Grimm Tales: For Young and Old by Philip Pullman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
“Grimm Tales: For Young and Old” is a retelling of 53 fairy tales from the Grimm brothers including popular ones that we know of such as Cinderella, Snow White and Red Riding Hood.
The Bachman Books by Stephen King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book took me ages to finish it. If you’ve seen the book, you would know how thick it is. I would call it a dictionary even.
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Strangely, of all Nick Hornby’s books that I’ve picked up, I didn’t pick this one up first. No siree! The first book that makes me fall in love with Nick Hornby was actually “How To be Good”. So, when I saw this book in the bookstore, I was like: “The title seems familiar” and like a book hit on the head (hur hur), it occurred to me that it’s the movie. But of course, the book comes first before the movie. But yes, I was slow.
Slam by Nick Hornby
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Let me begin by saying that I really love Nick Hornby’s books – they are funny but at the same time, heartwarming and real. You can easily relate to the screw-ups in his characters’ lives. The same thing for “Slam”.
Cut & Run by Abigail Roux
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Well, this took a long time to finish. I had reasons (or excuses) – I was distracted by other books to read and also because I sort of gave up with this book.
I love crime thriller books and crime thriller and gay characters? It should be right down my alley because as a fangirl with a favourite OTP, special agents who are also lovers is a plot that I’ve read plenty of times in fanfictions. And what better way than to read a novel with original characters, right?
Divergent by Veronica Roth
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I picked up this book after watching the movie adaptation of it. But I’m going to use the word “adaptation” very loosely here.
The Honey Queen by Cathy Kelly
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
It’s very rare for me to pick up a “chick lit” book but I always make an exception when it comes to Cathy Kelly. Whenever she comes up with a new one, I would buy it without any further thought because I know I will enjoy it no matter. This book is no exception.
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I picked up this book as it’s in the list of “100 books you have to read before you die” from Amazon, I believe. So, I thought I should read this. I don’t regret it, to be honest.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
“The Book Thief” is set during Nazi World War 2 in Germany, where a young girl, Liesel, was taken in by a foster family, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, after her parents were alluded to be taken away to concentration camps. Here, she learned to read (and write) after she stole her first book from a gravedigger who was burying her dead little brother. She continued her book-stealing ways, saving a book from being burned to ashes by Nazi soldiers and from the library of the mayor’s house. Besides book-stealing, she forged a friendship (and first love) with Rudy, her neighbour, who was fond of her from the first time he set eyes on her, and Max, the Jewish fist-fighter that the Hubermanns hid in their basement.
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Initially, I casted doubts over how good this book is. But one day, I decided to pick the book up and read the first few pages seeing that the cover of the book looks interesting enough (long, quirky title). After reading the first few pages, I felt that there was more than meets the eye for this book and so I bought it. I don’t regret that decision now.
This Siti Never Sleeps At Night 