coraline

This was for some reason the only book so far that i wasn't excited to begin reading. I'm not sure why i think it mainly had to do with the fact that i am not typically a fan of anything disturbing or dark and twisted, which this book definately is! however as i continued to read the book and realized that towards the middle of the book i became more and more interestead in what was going on almost to the point where i didn't want to put the book down. The author created a feeling of suspence throughout the story, and he really had a way of pulling you into the story. although this is not one of my favorite books i cannot say that i didn't take interest in it. However, i still have so many unanswered questions such as what exactly is the other mother? and one for everyone else is did you think that she was genuine at all when she was telling coraline that she wanted her to stay and if so why would she want her there. would she actually be a "daughter" to the other mother or would she simply be another mold of someone.

p.s. i am not the laed blogger but there wasn't one for this week so i thought i would ask some questions! :)

The Lion, The Whitch, and the Wardrobe

ok so i have to say that i was not really into reading this book in the begining. i'm not sure if it was because i knew the movie came out and i never wanted to see the movie, so i had pre-concived notions about the whole story line, or if i just thought i could not get into it. actually, i know it was a combination of both. i just remember thinking that it was all a little to make believe for me and that there was no way i could possibly like this story. well, then the book was assigned for this class so i thought wat the heck... i began to read it and was imideately intrigued by the story ( which i believe has a lot to do with how C.S. Lewis writes his stories) , there was a certian feeling of suspence and needing to know what was going to happen next. in class we talked about how this could possibly relate to religion and at first i did not really think it could but after completely finishing the book and thinking about what was said in class, i realize now that it has more to do with religion then i had originally thought. i do believe that even if it was not intentional, there are definately some very strong biblical comparisons in this story. i am definately not the type to read a book and search for the hidden meaning, but i suppose this one was pretty clear. it was an interesting thing to know and look for while finishing this book. over all it was a wonderful book and it made me want to finish the series!