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe.

I recently finished the third book of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, The Wastelands. I started this book just today - it's a collection of tales and poems, so I suppose I'll read it along with other books. I've only read a few poems until now, and I hate to say I never really read Edgar Allan Poe before. Then again, my mother dislikes him, he's not exactly her style. She probably wouldn't have let me get books by him before.
-Hana

Currently reading: The Gunslinger.

I actually just started The Gunslinger by Stephen King, first in the Dark Tower series. I have the three first books of said series, it was all they had of it at the bookstore last time I went there. Hopefully I'll get the rest soon, but while I don't, I have a great number of Anne Rice books to keep me busy. Since school is back stronger than ever, either I'll read more to get my mind off stress, or read less for being too busy. For that, don't expect too many updates here. Not every single book will be written about, unfortunately, but I do what I can.
-Hana

Currently Reading: It's So Easy.

My books arrived in the mail quite some time ago, and I have already finished the Dirt. Now I happen to be halfway through It's So Easy.
I have to say again that I love Duff's writing, and this book is hard to put down. Through all the ups and downs and more downs, he can tell the stories well and it brings up many emotions in a fan or the occasional random reader. I still haven't read his recommended books, though.
-Hana

My Wish List

Books I really have to get my paws on, by category and alphabetical author name order.

Atrology
Douglas Bloch - Astrology for Yourself
Joanna Martine - The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need
Julia & Derek Parker - Parker's Astrology

Biography
Alice Cooper - Alice Cooper, Golf Monster
Charles R. Cross - Heavier than Heaven
Deborah Spungen - And I Don't Want to Live This Life
George Harrison - I, Me, Mine
Jackie Chan - I Am Jackie Chan
Kat Von D - High Voltage Tattoo
Keith Richards with James Fox - Life 
Kurt Cobain - Journals
Marilyn Manson and Neil Strauss - The Long, Hard Road Out of Hell
Nikki Sixx - The Heroin Diaries, This is Gonna Hurt
Mia Tyler - Creating Myself
Ozzy Osbourne - I Am Ozzy 
Ronnie Wood - Ronnie
Steven Adler - My Appetite for Destruction
Steven Tyler - Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?
Tommy Lee and Anthony Bozza - Tommyland

Fantasy
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion

In the mail: It's So Easy, The Dirt, Grimoire for the Green Witch

My books are scheduled to arrive at my father's house by the 17th of December, that's much later than what I had planned and it gives me time to study for school before getting into reading Shataram.

Currently reading: It.

I just started the book, so I'm only 147 pages in, but I can tell it is a really good - and scary - book. I'm somewhat of a scaredy cat when it comes to horror books and movies, I have a very vivid imagination that can make terrible images play themselves in my mind, but no matter how scary I have to admit I love this book until now. I want to finish it this week, so I can try to pick up Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts), since that was recommended by Duff McKagan (at SeattleWeekly).

Speaking of Duff, I really want to get through It and Shantaram before my birthday, this December on the 3rd. My dad has ordered a good number of new books from the US, It's So Easy (and other lies) being one of them. I can just hope that all will work within my schedule, because Shantaram is a large book.

I'll cease my rambling now, and just recommend Stephen King to who hasn't read him yet. I like his style of writing.

-Hana