Until this year, I rarely read a book. I was an ironic, not well read, skipped all the readings in university English teacher. Thus stated, there were rare instances where a book did captivate my interest when I was not a reader. Below is a list of my pre-avid reader books:
1) Battle Royale- Koushun Takami
Translated from its Japanese origin, Battle Royale sparks debate today. It is argued to be the first and better Hunger Games. Warning to future readers of this book: it is gruesome (tweens killing and raping other tweens gruesome). The action in this text is non-stop.
It is interesting to note that the page count for this book is 666… A lucky number in China, but in Japan…?
2) Halo: The Flood-William C. Dietz
After playing the Halo Combat Evolved video game for a majority of my childhood, it was really neat to read how William C. Dietz imagined the campaign. Bonus material of the surviving marines is pertinent throughout the book, and makes it an enjoyable read. Contrasting the images from the series with the sensory details and description in William C. Dietz text was a thrilling read for me back in my tweens.
Yes, you guessed it, this book was the one that kept me awake until odd hours in the night when I was a child. Maybe you weren’t thinking about odd hours in the night, but I took a guess anyway.
I have not read this book in about 10 years. It would be interesting to pick it up and give it a read to see if I still feel the same about it… Hmm, possibly add this text to my reading list?
3) The Hatchet-Gary Paulsen
Now a book with a medal attached to its front cover, The Hatchet earns my personal medal as the first novel I ever finished reading. It really is sad, isn’t it? While in school, I remember reading books in class, but I also remember just skipping pages during partner reading to crap my way through the assignments– my love for reading was non-existent!
A short list of books! Wondering how these texts will fare now that I am 15 years older…
