Wednesday, January 28, 2015

J.R.R. Tolkien

Well before I read the Lord of The Rings books what I'm gonna do is read a quick book on Tolkien  and his history. If you for some odd reason don't happen to know who J.R.R Tolkien is the-then you should, he's the amazing writer of The Hobbit, and The Lord of The Rings series. So it is short but I think it'll do the trick. Seriously though, am I the only one that thinks it's weird his name is "Ronald"
I just don't like that name. The book as well says that he lived in South Africa for an amount of his childhood.....wouldn't really expect that.
Now, the book says The Hobbit is a children's book, it was originally tested by a child but as far as the movies go it's anything but. Something to note is that he answered some of these questions when he was around 70 and he even says that a lot of the things in his past very well... kinda expected but you know, felt as if it needed to be said. Updates will be made on the book though.

The Carnivorous Carnival pt.2

Okay, so now I've finished the book. As I've said I don't read the books for the endings because they are literally the same every time. Predictable. I read them for the events pryer to them, that's the part that's always different. From just some old guys house to a reptile house with a man eating snake on the loose. Always different. I mean a giant pit filled with lions ripping people to shreds is just but a tad different than the first two examples.
That's not my point, my point is that it was a good book, and I'm not gonna end up reading anymore so why not spoil a the end of a book you're never gonna read. Eventually in the end book literally called "The End" Olaf dies. Whoop whoop. He dies in a weird way as well, like he gets shot by a harpoon by a character that doesn't matter currently. Don't worry it gets better, he miraculously manages to stay alive long enough to help a woman give birth and wait for it....recites a poem and "*ploop, just falls over dead*". Yeah gotta mention the children help with the birth and the mother dies right after, and hey guess what the orphans are now parents for an orphan....fun times. Also at least they burred their bodies and payed their respects. Not the best ending but still glad Lemony kept the common theme of people always dying in some way. Which sounds psychotic, slightly is, but still. So you're welcome for a book that doesn't really matter.....HOORAY! 

Thursday, January 15, 2015

The Carnivorous Carnival

I have read all the eight prier books to the ninth one, this one,  in the series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket, and a year or so ago I only began to read this one but I'm back where I left off. So here's a little bit of whats going on. For anyone who knows the series know that the main villain in the books is Count Olaf a terrible, weird, disgusting man. Anyway in this one the children find themselves in a carnival, surprise surprise, where they have disguised themselves as carny freaks to hide from the rechid....rechid? Is that how it's spelled, haven't found anything else. Anyway, rechid Count Olaf. Yeah, that's pretty much in as far as I've read.  I guess the children themselves need to be explained.
The Baudelaire children's names first of all are Violet, Klaus, and Sunny from oldest to youngest. It all began when their parents were killed within in their own blazing house while they were young. Ever since they've had to go from distant relative to distant relative, all ending the same way. They arrive, they have a miserable time, Count Olaf shows up, and people end up dead, then the cycle starts over.