Books and DDC

I have been incredibly busy as of late...pardon the randomness.
 
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
(If you read the Twilight series, you obviously know how this piece ends.) Even though I knew the ending, I kept hoping it would be different as I found Bree's character to be very admirable. "Freaky Fred" was my favorite and I was disappointed that Bree did not choose him, but instead got herself killed for bad boy Diego. During the combat scene, I was amused by how Meyer chose to describe Emmett Cullen without mention of his name...yet it was obviously him she was describing.

Style: Despite being a novella, without chapters, the piece flowed very nicely. Bella's prose certainly read at a higher maturity level than Bree's perspective. First person.

Overall take: Did I miss something? What was the hype all about?

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane by Laird Koenig
(Literature to Film Club read: May). Why is this book out of print?! I could hardly put it down. I loved Koenig's style and how he implemented natural elements into his descriptions. This is certainly a book that I would not have picked up on my own. Again, I loved Koenig's writing style...beautiful.

Koenig wrote very strongly about the relationship between Rynn and Mario and I found myself becoming very attached to him. What ended up happening to Mario?! The phone call Rynn received while being held hostage by Frank the pedophile left me hanging.

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
(Literature to Film Club read: June). This piece was checked out from Sandusky District Library and I found it shelved with the library's College Bound collection. Reading the flap, I predicted that I would find the piece dark and depressing; however, that was not the case with this book. Upon the initial first few pages, the book felt like it was translated due what I describe as a minimalist or Hemingway style. I could not put the book down until I knew they made it to the coast.

LIS 6210: I am really enjoying the classification part of the class. Love DDC and building numbers.

Poetry Slam this evening at Kresge Library.