2014 Book Reviews Part 2

This is the second part of my book reviews of the books I read in 2014.

7. The  World According to Garp by John Irving

I had a love/hate relationship with this book. While I did enjoy a good portion of the story, there were parts that I didn't care for or felt it dragged on at times. For the most part, I enjoyed Garp's character.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7069.The_World_According_to_Garp?from_search=true

8. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

 I thoroughly enjoyed this second book in the Hunger Games trilogy. Like the Hunger Games book, I thought that the characters of Katniss and Peeta were extremely well written. I can't wait to read Mockingjay.

http://www.amazon.com/Catching-Fire-Second-Hunger-Games/dp/0545586178/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420681360&sr=1-1&keywords=catching+fire


9. Divergent by Veronica Roth

 I got this book because I kept on hearing how good it was and didn't really know what to expect. So I was relatively surprised when I realized how great this book really was. I literally couldn't put it down, as I kept wanting to know what happened next. I have yet to see the movie, but will be sure to see it soon.

http://www.amazon.com/Divergent-Trilogy-Book-1-ebook/dp/B004CFA9RS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420682146&sr=1-1&keywords=divergent


10. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells 

This is one of the worst stories I have ever read. There's not much to say except that it left me confused and not sure what was going on during the entire story.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2493.The_Time_Machine?from_search=true


11. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

A good read. While it wasn't the best book that I read in 2014, it is still one of the best classics I have ever read.  I thought how Emily wrote the characters of Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw was simply ingenuous.

http://www.amazon.com/Wuthering-Heights-Emily-Bronte/dp/1502965895/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420683556&sr=1-2&keywords=wuthering+heights


12. Sophie's Choice by William Styron

As with The World According to Garp, I developed a love/hate relationship with this book. Although it is fiction, I really got interested in how William Styron wrote about what happened in the concentration camps, especially Auschwitz and the gas chamber, as well as mental illness in dealing with Nathan. I did enjoy Stingo's character as well, just because I want to be a writer just like he did. The only negative thing I have to say is that it tended to drag on a little bit at times. I feel like some chunks of paragraphs could have been taken out and the book still would have been good.

http://www.amazon.com/Sophies-Choice-William-Styron/dp/0679736379/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420684527&sr=1-1&keywords=sophie%27s+choicea


There you have it. As of this writing, I have read one book this year (2015). A review will be up soon.

Happy Reading and Keep On Writing!

Meg