Books, and other stuff
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hawkwing_lbBooks 2008: 124.
124. Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games.
I read![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
buymeaclue's post on this, and almost immediately thought, this is a book I have to read.
Well, yes.
The basic concept of the 'Hunger Games' is familiar, practically old: I mean, gladiators, arena, deathmatch-type-contests in the future; who hasn't read a book that involved one or the other of those?
But the story falls into the grooves of that particular trope as though it was made just for this, and the voice and arc of the narrator, sixteen-year-old Katniss, makes it something fresh. The tone, the voice - those are note-perfect, or nearly so.
I read it, last night, between eleven and half-past one a.m. And could not stop until it was done.
And yeah, everything I want to say about this book,buymeaclue has said already, and better. It's good.
Running: Bad ankle morning. 30 minutes, a little over 2 miles. Damnit.
Miles treadmilled since 10-09-08: 33
Climbing: Not the best climbing night either. But what can you do when your last lecture ends at seven o'clock? It was half seven by the time I got into the wall, and I was already tired.
With much - and I mean every second move - dogging on the rope, I managed to get to within three moves of the end of the red 5+. Next time, sucker. Next time I'll warm up first and you won't kill my arms.
Improvement was also noted on white 6a#3, to the tune of about three or four moves. No improvement on white 6a#1, although I did figure out how to do the first part of the route - after three tries - a little more straightforwardly than I have been. We'll see if it sticks. Made of fail on white 6a#2: couldn't do more than get it started tonight.
And the orange 5+ strikes again, kicking my ass with the very last move. It's all about balance, worse luck. Balance, and strength.
Not a bad college day. I have a good few essay titles and deadlines, so I can get cracking on my assignments before the end of the week. Which is really great: soonest started, soonest done. :)
124. Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games.
I read
buymeaclue's post on this, and almost immediately thought, this is a book I have to read.Well, yes.
The basic concept of the 'Hunger Games' is familiar, practically old: I mean, gladiators, arena, deathmatch-type-contests in the future; who hasn't read a book that involved one or the other of those?
But the story falls into the grooves of that particular trope as though it was made just for this, and the voice and arc of the narrator, sixteen-year-old Katniss, makes it something fresh. The tone, the voice - those are note-perfect, or nearly so.
I read it, last night, between eleven and half-past one a.m. And could not stop until it was done.
And yeah, everything I want to say about this book,
buymeaclue has said already, and better. It's good.Running: Bad ankle morning. 30 minutes, a little over 2 miles. Damnit.
Miles treadmilled since 10-09-08: 33
Climbing: Not the best climbing night either. But what can you do when your last lecture ends at seven o'clock? It was half seven by the time I got into the wall, and I was already tired.
With much - and I mean every second move - dogging on the rope, I managed to get to within three moves of the end of the red 5+. Next time, sucker. Next time I'll warm up first and you won't kill my arms.
Improvement was also noted on white 6a#3, to the tune of about three or four moves. No improvement on white 6a#1, although I did figure out how to do the first part of the route - after three tries - a little more straightforwardly than I have been. We'll see if it sticks. Made of fail on white 6a#2: couldn't do more than get it started tonight.
And the orange 5+ strikes again, kicking my ass with the very last move. It's all about balance, worse luck. Balance, and strength.
Not a bad college day. I have a good few essay titles and deadlines, so I can get cracking on my assignments before the end of the week. Which is really great: soonest started, soonest done. :)
