the last book I read was Born To Run. Very inspirational and my first experience with Ultra Running. That's some intense stuff.
Well I don’t think I have ever posted in the book threads, except for maybe when Kurt Vonnegut Jr. passed. Not because I haven’t read my fair share of books but because it is quite intimidating. I sometimes pop in to see what some people are talking about; the book tag thread is ridiculous—how people can guess those books is beyond me! Well anyways, I just wanted to share what I just finished reading, seeing as this thread is pretty lifeless. I have recently gotten into the Harry Potter books. Haven’t seen/read one movie or one book before this. I just finished the third installment, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I really enjoyed the book quite a bit, it definitely is written to show these how 13-year old children are starting to mature and grow up. Rowling does a great job of filling this book with its most memorable characters and most poignant moments. It’s hard to say much without ruining it for people that haven’t seen or read the movies or books. I just wanted to say that I am becoming a big fan and I thought the third book—though the darkest—is easily the best one so far. I thought the first two were solid, not amazing, but pretty strong. I love the very first chapter to the first book, “The Boy Who Lived,†what a great way to get people hooked. After the first book, we saw the first film and I did think the book was a ton better than the film version. I haven’t seen the second film because I went straight into the third book. With the weekend ahead of us, I think I will talk my girlfriend into seeing the second and third films with me. I am especially looking forward to the third film, most say it is the best; I am a fan of Alfonso Cuarón’s films and like I said, it is my favorite book of the series so far. After that, I will tackle the fourth installment.
Oh yeah! That's a great book. I just finished "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" which is about as far from Stephen King as one can get. My literary tastes are very eclectic.