After reading Wuthering Heights, I checked out what books I haven't read on my bookshelf. Browsing over my Harry Potter shelf (yes, I have a shelf dedicated to the lightning-scarred wizard), I found The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which I received as a Christmas gift a couple years ago.
The book is a collection of wizard fairy tales. It was first introduced in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
I read one story a night, which was just enough to get through it in five days. Good bedtime stories too.
I was most intrigued by "The Tale of Three Brothers" because it directly connects with The Deathly Hallows. I recognized it within the first few sentences. Guess I really am a Harry Potter nerd and definitely won't deny it.
Another story I found interesting was "The Warlock's Hairy Heart." It was a bit gruesome (well, as gruesome as a children's book can be), but that was what made the story so twisted.
Anyway, it was a quick read before finding a more challenging book. Reviewing my bookshelf again, I found a couple unread books that were gifts or that I bought in high school. I wanted to check out some other options I had but quickly became overwhelmed with how many books I wanted to read. I wish my house had a database, like the library, so that I could see what books we had. I was hoping to read The Count of Monte Cristo, but I don't think we have it. So until my next BOOKS blog post...
ooo. Sounds like a good read! I have yet to read The Count of Monte Cristo. I want to read that sometime. Maybe another summer? We'll see.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting through TWO books now. I'm still working one, haha. Maybe I could bust out two chapters of The Adolescent. We'll see.
I want to read that book now!!
Yeah, I was watching the movie, and my dad was telling me all the differences between the book and the movie. I really just wanted to read it for myself.
ReplyDeleteI haven't started my third book. I need to just sit down outside and get through the first couple chapters to get into it.